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Dr

Clare Ardern

Adjunct Lecturer

La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre

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  • Adjunct Lecturer
    La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre

BIO

Dr. Clare Ardern is a physiotherapist and senior researcher, currently working at The University of British Columbia, Canada. With expertise in sports medicine, rehabilitation and meta-research, her work focuses on (i) measuring the impact of health research on public policy, the economy and society, (ii) how high-calibre meta-research (including systematic reviews, network meta-analyses, and clinical practice guidelines) can help clinicians make quality decisions, and (iii) return to sport after injury (rates, determinants of success, improving the clinical approach). Dr. Ardern is Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT) and the gold open access journal, JOSPT Open. She hosts the weekly JOSPT Insights podcast, which aims to help clinicians translate quality evidence to quality practice and is downloaded > 35K times each month.

DEGREES

  • PhD, Sports medicine
    La Trobe University, Physiotherapy, Melbourne, Australia
  • Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours)
    La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Postdoctoral researcher
    Aspetar Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Hospital, Qatar
    Postdoctoral Research
  • Postdoctoral researcher
    Linköping University, Department of Health, Medicine & Caring Sciences, Linköping, Sweden

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

  • 10 Reduced Inequalities
  • 3 Good Health and Well Being
  • 17 Partnerships for the Goals

EXPERTISE