Dr. Amanda Timmer
Lecturer, Occupational Therapy
Amanda is an occupational therapist with over 30 years’ experience working in adult rehabilitation in private and public hospital settings. Amanda joined Federation University in 2021 to work with the occupational therapy team to deliver the newly created Bachelor in Occupational Therapy (Honours) program. She currently coordinates the undergraduate allied health research subjects, delivering the course to students from occupational therapy, physiotherapy, and speech pathology programs. Amanda has previously held voluntary positions with Occupational Therapy Australia, including coordinating special interest groups, convening state conferences and chairing the Victorian Divisional Council.
A Systematic Review of Wheelchair and Mobility Scooter Containment Systems Used Internationally on Public Transit Buses
Linking people and activities through community mobility: An international comparison of the mobility patterns of older drivers and non-drivers
Community mobility using private and public transportation is important for maintaining health,...
Use of the AusTOMs-OT to record outcomes in an occupational therapy homeless service
Views of American and Australian mobility device users and ambulant bus users regarding occupant restraint systems on public buses
Occupational therapy and activity pacing with hospital-associated deconditioned older adults: a randomised controlled trial
Purpose: To examine the efficacy of an occupational therapy activity pacing intervention with...
A randomized controlled trial protocol investigating effectiveness of an activity-pacing program for deconditioned older adults [Un protocole d’essai randomisé pour évaluer l’efficacité d’un programme de planification et de dosage des activités pour des adultes déconditionnés]
Background.: Acute hospitalization of older adults can lead to deconditioning and the need for...
Reliability of the Australian Therapy Outcome Measures for Occupational Therapy (AusTOMs-OT)
Background/aim: The delivery of evidence-based health care requires the routine adoption of...
Occupational therapy inpatient rehabilitation interventions with deconditioned older adults following an acute hospital admission: A Delphi study
Background/aim: Older adults admitted to an acute hospital setting with an illness often...
Rehabilitation interventions with deconditioned older adults following an acute hospital admission: A systematic review
Objective: To determine effectiveness of inpatient rehabilitation interventions with older...