A/Prof. Sue Jenkins

Description of Role

Associate Professor for Cardiopulmonary Science (joint academic and clinical appointment)

Hon Assoc Prof and Head of Physiotherapy Unit, Centre for Asthma, Allergy and Respiratory Research, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Australia

Qualifications

GradDipPhys PhD(PCL)

Teaching Areas

Cardiopulmonary - undergraduate
Research supervision of Hons, Masters and PhD students

Clinical Areas

Jointly responsible for managing an out-patient pulmonary rehabilitation service at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

Research Interests

Pulmonary rehabilitation
Exercise testing and prescription for individuals with cardiopulmonary disease
Assessment of quality of life
Physiologic and clinical evaluation of physiotherapy techniques

Recent Publications

Scholarly Journal - Refereed Article

Jenkins SC (2008)
Which is the best test to assess therapeutic interventions in COPD? Jenkins S. Invited editorial. Chronic Respiratory Disease. Chronic Respiratory Disease vol 5: 3-5