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Personal profile
Biography
Arwel Jones is a Research Fellow within the Respiratory Research@Alfred section of the Department of Immunology and Pathology in the Central Clinical School.
Arwel is best known for his research into the mechanisms and interventions for respiratory infections and lung disease, including randomised controlled trials on the effects of exercise on the immune system or lung disease and systematic reviews to evaluate existing treatments for lung disease.
He has made an impact in three distinct, but strongly linked areas, which are:
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exercise treatments to reduce hospitalisations in COPD;
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reducing physical inactivity in chronic lung disease;
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prevention of respiratory infections in endurance athletes.
Arwel's work has been recognised through funding from lung charities, conference awards from international respiratory societies and publications in leading respiratory and exercise science journals.
Arwel has recently been awarded a Lung Foundation Australia Boehringer Ingelheim Fellowship (2022-2024) entitled EXercise for Exacerbations and Rhinovirus Treatment (EXERT). This project, via a randomised waitlist controlled trial and mouse models, will determine whether exercise has anti-viral and anti-inflammatory effects in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Arwel also has the role of Trial Coordinator for the HomeBase 2 trial funded by the Medical Research Future Fund (2019-2024) and led by Professor Anne Holland. This a cluster randomised trial evaluating the implementation of choice (home or centre-based) of pulmonary rehabilitation programs on hospitalisation in COPD.
Internal positions:
- Deputy Chair of the Central Clinical School Community and Researcher Engagement (CaRE) program
- Community Engagement Coordinator for the Central Clinical School Allied Health Translational Research Network
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Sports Science, PhD, Effects of bovine colostrum on immune responses to prolonged exercise and upper respiratory illness in active males , Aberystwyth University
Fellow, Higher Education Academy
PGCTHE, Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education
Biology and Sports Science, BSc (Hons)
External positions
Honorary Lecturer, University of Newcastle
May 2022 → …
Clinical Care and Resources sub-committee, Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand Limited
Apr 2022 → …
ERS Clinical Practice Guidelines Methodology Network, European Respiratory Society
Mar 2022 → …
Convenor for COPD Special Interest Group, Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand Limited
Mar 2022 → …
Research Sub-Committee, Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand Limited
Nov 2021 → …
Honorary Researcher, Alfred Hospital
Jun 2021 → …
Affiliated Research Fellow, Centre for Research Excellence in Treatable Traits
Jun 2021 → …
Co-Lead of Guideline subgroup of the Vaccines & Immunization Working Group, American Thoracic Society
May 2021 → …
Convenor for Evidence-Based Medicine & Practice Special Interest Group, Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand Limited
May 2021 → …
Research area keywords
- COPD
- exercise physiology
- exercise immunology
- physical activity
- pulmonary rehabilitation
- respiratory diseases
- respiratory illness
- Systematic Review
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 2 Active
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PROPHECY: Profiling immune RespOnses in Paediatric and High risk populations to SARS-CoV-2
van Zelm, M., Khoury, G., Drummer, H., McMahon, J., Mulley, W., Holland, A., Woolley, I., Ojaimi, S., Rogers, B., Hoi, A., Trauer, J., Sparrow, M., Licciardi, P. V., Giles, E., Curtis, D., Crawford, N. W., Leech, M., Westall, G., O'Hehir, R., Jones, A., Morand, E., Bosco, J. J. & Turner, S.
Monash University, Alfred Health, Monash Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Burnet Institute (Australia), Spleen Australia, National Association of People with HIV Australia (NAPWHA) Incorporated, Musculoskeletal Australia , Safer Care Victoria (SCV)
1/06/22 → 30/05/26
Project: Research
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Efficacy of supervised exercise prehabilitation programs to improve major abdominal surgery outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Duro-Ocana, P., Zambolin, F., Jones, A. W., Bryan, A., Moore, J., Quraishi-Akhtar, T., Mcphee, J., Degens, H. & Bagley, L., Jun 2023, In: Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 86, 17 p., 111053.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Exercise-based rehabilitation programmes for pulmonary hypertension (Review)
Morris, N. R., Kermeen, F. D., Jones, A. W., Lee, J. Y. T. & Holland, A. E., 22 Mar 2023, In: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2023, 3, 106 p., CD011285.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Implementation of offering choice of pulmonary rehabilitation location to people with COPD: a protocol for the process evaluation of a cluster randomised controlled trial
Cox, N. S., Holland, A. E., Jones, A. W., McDonald, C. F., O’Halloran, P., Mahal, A., Hepworth, G. & Lannin, N. A., Dec 2023, In: Trials. 24, 1, 8 p., 173.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
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Does pulmonary rehabilitation address treatable traits? A systematic review
Holland, A. E., Wageck, B., Hoffman, M., Lee, A. L. & Jones, A. W., 2022, In: European Respiratory Review. 31, 165, 8 p., 220042.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndromes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cardiorespiratory fitness and neuromuscular function compared with healthy individuals
Zambolin, F., Duro-Ocana, P., Faisal, A., Bagley, L., Gregory, W. J., Jones, A. W. & McPhee, J. S., 2022, In: PLoS ONE. 17, 10, 15 p., e0276009.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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ERS/ELF Best Abstract Grant for Healthy Lungs for Life
Jones, Arwel (Recipient), 2021
Prize: National/international honour
Activities
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Involving community members: From labs to clinics
Arwel Jones (Organiser)
2023 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Centre of Excellence in Treatable Traits Science Meeting
Arwel Jones (Invited speaker)
2023 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Annual Research Meeting for the Centre of Excellence in Treatable Traits
Arwel Jones (Invited speaker)
2023 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand and The Australia and New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science's Education Hub 2022
Arwel Jones (Invited speaker)
2022 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Engaging consumers for grant success
Arwel Jones (Organiser)
2022 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course