Adrienne is a physiotherapist and clinician scientist with 30 years of clinical, research and education experience. She is a Team Leader/Senior Research Fellow at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and Associate Professor within the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Melbourne. In 2019 she was awarded a Translation of Research into Practice Fellowship through the Medical Research Future Fund.
Adrienne's passion for improving the lives of children with cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities and their families grew from her PhD studies completed in 2008 and a two-year post-doctoral fellowship at McMaster University, Canada. Since then her clinical research activities have grown substantially. Adrienne has presented extensively on the management of children with cerebral palsy and have developed strong collaborations with key clinicians and researchers nationally and internationally.
Adrienne is a physiotherapist and clinician scientist with 30 years of clinical, research and education experience. She is a Team Leader/Senior Research Fellow at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and Associate Professor within the...
Adrienne is a physiotherapist and clinician scientist with 30 years of clinical, research and education experience. She is a Team Leader/Senior Research Fellow at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and Associate Professor within the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Melbourne. In 2019 she was awarded a Translation of Research into Practice Fellowship through the Medical Research Future Fund.
Adrienne's passion for improving the lives of children with cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities and their families grew from her PhD studies completed in 2008 and a two-year post-doctoral fellowship at McMaster University, Canada. Since then her clinical research activities have grown substantially. Adrienne has presented extensively on the management of children with cerebral palsy and have developed strong collaborations with key clinicians and researchers nationally and internationally.
Top Publications
Harvey, A, Waugh, M-C, Rice, J, Antolovich, G, Copeland, L, Orsini, F, Scheinberg, A, McKinnon, C, Thorley, M, Baker, F, et al.
A pilot feasibility study of gabapentin for managing pain in children with dystonic cerebral palsy.
BMC Pediatrics
21(1)
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368
2021
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Harvey, A, Bear, N, Rice, J, Antolovich, G, Waugh, M.
National surveillance of oral medication prescription for children with dystonic cerebral palsy.
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
57(8)
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1222 -1227
2021
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McKinnon, C, White, J, Morgan, P, Harvey, A, Clancy, C, Fahey, M, Antolovich, G.
Clinician Perspectives of Chronic Pain Management in Children and Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy and Dyskinesia.
Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics
41(3)
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244 -258
2021
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McKinnon, CT, White, JH, Morgan, PE, Antolovich, GC, Clancy, CH, Fahey, MC, Harvey, AR.
The lived experience of chronic pain and dyskinesia in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy.
BMC Pediatrics
20(1)
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125
2020
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McKinnon, CT, Morgan, PE, Antolovich, GC, Clancy, CH, Fahey, MC, Harvey, AR.
Pain in children with dyskinetic and mixed dyskinetic/spastic cerebral palsy.
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
62(11)
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1294 -1301
2020
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