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Dr Rebecca Scholes

Deputy Head, Physiotherapy

BPhysio(Hons), PhD, APA Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapist

Dr Rebecca Scholes
Telephone: +61 3 9904  4460
   
Facsimile: +61 3 9904 4812
   
Email: rebecca.scholes@monash.edu

Profile

Rebecca completed her Bachelor of Physiotherapy at the University of Melbourne in 1997. In 1998, Rebecca commenced work at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne as a Senior Physiotherapist in Cardiorespiratory Clinical Education. Rebecca completed her PhD focusing on prediction of pulmonary complications in patients following upper abdominal surgery in 2005 at the University of Melbourne. Rebecca is currently a Lecturer at Monash University in the newly established Monash Physiotherapy course where she co-ordinates the cardiorespiratory curriculum throughout the course and is currently undertaking the Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education. Rebecca is also the Victorian Clinical Co-ordinator for the Australian Examining Committee for Overseas Physiotherapists (AECOP).

This year, Rebecca was honoured to be awarded the title of “APA Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapist” as a reflection of her advanced knowledge and expertise in this field. Rebecca is the inaugural recipient of this specialist title awarded by the Australian Physiotherapy Association. Rebecca is currently focusing on research into the virtual patient environment and multiprofessional education whilst concurrently developing Years 3 and 4 of the physiotherapy course curriculum.

Teaching responsibilities

  • Year 2 Coordinator
  • Curriculum Coordinator
  • VTAC Selection Officer
  • Case Based Learning Coordinator
  • PTY1003 - Physiotherapy Bridging (Unit Coordinator)
  • PTY1011 - Physiotherapy 1
  • PTY1022 - Physiotherapy 2
  • PTY2031 - Physiotherapy 3 (Unit Coordinator)
  • PTY2042 - Physiotherapy 4
  • PTY3051 – Physiotherapy 5

Professional & community activities

  • Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) - Member
  • Australian Physiotherapy Council (APC) Clinical Coordinator for the Australian Examining Committee for Overseas Physiotherapists (AECOP) for Victoria and Tasmania
  • Hockey Victoria Physiotherapist
  • Physiotherapist, Commonwealth Games, Melbourne 2006
  • Physiotherapist, Bollywood feature film “Chak de! India”

Research interests

  • Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy
  • Evidence Based Practice
  • Physiotherapy Education

Current projects

  • Williams B, Scholes RL, Brown T: Can the use of wireless keypads increase student interaction in interprofessional education?
  • Williams B, Scholes RL, Brown T: Reducing the clinical placement burden on health services – creating a contemporary model of simulated clinical education using innovative teaching methods for multiple health care professions.
  • Scholes RL, Brown T: Interprofessional attitudes of students enrolled in health sciences.
  • Scholes RL, Newton, C: Monash Medical Centre clinical trial – Pulmonary risk prediction following upper abdominal surgery.
  • Browning L, Denehy L, Scholes RL: Royal Melbourne Hospital clinical trial – Evidence based practice: Mobilisation in the upper abdominal surgery population.

Publications

  • Thesis - Scholes, RL (2005) Predicting pulmonary risk following upper abdominal surgery

Publications in peer reviewed journals

  • Scholes R, Denehy L, Smith B, Nosworthy J (2001); Development of a physiotherapy pre-operative risk factor screening tool for patients in a general surgical unit. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy 47(4): 274. (abstract)
  • Scholes RL, Denehy L, Sztendur E and Browning L (2006); Development of a risk assessment tool for patients in a general surgical unit. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy Supplement S26 (abstract)
  • Select Conference Presentations - International & National:
  • APA 9th National Cardiothoracic Conference, Melbourne 2005

Oral & poster presentations

  • World Confederation of Physical Therapists Congress Spain 2003.Oral Presentation
  • APA International Physiotherapy Congress, Sydney 2002.Poster presentation
  • APA 7th National Cardiothoracic Conference, Adelaide 2001. Oral Presentation

Project support

  • 2006    $50,000 Faculty of Medicine, nursing and Health Sciences Learning and Teaching Performance Fund – Projects Grant Scheme ‘Can the use of wireless keypads increase student interaction in interprofessional health education?’
  • 2006    $177,000 Department of Human Services Clinical Placements Strategy ‘Reducing the clinical placement burden on health services – creating a contemporary model of simulated clinical education using innovative teaching methods for multiple health care professions’