Simon Turnbull

Accredited Exercise Physiologist with 25 years experience.

Name:

Simon Turnbull

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“Simon is a professional health care provider with a high regard for patient outcomes. He is driven by a desire to provide the best service possible to deliver habit change in individuals that he sees. Enriched Health is a provider of quality care in the areas of exercise physiology.” – Dr Linjawi Endocrinologist January 29, 2012

“Simon is a professional, friendly and enthusiastic health care provider. As an athlete and Personal Trainer my clients and myself  have benefited from Simons expertise on numerous occasions. His advice and recommendations have always been thorough and have provided positive outcomes. Simons sponsorship for myself and many other local athletes shows his true giving character in supporting his local community” – Daniel Voltz Owner of 2Forty Voltz Personal Training, and World Championship 70.3 Ironman Triathlon Competitor.

Accreditations

  • Accredited Exercise Physiologist – Exercise and Sports Science Australia
  • Credentialed WeeFIM Assessor
  • Credentialed Functional Independent Measures (FIMS) assessor
  • Certified MOCA Assessor
  • Accredited WorkHab Assessor- WorkHab
  • SIRA Accredited Work Place Assessor
  • SIRA Accredited Functional Capacity Evaluations 
  • SIRA Accredited Case Management
  • Lifetime Care and Support Approved Case Manager
  • Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation 
  • Senior First Aid
  • Working with Children Check 
  • Police Check 
  • NDIS Worker Screening
  • Level 1 Olympic Lifting Coach
  • Level 1 Pose Tech Crossfit coach
  • Level 1 Menezes Pilates Reformer
  • Medicare Approval
  • WorkCover Approval
  • DVA Approval
  • Private Health funds approval

Ultra running  

Association Memberships

Education

  • 2020 to current – Masters in Clinical Rehabilitation – Flinders University, Adelaide
  • 2021 to current – Data Scientist with Python – Data camp
  • 2021 – Spinal Cord Injury – Emotional Wellbeing Toolkit – Agency for Clinical Innovation
  • 2020 – Leadership and programme management in Infection Prevention and Control- World Health Organisation
  • 2020 – Introduction to Infection Prevention and Control – World Health Organisation 
  • 2020 – Standard precautions Waste Management- World Health Organisation
  • 2020 – Standard precautions Hand Hygiene- World Health Organisation
  • 2020 – Simulink Onramp – Mathworks training services
  • 2020 – MATLAB Onramp – Mathworks training services
  • 2019 – Inhaler Device Technique – Lung Foundation Australia
  • 2018 – MyPlan, Working with complexity – Lifetime Care and Support
  • 2018 – PCANS 2 workshop- Lifetime Care and Support 
  • 2015 – WeeFIM – Paediatric Functional Independent Measures Training – Lifetime Care and Support
  • 2014 – Care Needs and Support Training – Lifetime Care and Support 
  • 2014 – Functional Independent Measures Training – Australian Rehabilitation Outcome Centre
  • 2014 – Work Options Training – Lifetime Care and Support
  • 2014 – Case Management Training – Lifetime Care and Support
  • 2011 – Mentoring program – Australian College of Health Services Managers
  • 2006 – Certificate IV in Work Place Assessment and Training  – East Coast Training
  • 1994-1997 – Bachelor of Exercise Science (Major in Exercise Physiology)- Southern Cross University
  • 1995 – Massage – Southern Cross University

Conferences and Workshops

  • 7th World Neuro Rehabilitation Conference in Melbourne
  • Computerised and Clinical Assessment and Management of Gait Dysfunction,  Melbourne
  • Stroke Rehabilitation: Insights From Neuroscience and Imaging, Melbourne
  • 2013 Musculoskeletal Medicine Upper Limb Assessment and Treatment workshops at Flinders Uni in Adelaide
  • 2014 Musculoskeletal Medicine Spine Assessment and Treatment workshops at Flinders Uni in Adelaide
  • 2012 Musculoskeletal Medicine Lower Limb Assessment and Treatment workshops at Flinders Uni in Adelaide
  • 2011 Huntington’s Disease World Congress

Board/Committee Positions

  • 2018-2019 Co Chair Australian Association of Exercise and Sports Science (NSW Chapter)
  • 2009-2010 Run Director: Port Macquarie Iron Man and Port Macquarie 70.3
  • 2010-2011 Regional and Remote Director: Australian Association of Exercise and Sports Science (NSW Chapter)

Clinical skills

  • Complex Case Management for Spinal Cord Injuries and Brain Injuries
  • Functional Independent Measures (FIM)
  • Paediatric Functional Independent Measures (WeeFIM)
  • Paediatric movement assessments BOT-2, GMFM
  • Care Needs Assessments, Care Needs Reports and Reviews, Care and Needs Scales
  • Aged Care falls prevention, pain management and neurological rehabilitation.
  • Functional Capacity Evaluations- Work Hab
  • Clinical Governance for Pre Employment Screenings
  • Clinical Gait Analysis 
  • Robotics rehabilitation for neurorehabilitation
  • Accredited Exercise Physiology Telehealth
  • 3D printing /Additive Manufacturing
  • Data Analytics (Matlab, Python, SPSS)
  • OpenSim
  • Pre and Post Operative Rehabilitation
  • Complex Skill Development
  • Spinal Cord Injury Management
  • Brain Injury Rehabilitation
  • Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation for Occupational Injuries
  • Work Place Assessments
  • Clinical Neurological Rehabilitation
  • Clinical Gait Analysis for Neurological Conditions
  • Activities of Daily Living Assessments

Agile Collaborative Leadership

I provide collaborative leadership for Enriched Health Care which has delivered agile health care to over 15,000 patients. I have particular interests in the following:

  • Collaborative Health care leadership of health care professionals, engineers, participants, agile providers, robotics and Artificial Intelligence.  
  • Infection Prevention and Control
  • Ethical health care practice and Person Centred Care
  • Clinical Governance including supervision and team member career development
  • Healthcare Product Management and Agile Health Care
  • Health Care Data Analytics

Enriched Health Care 2005-2021

Accredited Exercise Physiologist/Managing Director

Provision of clinical Accredited Exercise Physiology services for a broad range of patients and managing a team that has included Physiotherapists, Psychologists, Exercise Physiologists, Social Workers, Administration and a Sports Physician. 

Work in own rehabilitation clinics, GP surgeries, specialists practices and aged care facilities.

Achievement: Built and manage a practice just shy of 15,000 patients running with a patient satisfaction rating better than 9/10 for greater than 90% of patients.

CRS Australia 2002-2005

Accredited Exercise Physiologist/Rehabilitation Consultant

Provision of Accredited Exercise Physiology and case management services for injured workers and job seekers

Achievement: One of the first Accredited Exercise Physiologists to achieve NSW WorkCover Functional capacity Evaluation and Work Place Assessment accreditation.

Kaizen Exercise Rehabilitation Centre 2001-2002

Accredited Exercise Physiologist

Provision of clinical exercise physiology services to patients

Achievement: Assisted in building the first regional Exercise Physiology practice in Australia.

Various Recreation and Fitness roles 1997-2001

Recreation Manager -Port Pacific Resort, Port MacquarieActivities Officer and Fitness Instructor Dunk Island Resort,

Fitness Instructor City Club Grand Hyatt Melbourne

1996-1997 Gymnastics Coach – In Schools Gymnastics

1995-1997 Strength and Conditioning Coach- Goonelebah Swans AFL team

1996-1997 Ballina Seagulls Rugby League  Team- Massage Therapist and Strapper.