Jane Dickson Email & Phone Number

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Physiotherapy lead for critical care and surgical services.

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Cardiorespiratory specialist (ICU, cardiothoracic surgery)

Dublin, Ireland

County Dublin, Ireland

Senior cardiorespiratory physiotherapist with a special interest in rehab in intensive care and beyond

Jurong Health is a new corporation in Singapore currently in the process of building a 700 bed acute hospital in the west of the country with an adjoining 400 bed community hospital. It provides high quality health care with facilities that are in line with international standards.All rotations were supervised by experienced senior staff and included continual training in the form of weekly inservices, journal club and multidisciplinary lectures with MDT.Rotations:• MSK outpatients (6 months)Wide variety of conditions including Neck pain, Back pain, OA, general musculoskeletal. Patients attending this service were referred from doctors within the hospital or local GP. Caseload consisted of up to 18 patients per day with a mean of 12.• Orthopaedics inpatients with outpatient clinics (6 months)Management of a 43 bed ward. Broad range of orthopaedic cases (THR, TKR, Spinal surgery, Knee surgery, Shoulder surgery, poly trauma and overflow respiratory cases). Assisted in developing orthopaedic outpatient physiotherapy clinic for THR and TKR patients.• Geriatrics inpatients (3 months)Management of a diverse geriatric caseload, working closely with a holistic MDT. Weekly formal meetings and participation in ward rounds. During this rotation I attended a 3 day course on Management in Parkinson’s Disease with guest lecturer Dr Alice Nieuwboer who was principal investigator in the RESCUE-project (2002-2005). • Rehabilitation Medicine and Transitional Care (3 months)Management of patients requiring additional rehab before suitable for home. Largely consisting of THR, TKR and deconditioned patients. All neurology cases within the hospital were also managed by this team, including conditions such as stroke, Guillain-Barré, TBI and spinal cord injuries.• Intensive Care (6 month rotation, extended to static position)Co-management of two eight bed ICU/HDU units. Supporting more junior staff and helping to supervise final year physiotherapy students on placement.

One on one coaching with children aged between 4 and 18years. Recreational and development level. Management of training progression, skills development and safe practice.

Rcsi And Beaumont Hospital Dublin

'A study to investigate the incidence of neck pain in patients presenting to Headache Clinic in Beaumont Hospital'Administered questionnaires to new patients presenting to headache clinic in Beaumont Hospital. Collected and analysed data and wrote a report for submission.Research results were displayed as a poster presentation at the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists Annual Conference Nov 2011.

Dublin City University

Began as a coach, working with children aged between 4 and 18years. Managed training progression, skills development and safe practice.Became manager in September 2007. Organised general running of the club for the year, including booking hall space, organising insurance, scheduling of classes, managing finances, organising coaches, running competitions, liaising with children and their parents.

Researcher in a project funded by the Dublin Docklands Development Authority. The project examined the efficacy of specialised PE classes for 3rd class primary school pupils (ages 8-9) in disadvantaged inner city schools. It involved pre and post motor skills testing of approx 250 pupils in DCU Sport Science Centre, activity questionnaires, an 8 week intervention programme of specialised PE classes twice a week and organising activity days throughout the 8 weeks including a sports day and a skipping day. Finally data was analysed using ‘SPSS’ and ‘Focus’.

Star Professional Doctorate, Rehabilitation In Critical Care

Bsc. Hons., Physiotherapy

Bsc. Hons., Sport Science And Health

Activities and Societies: Hockey, Trampolining, Snowboarding, Golf

Leaving Certificate, English, Irish, Maths, French, Chemistry, Physics And Biology

Activities and Societies: Member of Student Committee in final year. Hockey (Captain), Athletics, Golf.