Jane Latimer
Professor
Public Health
University of Sydney
Australia
Biography
Dr Jane Latimer is a Professor in the School of Public Health and Co-Deputy Director of the Musculoskeletal Health Sydney Research Group within the School. In 2016 she was appointed Visiting Professor of Musculoskeletal Science and Rehabilitation at The University of Oxford. She leads research in 3 main areas. The first and largest area is the primary care management of spinal pain, while the second and third are smaller areas in paediatrics, specifically fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), and children with haemophilia.
Research Interest
Jane is interested in the diagnosis, management and prevention of common musculoskeletal disorders, in particular, back pain. She is also working to accelerate the careers of women in STEMM.
Publications
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Hall, A., Copsey, B., Richmond, H., Thompson, J., Ferreira, M., Latimer, J., Maher, C. (2017). Effectiveness of tai chi for chronic musculoskeletal pain conditions: Updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Physical Therapy, 97(2), 227-238.
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De Carvalho Machado, G., Maher, C., Ferreira, P., Latimer, J., Koes, B., Steffens, D., Ferreira, M. (2017). Can recurrence after an acute episode of low back pain be predicted? Physical Therapy, 97(9), 889-895.
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Tsang, T., Carmichael Olson, H., Latimer, J., Fitzpatrick, J., Hand, M., Oscar, J., Carter, M., Elliott, E. (2017). Behavior in Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in Remote Australia: A Population-Based Study. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 38(7), 528-537.
