Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Dr Liew has been in clinical practice as an orthopaedic surgeon with a special interest in spine surgery since 1997 in Melbourne, Australia. She is a VMO at The Royal Children's Hospital as a member of the Scoliosis/Spinal Deformity Service. She has also been the Director of Orthopaedic Surgery at The Alfred since August 2007 and, prior to that, Director of Orthopaedic Surgery at Austin Health from 2003-2007, both of which are known to be extremely busy and demanding centres.
Sue has a strong interest in teaching and training having been Chairman of the Victorian & Tasmanian Regional Training programme for the Australian Orthopaedic Association from 2006-2007.
Her contributions have been recognised via an AOA (Australian Orthopaedic Association) Leadership Award in 2007 and having won the state award for excellence in teaching in 2008 and 2009.
She is currently an examiner in Orthopaedic Surgery for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.
She is active in teaching medical students and is an Adjunct Assoc. Professor with the Faculty of Health Sciences at Monash University. She has also been invited to sit on a number of state government committees, the most recent being the Ministerial Advisory Committee for Surgical Services.
Research area keywords
- Orthopaedic surgery
- Spine surgery
- Medical education
Network
Projects
- 3 Finished
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ERAS Ortho: Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Program for Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery
Myles, P., Liew, S., Tran, T., de Steiger, R. N. & Wallace, S.
Department of Health (Australia)
22/12/17 → 31/12/18
Project: Research
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Is there bacterial infection in the spinal discs and bone of individuals with low back pain?
Urquhart, D., Cicuttini, F., Chan, P. C. H., Cheng, A., Rosenfeld, J. & Liew, S.
1/01/14 → 25/12/14
Project: Research
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Is antibiotic treatment effective in the management of chronic low back pain with disc herniation? Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Urquhart, D. M., Rosenfeld, J. V., van Tulder, M., Wluka, A. E., Leder, K., Cheng, A. C., Forbes, A. B., Chan, P., O’Sullivan, R., Liew, S. & Cicuttini, F. M., 30 Oct 2021, In: Trials. 22, 1, 10 p., 759.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Outcomes of surgical site infections following spinal column trauma
Baroun-Agob, L., Liew, S. & Gabbe, B., Apr 2021, In: ANZ Journal of Surgery. 91, 4, p. 647-652 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Risk factors for surgical site infections following spinal column trauma in an Australian trauma hospital
Baroun-Agob, L., Liew, S. & Gabbe, B., Apr 2021, In: ANZ Journal of Surgery. 91, 4, p. 639-646 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Risk Stratification of Elderly Patients Undergoing Spinal Surgery Using the Modified Frailty Index
Kweh, B. T. S., Lee, H. Q., Tan, T., Tew, K. S., Leong, R., Fitzgerald, M., Matthew, J., Kambourakis, A., Liew, S., Hunn, M. & Tee, J. W., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Global Spine Journal. 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Patients from residential aged care with hip fractures—Does discharge destination from acute care affect outcomes?
Anderson, L., Moran, C., Liew, S. & Kimmel, L. A., Dec 2020, In: Australasian Journal on Ageing. 39, 4, p. e522-e528 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review