Cliona has a keen interest in global health and endeavours to foster an awareness of global health issues among students
PhD, MSc (Community Health), BSc. (Hons) Physiotherapy
Lecturer/Assistant Professor
University College Dublin, School of Public Health Physiotherapy and Sports Science
About
Dr. Cliona O’Sullivan is a physiotherapist and Assistant Professor at University College Dublin. She graduated from Robert Gordon University, Scotland in 1997 and worked for 10 years in a variety of clinical areas in Ireland, Scotland and Burkina Faso, West Africa. In 2011, she led the design and development of the first Masters level graduate-entry physiotherapy programme in Ireland.
She developed international interdisciplinary clinical placements in India and Uganda with UCD Volunteer Overseas (UCDVO) and a partnership with the Physiotherapy School at Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda. Her research spans musculoskeletal health, health systems and global health and she collaborates with international universities and non-governmental organisations. She has contributed to World Health Organization (WHO) meetings and groups relating to rehabilitation. Dr O’Sullivan is Associate Dean for Global Engagement in the School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science.
Disclosures
No relevant relationships disclosed by instructor.
Strengthening Rehabilitation in Low-Resource Settings
1-1.5 hours
109
Presented by Cliona O’Sullivan & ReLAB-HS