Cathie Sherrington Explained

Cathie Sherrington FAHMS is an Australian physiotherapist who is an expert in fall prevention and physical activity promotion.[1] She is the deputy director of the Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, a research collaboration between the University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District, where she is the lead researcher of the Physical Activity, Ageing and Disability Research stream, co-leader of the Global Fragility Fracture and an National Health and Medical Research Council Leadership Fellow. She is a professor at the University of Sydney School of Public Health in the Faculty of Medicine and Health and president of the Australia and New Zealand Fall Prevention Society and leads the Centre of Research Excellence in the Prevention of Fall-related Injuries.[2] [3]

Sherrington started her career working as a physiotherapist in rehabilitation and aged care settings before going on to complete a Masters in Public Health and Post Doctoral degree.[4] Over her academic career she has published over 379 documents and has a h-index of 75.[5] Her main areas of interest include physical activity promotion and falls prevention strategies and exercise interventions for older people and people with chronic disabilities.[6] [2]

Awards

In 2023. Sherrington was awarded the NSW Premier's Prize for Science & Engineering, Category 3: Excellence in Medical Biological Sciences (Cell and molecular, medical veterinary and genetics).[7] She was elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences and College in 2017 and a Fellow of the Australian College of Physiotherapists in 2023.[8]

Selected publications

Books and book chapters

In 2021, Stephen Lord, Cathie Sherrington and Vasi Naganathan authored the book Falls in Older People.[9] She has also authored the following book chapters:

  1. Exercise to maximise postural control and reduce the risk of falls in older age in Locomotion and Posture in Older Adults: The Role of Aging and Movement Disorders.
  2. Rehabilitation Following Hip Fracture in Orthogeriatrics.
  3. Strategies to Promote Uptake and Adherence to Fall Prevention Programmes in Falls in Older People.

Notes and References

  1. NSW Fall Prevention & Healthy Ageing Network . 27 May 2022 . An update on the current evidence for fall prevention interventions at the . Falls Prevention & Healthy Ageing Annual Forum Program . 4.
  2. Web site: 2018-09-24 . Cathie Sherrington . 2024-07-24 . The Conversation . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2024-05-20 . Professor Cathie Sherrington . 2024-07-24 . The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre . en-AU.
  4. Web site: ABOUT US Safe Exercise at Home . 2024-07-24 . SafeExercise at Home . en.
  5. Web site: Scopus . 24 July 2024 . Sherrington, C. - Author details - Scopus . Scopus.
  6. Web site: Staff Profile . 2024-07-24 . The University of Sydney . en-US.
  7. Web site: Investment . NSW Trade and . 2023-11-16 . 2023 Category Winners . 2024-07-24 . Chief Scientist.
  8. Web site: Anonymous . 2017-10-19 . Professor Catherine Sherrington - AAHMS . 2024-07-24 . aahms.org . en-AU.
  9. Book: Falls in Older People: Risk Factors, Strategies for Prevention and Implications for Practice . 2021 . Cambridge University Press . 978-1-108-70608-7 . Lord . Stephen R. . 3 . Cambridge . 10.1017/9781108594455 . Sherrington . Catherine . Naganathan . Vasi.

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