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Dr. Julie Broderick

Assistant Professor (Physiotherapy)
TRINITY CENTRE, S J H

 broderju@tcd.ie

 3531896 4679


Biography

Dr. Julie Broderick is an Assistant Professor in the Discipline of Physiotherapy. She was awarded a prestigious Health Research Board (HRB) Clinical Fellowship in 2008 and her doctoral work was entitled 'Physical Activity through the Cancer Trajectory'and a HRB Cochrane Fellowship in 2015. She also holds an honours degree (BSc.) in Physiotherapy, a Masters in Exercise Physiology (MSc.) and a Post-graduate Diploma in Statistics (H. Dip.) from Trinity College Dublin. She completed her Ph.D in Trinity College Dublin in 2012. She worked clinically for a number of years up to Senior Physiotherapy level in a variety of settings mainly in the cardio-respiratory area, and has held previous positions in clinical education and academia. The core focus of her research is the study of physical activity and physical functioning as a means to optimise physical and mental health across a range of chronic diseases. Her work focuses on the most functionally and life-limiting chronic conditions in the areas of oncology, cardio-respiratory and severe mental health. She is particularly interested in the application of research findings to optimise clinical exercise prescription across these conditions and in the use of novel technology and methods to increase physical activity for health benefits. Her recent work at the frontiers for her Discipline has investigated physical functioning measures in previously under-researched populations such as people experiencing homelessness. She has supervised a number of PhD and MSc students to successful completion and her team is exploring the interaction between social exclusion and chronic disease and how it manifests in physical health outcomes. She was commissioned to lead author a guideline of Physical Activity in mental health entitled 'Let's Get Active to improve Health and Wellbeing, Guidelines to support Mental Health Service Users to engage in Physical Activity' which helped change practice in this setting to include adjunctive physical activity alongside mainstream pharmacological and psychological approaches. Dr. Broderick was awarded a HRB Cochrane Fellowship in 2015 and as a result has developed a suite of specialist evidence synthesis skills. She has senior authored a range of systematic reviews, including 4 Cochrane reviews and she is interested in Overview methodology. As well as non-Cochrane reviews, she has conducted a number of Cochrane reviews to populate an Overview in the schizophrenia. She has served as an Associate Editor for the Cochrane Schizophrenia Group. In recognition of her accomplishments in Evidence Synthesis she was awarded a School of Medicine University of Maryland Bursary/Cochrane Complementary Medicine Field International Bursary. She designed and delivers a 5 ECTS module in Evidence Synthesis as part of the MSc in Cancer Survivorship. She is an invited Research Associate of Evidence Synthesis Ireland and she provides training on Evidence Synthesis Ireland methods courses since 2022. She has successfully supervised a number of Masters and PhD students to completion. She has been appointed as internal and external examiners for postgraduate research internally and externally. She has been invited to guest lecture in UCD on a yearly basis since 2009. She has presented her research widely and her work has been published in impactful journals such as Schizophrenia Bulleton, the British Journal of Sports Medicine, BMJ Open and as well as leading Physiotherapy journals. She has been a member of the Postgraduate Teaching and Learning Committee since 2016 and Faculty of Health Sciences Research Ethics Committee since 2020. She served as a college tutor from 2018-2020. She was a Course Coordinator for the MSc in Cancer Survivorship from 2019-2021. She served as an Associate Director for Postgraduate Studies in the School of Medicine from 2021-2023. She was appointed Head of the Discipline of Physiotherapy in July 2023.

Research Tags

  CHRONICALLY ILL

Representations

Details Date
Member Postgraduate Teaching and Learning Committee TCD 2016-
Member Faculty of Health Sciences Research Ethics Committee, TCD 2020-
Editorial Board and Associate Editor Cochrane Schizophrenia Group 2018 - 2020
Invited Member Independent Data Monitoring Committee for the ReStOre II trial, School of Medicine 2019 - Present
External Assessor MRes in Medical Sciences Programme Approval Panel, University College Cork
Committee Member Overseas Qualifications Validation Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists (ISCP). This committee assessed whether applicants with overseas qualifications are deemed eligible to join the ISCP, or whether a period of adaptation/aptitude test is necessary to ensure qualifications are equivalent to standard of an Irish graduate 2007-2009
Member Appeals Committee, Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists 2013-2016
Advisory Group in Physiotherapy and Mental Health 2016-
Consultancy Role, Head of Professional Development, Irish Society for Chartered Physiotherapists 2010-2012
Reviewer for following journals inter-alia: Supportive Care in Cancer, Journal of Cancer Survivorship. Physiotherapy, Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, Physiotherapy Practice and Research 2012-
Member of the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists 1998-2016
Founding Member MSc Cancer Survivorship Course Development Committee 2019 -
Member Postgraduate Panels Discipline of Physiotherapy 2016-

