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Ms Prue Morgan

Head of Department

Senior Lecturer, Physiotherapy

MAppSci(Research), GradDipNeuroscience, BAppSc(Physio)

Ms Prue Morgan
Telephone: +61 3 9904  4826
   
Facsimile: +61 3 9904 4812
   
Email: prue.morgan@monash.edu

Profile

 

 Awards

Specialist Neurological Physiotherapist, Fellow of the Australian College of Physiotherapy

 

Teaching responsibility/activities

  • Lecturer in Neurological Physiotherapy
  • PTY2042 Unit coordinator – lecturer, CBL tutor, practical tutor
  • 3rd year coordinator (PTY3051 & PTY3062)

 

Areas of research

Neurological physiotherapy

Falls prevention

Developmental disability

Motor skill acquisition

Graduate competencies in neurological physiotherapy

Current projects

·          Falls and balance dysfunction in adults with cerebral palsy 

·         Falls in young/middle aged adults – perceived causes, environmental factors & injury

·         Corticospinal facilitation of erector spinae and rectus abdominis muscles during graded voluntary contractions

·         New graduates’ self perceived competence in neurological clinical practice

·         Evaluating clinical skill teaching methods in undergraduate physiotherapy

 

Publications

 

Books

           

Morgan, P., Bernhardt, J., Campagna, E., Gilmore, S., 2011, Physiotherapy in Acute Neurological Practice: an Introductory Guide for the Clinician, Australian Physiotherapy Association, Camberwell, Victoria.

         

Hill, K., Denisenko, S., Miller, K., Clements, T., Batchelor, F., Morgan, P., 2010, Clinical outcome measurement in adult neurological physiotherapy, Australian Physiotherapy Association, National Neurology Group, Melbourne, Australia.

         

 Conference Papers

           

 Morgan P, McGinley J 2011 ‘Balance, mobility and falls risk in adults with cerebral palsy – what do we know? APA Conference Week 2011  National Neurology Group, October 27-30, Australian Physiotherapy Association, Australia.

 Morgan P, Maloney S, Storr M Clinical skill performance – the effect of video self modelling and reflection’ APA Conference Week 2011  National Neurology Group, October 27-30, Australian Physiotherapy Association, Australia.

 Morgan P, Lo K 2011 Enhancing positive attitudes towards neurological disability - Evaluation of an integrated physiotherapy program. APA Conference Week 2011  National Neurology Group, October 27-30, Australian Physiotherapy Association, Australia. 

Paynter S., Storr M., Morgan P., Maloney S. Investigating the efficacy of undergraduate practical skill teaching approaches: a comparison of three methods. World Congress of Physical Therapy, Amsterdam, June 2011  Physiotherapy Volume 97 Supplement S1 RAI: E106-107

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Maloney S, Haas R, Keating J, Molloy L, Jolly B, Sims J, Morgan P, Haines T. The efficacy of online versus face to face delivery of falls prevention education to health professionals. Presented at Australian and New Zealand Falls Prevention Society, Nov 21-23, Dunedin New Zealand. Available at http://www.otago.ac.nz/fallsconference/Concurrent%20session%207A%20abstracts.pdf

 Morgan P, Maloney S, Storr M Clinical skill performance – the effect of video self modelling and reflection. Presented at Educational Research Symposium, 30 Sept, Monash University, Frankston. Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care, 8(3) 25 (E4 publication) http://www.jephc.com/full_article.cfm?content_id=593

 Maloney S, Morgan P, Storr M, Paynter S 'Investigating the efficacy of practical skill teaching approaches; a comparison of three methods’ Presented at Educational Research Symposium, 30 Sept, Monash University, Frankston. Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care, 8(3) 23-24 (E4 publication) http://www.jephc.com/full_article.cfm?content_id=593

 Morgan, P. E., Keating, J. L., 2009, New graduates' self-perceived competence in neurological physiotherapy practice, APA Conference Week 2009 Online Abstracts - National Neurology Group, October 1-5, Australian Physiotherapy Association, Australia, p. 16.

Williams B, Iacono T, Tracy J, Lewis B, Morgan P, Brown T, Hansen S. An evaluation of developmental disability DVD simulations: can this improve paramedic practice? 4-6 September, Australian College of Ambulance Professionals, Melbourne. Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care (JEPHC), 6, 3, 2008 Australian Prehospital Emergency Health Research Forum Peer-Reviewed Abstracts from The ACAP www.jephc.com/Vol6Issue3/ACAPAbstracts%202008_990297.pdf

         

Journal Articles

           

The Effect of Student Self-Video of Performance on Clinical Skill Competency - A Randomised Controlled Trial. Maloney S, Morgan P, Storr M, Ilic D. Advances in Health Sciences Education. Accepted Feb 2012

 Investigating the efficacy of practical skill teaching: a pilot-study comparing three educational methods.", Maloney S, Morgan P, Storr M, Paynter S, Ilic D. Advances in Health Sciences Education. Accepted Feb 2012

 Effectiveness of Web-Based Versus Face-To-Face Delivery of Education in Prescription of Falls-Prevention Exercise to Health Professionals: Randomized Trial.  Stephen Maloney, Romi Haas; Jennifer Keating; Elizabeth Molloy, Brian Jolly; Jane Sims; Prue Morgan; Terry Haines. Journal of Medical Internet Research. In Press

 Break-even, cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness and willingness to pay for web-based versus face-to-face education delivery: an analysis of falls prevention education to health professionals. 2012 Stephen Maloney; Romi Haas, Jenny L Keating; Elizabeth Molloy, Brian Jolly; Jane Sims; Prue Morgan; Terry Haines.  Journal of Internet Medical Research. In Press

 Haas R, Maloney S, Pausenberger E,  Keating J, Sims J, Molloy E, Jolly B, Morgan P, Haines T. Clinical decision making in exercise prescription for falls prevention. Physical Therapy. Accepted Oct 2011

 Iacono, T., Lewis, B., Tracy, J., Hicks, S., Morgan, P. E., Recoche, K. M., McDonald, R., 2010, DVD-based stories of people with developmental disabilities as resources for inter-professional education, Disability and Rehabilitation [P], vol E, Informa Healthcare, UK, pp. 1-12.

         
 

 Research report – professional magazine

Morgan P 2011 ‘From the clinic to the laboratory’ In Motion, Australian Physiotherapy Association