Kate Hayward
banner
katehayward.bsky.social
Kate Hayward
@katehayward.bsky.social
Associate Professor • NHMRC & Heart Foundation Fellow • REPAIR research group ➡️ @repair-stroke.bsky.social • UPLIFT trial & SEAMLESS Adaptive Pipeline-Platform Trial • University of Melbourne 🇦🇺 • 💜🏃🏼‍♀️⛰☕️
Congratulations #PISCESZODIAC trial team!
RCT: An 8-week aerobic training intervention delivered 2 months post-stroke was safe but did not preserve hippocampal volume more than a balance and stretching control. ja.ma/47LZlvu
August 31, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Reposted by Kate Hayward
RCT: An 8-week aerobic training intervention delivered 2 months post-stroke was safe but did not preserve hippocampal volume more than a balance and stretching control. ja.ma/47LZlvu
August 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Reposted by Kate Hayward
Applications for the inaugural JAMA Network Peer Review Academy open July 7 📅

This remote program connects early-career researchers with JAMA Network editors for hands-on peer review training. Ideal for those looking to sharpen their reviewing skills.

Learn more: ja.ma/4joOB8x
June 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Reposted by Kate Hayward
Congratulations to Dr @emilyjdalton.bsky.social who has been awarded a seed grant from the NHMRC CRE to Accelerate Stroke Trial Innovation and Translation

👏 👏 👏

Team: @emilyjdalton.bsky.social, @katehayward.bsky.social, Leonid Churilov, @natashalannin.bsky.social, Bruce Campbell and Lilly Taylor
May 11, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Reposted by Kate Hayward
Milestone recruitment day for some of our ongoing trials 🙌

UPLIFT saw Brisbane site recruit our 60th participant 👏

DOSE-UP Late kicked off in Melbourne with our 1st participant 👏

Celebrating 🥳 @bronphysio.bsky.social & @cristinalevy.bsky.social making 6️⃣0️⃣ and @emilyjdalton.bsky.social number 1️⃣
April 30, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Reposted by Kate Hayward
New paper alert 🚨

Congratulations @natfiniphysio.bsky.social who co-authored "Measuring #exercise self-efficacy after stroke:
Validity and reliability of current measures"

This paper is part of Karl Espernberger's PhD studies @latrobeuni.bsky.social

DOI: 10.1097/NPT.0000000000000500
April 29, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Reposted by Kate Hayward
#REPAIR is going to #ESOC2025 Helsinki in May to share our research including updates to ongoing trials ⤵️

#UPLIFT
#DOSEUPLate
#DOSEUPEarly
#FIT4ME
#SEAMLESS

We'd love to chat trials, stroke recovery & rehab so come say 👋 @katehayward.bsky.social @natfiniphysio.bsky.social @emilyjdalton.bsky.social
April 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Reposted by Kate Hayward
New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.

That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.

Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
NIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New Report
National Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research.
www.forbes.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Reposted by Kate Hayward
📢Our new📄on the state of stroke rehabilitation in Aus

The economic benefit of access to stroke rehabilitation is clear, but now is the time for stakeholders to unite to improve this access #strongertogether

rdcu.be/edliM

@brainrehabil.bsky.social @monashuniversity.bsky.social
Title: State of Stroke Rehabilitation in Australia: A WHO STARS Assessment to Identify Strengths and Gaps Across Policy, Practice and Funding
rdcu.be
March 13, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Reposted by Kate Hayward
Having an x-ray to diagnose knee arthritis might make you more likely to consider potentially unnecessary surgery
theconversation.com/having-an-x-...
Having an x-ray to diagnose knee arthritis might make you more likely to consider potentially unnecessary surgery
Half of Australians who visit their GP for knee pain will get an X-ray. But new research shows this route of diagnosis may do more harm than good.
theconversation.com
February 20, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I love running and today I ran with my run group in support of #TakeBackTheTrack