Languages

Language Skill Reading Skill Writing Skill Speaking
English Fluent Fluent Fluent

Memberships

Membership of Professional Institutions, Associations, Societies

Details Date From Date To
Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists 1998 2016
Cochrane International Collaboration 2015-present
CORU registered Physiotherapist (PT029280) 2018 present
Dawes, J, Rogans-Watson, R, Broderick, J., `You can change your life through sports' physical activity interventions to improve the health and well-being of adults experiencing homelessness: a mixed-methods systematic review, British Journal of Sports Medicine, 0, 2024, p1 - 16, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI
Hanrahan C, Broderick J, O' Connor T, McVeigh J, Behaviour change interventions for physical activity in adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; A systematic review and meta-analysis, Respiratory Medicine and Research, 85, (101068), 2024, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Julie Broderick , Applying an inclusion health approach to engaging people experiencing homelessness and active substance abuse in physical activity programmes, Irish Physical Activity Research Collaboration (I-PARC), Dublin, 19.01.23, 2023, Invited Talk, PRESENTED
Kennedy F, Ward A, Mockler D, Villani J, Broderick J, Scoping review on Physical Health Conditions in Irish Travellers (Mincéiri, BMJ Open , 28, (13), 2023, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Kennedy F, Ní Cheallaigh C, Romero-Ortuno R, Doyle S, Broderick J, A study to explore the role of a low threshold, fitness focused physical rehabilitation intervention with protein supplementation to target physical function and frailty in people with problematic substance use and homelessness: protocol for a single-arm feasibility cohort study., HRB Ope Research, 6, (26), 2023, Journal Article, IN_PRESS  URL
Tadrous R, O'Rourke D, Murphy N, Quinn G, Quinn C, Slattery L, Broderick J., Exploring exercise, physical wellbeing and the role of physiotherapy: perspectives from people with narcolepsy, Journal of Sleep Research, 24, (e14007), 2023, p1 - 9, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Julie Broderick , How does low threshold exercise work in practice? Feasibility of low threshold programmes for people with severe and multiple disadvantage accessing services for addiction challenges and homelessness, International Conference of the Faculty for Homeless and Inclusion Health , London, UK, March 15-16, 2023, Oral Presentation, PRESENTED
Coghlan K, O' Connell JE, Broderick J, . Cross-Sectional Study of the Physical Functioning of Head and Neck Cancer Survivors Up To One Year Post Treatment In an Irish National Cancer Centre, Irish Association for Cancer Research, 23/02/23, 2023, Oral Presentation, PRESENTED
Coghlan K, O' Connell JE, Broderick J, Cross-Sectional Study of the Physical Functioning of Head and Neck Cancer Survivors Up To One Year Post Treatment In an Irish National Cancer Centre, British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting, London, 28-30 June 2023, 2023, Oral Presentation, PUBLISHED
Kennedy, F, Romero-Ortuno R, Ní Cheallaigh C, Doyle S, Broderick J, `"It"s like a free drug"" Low Threshold Exercise & Nutritional Programmes for People with Severe & Multiple Disadvantage Accessing Services for Addiction Challenges & Homelessness, International Conference of the Faculty for Homeless and Inclusion Health , London, UK, March 16-17, 2023, Poster, PRESENTED
  

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Fitzharris L, McGowan E, Broderick J, 'Barriers and facilitators to refugees, asylum seekers and people experiencing homelessness accessing non hospital based care: A mixed methods systematic review protocol', (6(25)), 2023, -, Protocol or guideline, PUBLISHED
Alpine L, Barrett E, Broderick J, Mockler D, O' Connor A, 'Education programmes on performance-based assessment for allied health and nursing clinical educators: A scoping review protocol', (6:11), 2023, -, Protocol or guideline, PUBLISHED
Dawes J, Rogans-Watson R, Broderick J, ''You can change your life through sports'': Physical activity interventions to improve the health and wellbeing of adults experiencing homelessness: a mixed methods systematic review, 2023, Journal Article, SUBMITTED
O Grady M, Barrett E, Broderick J, Connolly C , The role of intermediaries in connecting community-dwelling adults to local physical activity and sport: A scoping review , HRB Open Research , 5, (29), 2022, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Julie Broderick , Inclusion Health and its Application to Physiotherapy , Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapy Annual Conference , Dublin , 2021, Invited Talk, PRESENTED
Julie Broderick, Therapeutic Exercise and Cancer, Miguel Hernandez International Physiotherapy Congress, Spain, March 15, 2019, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Julie Broderick, Physical activity and older adults: What works? The role of health professionals, Institute of Public Health, Ireland , 22 October, 2019, Notes: [Invited Speaker ], Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Julie Broderick, What is the right exercise for my age? , British Association of Sports and Exercise Science (BASES) Continual Professional Development Webinar, 2019, Notes: [Invited speaker ], Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Julie Broderick, Yoga or Exercise for Schizophrenia , 7th International Conference on Physiotherapy in Psychiatry and Mental Health, Reykjavik, Iceland, 2018, Notes: [Conference workshop delivery], Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Julie Broderick, 'Cancer, a European perspective' , ER-WCPT European Region World Congress of Physical Therapists, Liverpool, UK, November, 2016, Notes: [Invited Speaker], Invited Talk, PUBLISHED

  

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