Jane Strachan

Position: Lecturer, Clinical Placement Coordinator, 3rd year level Coordinator
Discipline: Physiotherapy
Location: Gippsland Campus, Room 4N 259
Phone: +61 3 5122 6349
Email: jane.strachan@federation.edu.au

Qualifications

2024 Graduate certificate in Research – Federation University

2013 Masters of Physiotherapy- Clinical: Continence and Women’s Health major, Curtin - University of Technology, Perth, WA,  2013

2003 Bachelor of Physiotherapy (with Credit) - University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand  2003

Teaching

Courses

  • Bachelor of Physiotherapy  (PY5, PY8)

Units

  • Physiotherapy application across the lifespan (NHPPS3015)
  • Physiotherapy Health Law and Ethics (NHPPS4003)

Biography

Jane is a physiotherapist working in the Institute of Health and Wellbeing Physiotherapy department.  Jane joined Federation University Australia in 2021 at the initiation of the degree being taught in Gippsland. Jane has worked in a clinical capacity  as a Women’s Men’s and Pelvic Health Physiotherapist in public health and private practice as a titled Continence and pelvic health physiotherapist.

Areas of expertise

Her clinical area of expertise is pelvic health. Including incontinence and prolapse management in women, plus incontinence in male and paediatric populations also. 
She has provided care for regional, rural and remote populations to provided well needed cover for Gippsland.

Research interests

Janes research interest lies in the area of pelvic health and its impact on engagement within society.

Current research: Pelvic Health of Adolescent Females within organised sport.

Janes research into menarche and early years menstruation as factor impacting adherence to competition and training examines how managing your period in early adolescence impacts participation in sport. Which factors are found to be the hardest to manage and if this relates to dropout rates in exercising teenagers.

Supervision

Current honours research:

  • Impact of Endometriosis on QOL in tertiary students in Australia
  • PROMS-QOL for endometriosis; a scoping review
  • The impact of delivery method on recovery from diastasis recti in postnatal populations
  • Pilates exercise as management for post-natal Urinary Incontinence

Associations

  • The Australian Physiotherapy Association Member 2006 - Present
  • APA Womens, Men and Pelvic health specialist interest Group
  • Continence Foundation of Australia Member 2012 - Present