vimeo.com/1048238458
2025 Take Back The Track - FINAL
This is "2025 Take Back The Track - FINAL" by MDP Photography & Video on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
vimeo.com
February 16, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Reposted by Kate Hayward
Exciting to see dates for ASA Melbourne 2025 – “Collaborating for Success”. 27 & 28 November 2025.
La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. Follow here for all the latest news! @asamelb2025.bsky.social
February 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Prof @natashalannin.bsky.social delivering an invited 👩‍🏫 @ahascience.bsky.social #ISC25 on intervention implementability focusing on stakeholder perspectives. Critical area that needs focused attention during trial planning. There are many stakeholders to consider @monashuniversity.bsky.social
February 6, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Reposted by Kate Hayward
📰 Prof #JaniceEng presented Walk-and-Watch trial findings at #ISC
showing +ve results on gait outcomes by ⬆️ dose of 🚶‍♂️ in inpatient stroke care

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
February 5, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Reposted by Kate Hayward
Dr #HeidiJanssen presenting their work on an Avatar-supported psychological intervention after stroke #TakeCharge #codesign #HNEHealth @ahascience.bsky.social #ISC25
February 6, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Reposted by Kate Hayward
@katehayward.bsky.social clearly explaining how adaptive designs can improve efficiency in the way we design & conduct trials. Their complexity comes with additional demands, but allow multi-component questions to be answered across phases
#ISC25
February 5, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Reposted by Kate Hayward
Have you recently experienced a concussion? 🧠

@brainrehabil.bsky.social would 💚to chat with adults about the symptoms they experienced & how symptoms affected everyday life post-concussion

If you're interested & available for an online interview👉
redcap.helix.monash.edu/surveys/?s=X...
January 25, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Reposted by Kate Hayward
Looking for a new direction in 2025? 🎓 Fully funded Australian #PhD opportunity in #aphasia care! Study adherence to quality indicators & test interventions to close care gaps. Based at #QARC, with remote options. Scholarship covers living & tuition. DM me for details!
January 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Great writing tips ⬇️ thanks for sharing @fzmarques.bsky.social
Happy New Year everyone

I'm back at work this week & working through my long to-do list

I love working in January as it is usually a productive month

Lots of writing for me this month, so let me share my most valuable writing tips:

#1 "Write drunk, edit sober" (from @scidocmartin.bsky.social)
a black cat is playing with an apple laptop computer .
ALT: a black cat is playing with an apple laptop computer .
media.tenor.com
January 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Reposted by Kate Hayward
Great to celebrate the end of another year of stroke recovery and rehabilitation research with the REPAIR team! 🤳 of some of the 🤩 team

It's been a busy 2024 and we're excited for what 2025 will bring 🧠🛩️🧑‍💻🧑‍🏫🧑‍🔬

Happy Holidays ✨ to all our collaborators, colleagues and partners around 🇦🇺 and the 🌎
December 16, 2024 at 2:50 AM
Congratulations Dr Natalie Fini 🤩 🤸🏼‍♀️ 🙌
Congratulations Dr Natalie Fini on her Melbourne School oh Health Sciences ‘Excellence in Early Career Research’ award 👏👏👏
December 10, 2024 at 8:04 AM
Reposted by Kate Hayward
Congratulations Dr Natalie Fini on her Melbourne School oh Health Sciences ‘Excellence in Early Career Research’ award 👏👏👏
December 10, 2024 at 2:03 AM
Interesting new study on #coaching during #strokerehabilitation by Bridee Neibling ⬇️
New paper from Bridee Neibling 👏👏

From this observational behavioural mapping study, ‘coaching that may enable longer-term perseverance beyond a therapist-dependent rehabilitation model was less commonly observed’

#strokerehabilitation

Open access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
December 10, 2024 at 8:02 AM
Second paper from Matt Wingfield’s PhD 👏 ⬇️
Latest paper by #REPAIRresearchgroup PhD candidate Matt Wingfield has been published in @clinicalrehab.bsky.social

🏆 Awarded Editors Choice

📖 Check it out now (open access) journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
December 5, 2024 at 10:09 AM