DR SHAUN O'LEARY

FACP PhD MPhtySt(Musc) BPhty(Hons)

QUALIFICATIONS

2008   FACP (Fellow Australian College of Physiotherapists)

2005   Phd (Physiotherapy)

2000   MPhtySt (Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy)

1993   BPhty (Honours)

CURRENT POSITIONS

•    Senior Research Fellow, Physiotherapy Departments, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital
and University of Queensland

•    Senior Lecturer, Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapy Masters Programs, Graduate and
Graduate Entry Masters Physiotherapy Programs, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences,
University of Queensland

•    Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist and Principal, Zest Physiotherapy, Brisbane

PAST CLINICAL POSITIONS

Public Sector Physiotherapist

2010                       Ipswich Hospital (Clinical Leader - OPSC&MDS)

2008                       The Prince Charles Hospital, QLD

1999                       Royal Perth Hospital, WA

1999                       Albany Hospital, WA

1998                       Darwin Hospital, NT

1997                       Cairns Base Hospital, QLD

1995 - 1997            United Kingdom Locum Physiotherapist

1994                       Biloela Hospital, QLD

Private Sector Physiotherapist

2012 - Present        Zest Physiotherapy (Principal), Brisbane

2012                       Optima Sports Medicine, Brisbane

2004 - 2008            Enoggera Physiotherapy, Brisbane

2000 - 2003            Southside Manipulative Physiotherapy Centre, Brisbane

1999                       Kimberley Physiotherapy, Darwin, NT

1998                       Central Physiotherapy Clinic, Alice Springs, NT

1998                       NT Physiotherapy Clinic, Darwin, NT

1998                       Sonia Pearce Physiotherapy, Cairns, QLD

PAST PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

2008 – 2012          Council, Australian College of Physiotherapists

MEMBERSHIPS

2008 - Present       Australian College of Physiotherapists

2001 - Present       Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Association

2001 - Present       UQ Physiotherapy Alumni

2000 - Present       Australian Physiotherapy Association

EDUCATION EXPERIENCE, UNIVERSITY

Shaun has 15 years of experience as an educator within the Physiotherapy Department at the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Queensland.
This includes:

•    Leading roles within the Postgraduate Speciality Masters (Musculoskeletal and Sports) Programmes since 2001 including; anatomy tutoring, clinical supervision/tutoring, course coordination, and has lead teaching of the clinical reasoning, cervical, thoracic, temporomandibular, clinical components of course.

•    Full time Lecturer Physiotherapy Undergraduate and Graduate Entry Masters Programmes between 2006-2008. Casual lecturer in these programmes since 2009.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION EXPERIENCE

Over the past 15 years Shaun has taught over 25 clinical courses/seminars in Australia and over 20 clinical courses/seminars internationally (6 countries) as well as delivering numerous other clinical presentations/lectures.

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