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Personal profile
Biography
Ilana Ackerman is a Professor (Research) in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University and a Deputy Director of the Musculoskeletal Health Unit.
Ilana is a musculoskeletal epidemiologist and an experienced orthopaedic physiotherapist. She completed her PhD at The University of Melbourne in 2006. To support her research, she has been awarded an NHMRC Public Health Early Career Fellowship (2008-2015), a mid-career Victorian Health and Medical Research Fellowship (2018-2022), and a 2022 Senior Postdoctoral Fellowship from Monash University (Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences).
Ilana has led an important program of clinical and population-based research designed to quantify the personal and societal burden of hip and knee osteoarthritis, supported by competitive funding from the NHMRC, Victorian Government, Arthritis Australia, HCF Research Foundation, Musculoskeletal Australia, and the Physiotherapy Research Foundation. Her research findings have been published in leading international orthopaedic surgery, rheumatology and physiotherapy journals and she has received a range of research awards for her work. Ilana is strongly committed to clinical researcher training and has a longstanding record of positive engagement with clinicians and health services.
Ilana has held osteoarthritis expert roles for the Global Burden of Disease studies and was an invited member of the working group that developed the ICHOM Standard Set for Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis. She has held key advisory roles at national and state levels, with the overarching aim of improving the quality of care for people with osteoarthritis. Ilana was involved in the development of the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care's Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clinical Care Standards and the Victorian Model of Care for Osteoarthritis, and was a Steering Committee member for the National Strategic Action Plan for Arthritis. Ilana is the Principal Advisor to the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry's Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Program and is a member of the Australian Spine Registry Steering Committee.
She has been Chair of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Physiotherapy (the top-ranked physiotherapy journal internationally) since 2017 and is a member of the Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) Publications Committee. Ilana also sits on the National Advisory Council of the Australian Physiotherapy Association.
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
Doctor of Philosophy, The pre-operative status of people undergoing primary total hip and knee replacement surgery, University of Melbourne
2003 → 2006
Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours), University of Melbourne
1993 → 1996
External positions
Adjunct Professor, La Trobe University
2022 → …
Publications Committee, Osteoarthritis Research Society International
2019 → …
Editorial Board Chair, Journal of Physiotherapy
2017 → 2022
National Advisory Council, Australian Physiotherapy Association
2017 → 2022
Editorial Board member, Journal of Physiotherapy
2014 → 2022
Research area keywords
- Epidemiology
- Osteoarthritis
- Health Services Research
- Patient-reported outcomes
- Quality Of Life
- Mixed-methods research
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Consumer-focused opportunities for reducing low-value care for arthritis
Berkovic, D., Ackerman, I., Soh, S. & Buchbinder, R.
1/01/23 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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ANZMUSC: Australia and New Zealand Musculoskeletal (ANZMUSC) Clinical Trials Network
Buchbinder, R., Maher, C., Hinman, R. S., Harris, I. A., March, L. M., McAuley, J., Ferreira, M., Hodges, P. W., O'Connor, D., Billot, L., Green, S., Taylor, W., Hill, C. L., MacHado, G. C., Ackerman, I., Abbott, J. H., Adie, S., Richards, B. L., Ferreira, G. & Horgan, B.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/11/22 → 31/10/27
Project: Research
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HIP4Hips: Intensive physiotherapy to lower hospital length of stay after hip fracture
Holland, A., Kimmel, L., Harris, I. A., Ackerman, I., Page, R., Naylor, J., Burge, A., Armstrong, E., Gordon, I., Somerville, L., Gabbe, B., Ekegren, C., Harris, A., Woode, M. E. & Hepworth, G.
14/04/22 → 7/09/25
Project: Research
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Making football safe for women: implementing an injury prevention program
Crossley, K. M., Barton, C. J., Lannin, N., Ackerman, I., McPhail, S., Dowsey, M. M., Agglund, M., Hemming, K. & Makdissi, M.
1/10/20 → 30/09/24
Project: Research
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Reducing inappropriate knee joint replacement surgery and hospital burden
Barton, C. J., Dowsey, M. M., Choong, P. F. M., Ademi Delaney, Z., Smith, A., Crossley, K. M., Wallis, J. A., Ackerman, I., Bunzli, S. & Kemp, J. L.
Department of Health and Aged Care (Australia)
1/03/20 → 28/02/25
Project: Research
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Correction: A mixed methods process evaluation of a person-centred falls prevention program (BMC Health Services Research, (2019), 19, 1, (906), 10.1186/s12913-019-4614-z)
Morris, R. L., Hill, K. D., Ackerman, I. N., Ayton, D., Arendts, G., Brand, C., Cameron, P., Etherton-Beer, C. D., Flicker, L., Hill, A. M., Hunter, P., Lowthian, J. A., Morello, R., Nyman, S. R., Redfern, J., Smit, D. V. & Barker, A. L., Dec 2023, In: BMC Health Services Research. 23, 1, 695.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment / Debate › Other › peer-review
Open Access -
Falls prevention and osteoarthritis: time for awareness and action
Ackerman, I. N., Barker, A. L. & Soh, S-E., 13 Feb 2023, In: Disability and Rehabilitation. 45, 4, p. 733-738 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Functional outcomes following knee replacement in community-dwelling older adults
Wang, Y., Owen, A., Franks, A., Ackerman, I., Fitzgerald, S. M., Liew, S., Woods, R. L., Wluka, A. E., McNeil, J. J. & Cicuttini, F. M., 2 May 2023, In: BMC Geriatrics. 23, 1, 9 p., 261.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Global, regional, and national burden of osteoarthritis, 1990–2020 and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Osteoarthritis Collaborators, Sept 2023, In: The Lancet. 5, 9, p. e508-e522 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access -
Loss of Productivity-Adjusted Life Years in Working-age Australians Due To Knee Osteoarthritis: A Life-table Modelling Approach
Jin, X., Ackerman, I. N. & Ademi, Z., Mar 2023, In: Arthritis Care & Research. 75, 3, p. 482-490 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Australasian Epidemiological Association mid-career travel award
Ackerman, Ilana (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Australian Health Outcomes Conference New Presenter's Award
Ackerman, Ilana (Recipient), 2005
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Australian Physiotherapy Association Victorian Branch Physiotherapy Achievement Award for Contribution to the Profession
Ackerman, Ilana (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Australian Rheumatology Association / Rheumatology Health Professionals Association best free paper award
Ackerman, Ilana (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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CASS Foundation Postdoctoral Travel Grant
Ackerman, Ilana (Recipient), 2006
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)