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Tanya Palmer

Physiotherapy Clinical Educator Coordinator

Physiotherapy Lecturer

School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences


  • t.palmer@cqu.edu.au
  • (07) 4150 7005
  • 0447 404 139 Mobile Phone
  • Bundaberg
    Building 1 - 1.04-1
    Also have office at Branyan Clinic

About Me

I completed my Bachelor of Exercise Science and Bachelor of Physiotherapy at Griffith in 2006. After graduation I worked clinically within Queensland Health since 2007, both in Bundaberg and at The Prince Charles Hospital in Brisbane. I also completed a brief period working for the NHS in the UK. Throughout my full-time clinical years I spent most of my time within the acute wards of the hospitals doing cardiorespiratory physiotherapy and in particular Critical Care/Intensive Care.  In 2013 I joined the CQUniversity Physiotherapy course. Since 2013 I have developed both the cardiorespiratory and clinical education curriculums of the Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) course. In, 2016 I completed a Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Education, and currently I am completing my PhD in Exertional Dyspnea.

 

General

Universities Studied At

Bachelor of Exercise Science - Griffith University

Bachelor of Physiotherapy - Griffith University

Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Education - CQUniversity

Candidate of Doctor of Philosophy - Griffith University 

Awards

Australian Awards for University Teaching - Award for Programs that Enhance Learning: Physiotherapy National Simulation Program 2016

CQUniversity Student Voice Commendation Awards 2016 & 2017

Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Exemplary Practice in Learning and Teaching 2019

Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Contributions to Learning and Teaching 2020

Australian Awards for University Teaching Citation 2021

 

Professional Memberships

Associate Member Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ), 2020 - Present.

Clinical Education Managers of Australia and New Zealand (CEMANZ), 2014 – Present. Current Deputy Chair (2024 - 2026)

Physiotherapy Clinical Education and Training Advisory Group (PTCETAG), 2015 – Present.

Queensland Physiotherapy Placement Collaborative (QPPC), 2014 – Present.

Queensland University Clinical Education Collaborative (QUCEC), founding member 2016 – Present. Previous Chairperson (2020 - 2022).

Queensland Physiotherapy Clinical Educators Network (QPCEN), 2014 – Present.

Research Interests

Health Sciences

Allied health and rehabilitation science - Allied health and rehabilitation science not elsewhere classified
Clinical Education, Dyspnea, Exercise testing, Chronic Cardiorespiratory Diseases

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Teaching

Higher Education

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Vocational Education and Training

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