Annie McCluskey
About the StrokeEd Collaboration: Established in 2011 and based in Sydney Australia, the StrokeEd collaboration offers evidence-based workshops to improve the skills, knowledge and practice of rehabilitation therapists, and influence the delivery of rehabilitation services to stroke survivors. Members of the StrokeEd Collaboration are: Experienced clinicians, educators and active researchers, recognised leaders in their profession, higher research degree graduates (PhD or masters by research), experienced providers of rehabilitation in public and/or private health, registered physiotherapists and occupational therapists
Our Mission: To teach evidence-based stroke rehabilitation, in order to optimise recovery post-stroke
Our Vision: That physiotherapists and occupational therapists have the skills, knowledge, confidence and competence to routinely deliver evidence-based rehabilitation. That all stroke survivors receive prompt, evidence-based rehabilitation
About Dr Annie McCluskey:
Annie is an occupational therapist, a health services researcher and educator. She has 30+ years’ experience in stroke and brain injury rehabilitation, in Australia and the UK. She has provided private occupational therapy and stroke rehabilitation services for over 20 years, consultations and mentoring for graduates. She is also an honorary senior lecturer at the University of Sydney. Annie has published over 70 peer reviewed journal articles and been awarded over $4 million in competitive grant funding. Her research focusses on: translating evidence into practice particularly in stroke rehabilitation; adult handwriting and upper limb retraining; improving community participation and outdoor mobility; sexuality and intimacy after stroke. Annie is co-developer of ‘OTseeker’, a free evidence database for occupational therapists (www.otseeker.com)