WEHI Parkinson’s Disease Special Seminar hosted by Professor Grant Dewson

Professor Michele Callisaya PhD (Med Sci), BApplSc (Phty)

Select Foundation Fellow

Menzies Institute for Medical Research | University of Tasmania

Peninsula Clinical School | Monash University

Bringing ParkinsonsonNet to Australia – improving access to high quality care in regional Australia

L7W Seminar Room

Join via TEAMS

Including Q&A session

Michele is a Professor of Physiotherapy at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania and a senior research fellow at Monash University. Her research focuses on improving access to allied health for people with progressive neurological conditions. She has been awarded over $34 million in research funding and has published over 185 research papers or book chapters. She is the principal investigator for the MRFF funded projects “The right to rehabilitation for people living with dementia – tackling stigma and implementing evidence-based care” and “Implementing ParkinsonNet to improve equitable access to high quality care for people with Parkinson’s disease in rural and remote Australia”. She is also co-lead of the online Parkinson’s MOOC which is ranked 4^th internationally in Health and Medical MOOCs.

All welcome!