The ResearchWorks Podcast

The pod now has many (thousands!) of new listeners and we decided to bring forward our annual Q and A session with the hosts of the show.

A little more backstory of each host, a look back at why we do what we do, some incredible highlights you might have missed and why the pod is a firm proponent of evidence based practices.

We cover off many topics, including:

Is the podcast a full-time gig? 

What the difference between evidence-based and evidence-informed practice is,

Qualitative research and the rich benefits of it's implementation,

The often overlooked concept of maturation,

The view of pain and discomfort in therapy - the good and the bad, 

Hands-on vs hand-off approach and the top-down and bottom-up philosophies, 

Our scientific stance on manual facilitation techniques and why we have a section on the website that is dedicated to our conversation with the DMI (Dynamic Movement Intervention) founder(s).

It's about why research both matters and why ResearchWorks! 😉


We still plan on bringing you some incredible interviews with amazing researchers over the last 7 episodes of the year, culminating in our historic 200th episode milestone, so be sure to stayed tuned! 

LEAP-CP stands for Learning through Everyday Activities with Parents, an early detection and intervention program that adapts the international clinical practice guideline for early detection and intervention in CP for low and middle income countries. 

In this paper, LEAP-CP was tested in an RCT with Asha Bhavan Centre in India from 2019 to 2019 and has continued implementation since 2021. This study aimed to determine the acceptability, appropriateness, feasibility, penetration, retention and fidelity of LEAP CP at the Asha Bhavan Centre in India.

Golam Moula is the Research Project Coordinator, working in the field of rehabilitation for children with cerebral palsy at a national level Indian Organisation - Asha Bhavan Centre. 

He manages the LEAP CP, a randomised controlled trial of Early Intervention for infants with cerebral palsy in collaboration with the University of Queensland and is managing the ongoing implementation of the LEAP CP Program. 

The Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy and bridging the gap: co-designing a decision aid for informed decision making.

HABIT-ILE Australia: Randomised trial of Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Training Including Lower Extremity for Children  with bilateral cerebral palsy

A not to be missed episode! This is the extended interview with Hannah Diviney that was the stunning opening keynote to AusACPDM 2024!

Don't be fooled by the music... we continued having a chat with Hannah for another 20 minutes and it was so good, we decided to add it to the episode listing as a full fledged interview!

52 minutes of pure joy - Hannah is a wonderful communicator, role model and advocate and it is the personal stories, the lived experience perspective that makes these kinds of interviews so powerful.

If you were at AusACPDM 2024, check out the post credits extras and you'll also get the full "Ice Breaker" treatment at the beginning that was also cut from the keynote (for brevity)!

Enjoy listening!

A special post-conference interview with AusACPDM 2024 Presidential Guest Lecture Panelist Carol Shrader.

It's our final episode from the AusACPDM Conference for 2024, held in Cairns, North Queensland!

Join us for a look back at another incredible conference and some of our highlights for the week and what we are looking forward to in the future!

Also, fittingly during the Olympics games, Dayna and Ash won an award!

The very prestigious Transformative Practice Award -  given to clinicians who encourage evidence-based practice and translate research into practice! 🏆

*Producer Ed is very proud of them both - he writes these little blurbs, so it's not the hosts tooting their own horn!* 😉

Final keynote Lecture: Moving to learn, learning to move: How play, exploration and cognition intertwine in paediatric rehabilitation.

Recorded live at AusACPDM from the main exhibition hall - the pod is a little noisier than the regular episodes but it does make it feel like you're right here with us in Cairns North Queensland! 😉

Functional mobility matters

Embedding motor learning interventions using 
dynamic robotic technology.

Playground Accessibility - the Participate app:

Co-designing a mobile application to improve participation opportunities for children with neurodisabilities.