MS HANNAH GRAETZ

FACP MClinPhty(Cont & Women’s Health) BPhty

QUALIFICATIONS

2021   FACP (Fellow Australian College of Physiotherapists)

2000   Master of Clinical Physiotherapy (Continence & Women’s Health)

2009   Bachelor of Physiotherapy

CURRENT POSITIONS

2022   PhD Candidate

2021 - present   Specialist Physiotherapist Sydney Specialist Physiotherapy Centre

2016 - present   Senior Physiotherapist Royal Hospital for Women

2016 - present   Australian Physiotherapy Association Professional Practice & Standards Committee member and titling examination assessor

2016 - present   NSW Vice-Chairperson, Women’s, Men’s & Pelvic Health Physiotherapy Australia

2016 - present   Clinical Supervisor, Master of Clinical Physiotherapy (Continence & Women’s Health), Curtin University of Technology

PAST APPOINTMENTS

2016 - 2017   Project lead physiotherapist & recipient of $50,000 funding– Advanced practice C&WH physiotherapy in urogynaecology/gynaecology – South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, NSW Health

2014 - 2015   Project lead physiotherapist at Barwon Health for Department of Health Victoria grant for Advanced practice C&WH physiotherapy project

2014 - 2015   Clinical lead physiotherapist and project lead, Barwon Health Persistent Pelvic Pain Clinic/p>

2013 - 2015  Project Lead & Clinical Lead Physiotherapist (Continence & Women’s Health), Barwon Health, Geelong

2012 - 2013   Physiotherapist, Western Australia

2010 - 2011   Physiotherapist, Royal Darwin Hospital

MEMBERSHIPS

International Urogynaecology Association (IUGA)

International Society for Study of Vulvovaginal Disorders (since 2016)

Continence Foundation of Australia (since 2011)

APA member (since 2009)

WMPHA member (since 2011)

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

•    Graetz H, Briffa K, Thompson J. 2018. Investigating models of continence care and service provision in regional Australia: a retrospective clinical audit. ANZCJ; 24:2

•    2018 – IUGA Conference, Vienna Austria, poster presentations

- Risk factors in vulvodynia: a systematic review (Graetz H, White A, Frawley H)

- Assessment of red flags in pelvic health: consideration of a framework for use in clinical practice

- Advanced Practice Continence & Women's Health Physiotherapy in Urogynaecology - poster

•    2017 – ISSVD Conference, Mendoza Argentina, abstract presentation – Risk factors in vulvodynia: a systematic review (Graetz H, White A, Frawley H)

•    2017 – World Congress of Physical Therapy – Asia West Pacific, Bangkok Thailand, abstract presentation – Investigating models of continence care (Graetz H, Briffa K, Thompson J)

•    2017 – Australian Physiotherapy Association Conference, Sydney, abstract presentations

- Risk factors in vulvodynia: a systematic review (Graetz H, White A, Frawley H)

- Investigating models of continence care (Graetz H, Briffa K, Thompson J)

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