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Personal profile
Biography
Luke Robinson is a Lecturer in the Department of Occupational Therapy at Monash University. He completed his Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) at Monash University in 2010. During his undergraduate studies, he completed an honours thesis titled ‘Evaluation of two open carpal tunnel release (OCTR) techniques’. During his early career, he practised in the public health sector and moved into academia in 2015. His Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) supported doctoral work, conferred in 2020, examined the individual, community and societal burden of acute hand and wrist injuries. He has published in national and international peer-reviewed journals and has delivered presentations and posters at conferences in Australia, Canada, Germany and Argentina.
Research interests
Luke’s research interests include the rehabilitation of hand and wrist injuries, health economics, occupation-based intervention, clinical fieldwork and occupational therapy education.
He has a particular interest in the individual, community and societal burden of acute hand and wrist injuries.
Community service
Luke was the Victorian Divisional Coordinator for the Australian Hand Therapy Association Special Interest Group for four years. He is an active peer-reviewer for several journals and has been a member of various scientific committees.
Research area keywords
- Hand Therapy
- Education - tertiary
- Cost-analysis
- Healthcare
- Occupational Therapy
- Health Economics
- Hand Injury
- Wrist Injury
- Occupation-based Interventions
Network
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Projects
- 2 Finished
YCEB: Analysis Of Young Carers Self-Reports Of Educational Engagement
Moore, T., Bourke-Taylor, H., Greenland, N., Brown, T. & Robinson, L.
9/07/19 → 30/08/19
Project: Research
Epidemiology And Costs Of Sports Related Acute Hand Injuries: A Retrospective Analysis Of Two Emergency Departments In Australia
12/04/18 → 14/04/19
Project: Research
Research Output
Aussie Rules players risk injuring hands and wrists too
Robinson, L. & O'Brien, L. J., 17 Feb 2020, Australia : The Conversation.Research output: Other contribution › Other
Open Access
Facilitating Adherence to the Plan of Care
O'Brien, L. J. & Robinson, L. S., 2020, Cooper's Fundamentals of Hand Therapy: Clinical Reasoning and Treatment Guidelines for Common Diagnoses of the Upper Extremity. Wietlisbach, C. M. (ed.). 3rd ed. St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier - Mosby, p. 138-142 5 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
Description and cost-analysis of emergency department attendances for hand and wrist injuries
Robinson, L. S. & O'Brien, L., Oct 2019, In : Emergency Medicine Australasia. 31, 5, p. 772-779 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
2
Citations
(Scopus)
Effectiveness of interventions to improve therapy adherence in people with upper limb conditions: A systematic review
Cole, T., Robinson, L., Romero, L. & O'Brien, L., Jun 2019, In : Journal of Hand Therapy. 32, 2, p. 175-183.e2 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3
Citations
(Scopus)
Implementation science and AOTJ's role in bridging the occupational therapy best practice – actual practice gap
Brown, T. & Robinson, L., 1 Apr 2019, In : Australian Occupational Therapy Journal. 66, 2, p. 127-129 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Other › peer-review
Prizes
Australian Post Graduate Award (APA)
Robinson, Luke (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
School of Primary and Allied Health Care - Individual Teaching Excellence Award
Robinson, Luke (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
SPHC Research and Research Degrees Committee Seeding Grant
Yu, Mong-Lin (Recipient), Peart, Annette (Recipient) & Robinson, Luke (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
- 3 Contribution to conference
Conference of the Australian-Hand-Therapy-Association 2018
Luke Steven Robinson (Organiser)
19 Oct 2018 → 21 Oct 2018
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
Canadian Association of Occupational Therapist (CAOT 2017)
Luke Robinson (Speaker), , Annette Peart (Organiser), & Mong-Lin Yu (Organiser)
21 Jun 2017 → 24 Jun 2017
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
Victorian Allied Health Research Conference 2017
Luke Robinson (Speaker), , Annette Peart (Speaker), & Mong-Lin Yu (Organiser)
17 Mar 2017
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
Press / Media
Aussie Rules players risk injuring hands and wrists too
17/02/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research