Alena Scurrah

Qualifications

• Qualified as a Basic Course Instructor May 2014
• Completed Grad Cert Research in 2007 with published research on the allied health management of acute stroke
• 2 Advanced Bobath Courses in the UK 2005-2006
• First Basic Bobath Course in London, 2004
• Graduated as physiotherapist from The University of Queensland,1997

Current Employment

Rehabilitation team leader, Cairns Base Hospital Rehabilitation Unit

• Inpatient and outpatient caseload

Future Plans & Interests

• Develop current position within Qld Health to involve clinical research hours
• Promote evidence supporting the Bobath Concept
• Improve education and training of physiotherapists in Northern Queensland
• Promote the use of the Bobath Concept in clinical fields outside of neurology with patients who have movement problems