Durga M. Email & Phone Number

Principal site investigatorA Very Early Rehabilitation Trial after stroke (AVERT) – Ongoing since Jan 2021•International research trial focussed on commencing frequent, higher dose, mobilisation within 24 hours of stroke and compared to usual stroke unit care•Experience with ethics writing, trial paperwork management, participant recruitment, staff management, data collection and entry•Operational in charge of neurological physiotherapy services •Team lead of early supported discharge programme•Research grant writing for National Medical Research Council (NMRC)•Develop clinical practice guidelines for physiotherapy management of parkinson’s disease, stroke •Reporting Officer in charge of junior staff : integrate into team, conduct clinical competencies and quarterly appraisals of performance on clinical work and projects•Clinical educator for Physiotherapy students•Part of taskforce for medical electronic systems migration within department (NGEMR)•Part of setting up and working in COVID-19 community medical units

Roles and duties:•Co-Investigator in clinical research trial ‘Effectiveness of an intensive and structured therapy (LSVT-BIG) in comparison to conventional therapy for people with Parkinson’s disease in Singapore’ – Involved in proposal planning, ethics writing, participant recruitment, providing intervention and data analysis•Communicate effectively with doctors, nurses, social workers in multi-disciplinary meetings regarding patient care (Jan 2015 – Jan 2019)•Create patient information leaflets •Competent in working with patients in cardiothoracic, neurology, renal, geriatric, ICU wards

Master Of Science - Ms, Neurorehabilitation, Merit

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Physiotherapy, Second Upper Class Honours

Diploma, Physiotherapy