Cathie Sherrington

Cathie Sherrington FAHMS is an Australian physiotherapist who is an expert in fall prevention and physical activity promotion.[1] She is the deputy director of the Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, a research collaboration between the University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District, where she is the lead researcher of the Physical Activity, Ageing and Disability Research stream, co-leader of the Global Fragility Fracture and an National Health and Medical Research Council Leadership Fellow.[1][2] She is a professor at the University of Sydney School of Public Health in the Faculty of Medicine and Health and president of the Australia and New Zealand Fall Prevention Society and leads the Centre of Research Excellence in the Prevention of Fall-related Injuries.[1][2][3][4]

Sherrington started her career working as a physiotherapist in rehabilitation and aged care settings before going on to complete a Masters in Public Health and Post Doctoral degree.[5] Over her academic career she has published over 379 documents and has a h-index of 75.[6] Her main areas of interest include physical activity promotion and falls prevention strategies and exercise interventions for older people and people with chronic disabilities.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b c NSW Fall Prevention & Healthy Ageing Network (27 May 2022). "An update on the current evidence for fall prevention interventions at the" (PDF). Falls Prevention & Healthy Ageing Annual Forum Program: 4.
  2. ^ a b c "Staff Profile". The University of Sydney. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  3. ^ a b "Cathie Sherrington". The Conversation. 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  4. ^ "Professor Cathie Sherrington". The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre. 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  5. ^ "ABOUT US | Safe Exercise at Home". SafeExercise at Home. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  6. ^ Scopus (24 July 2024). "Sherrington, C. - Author details - Scopus". Scopus.