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Winifred van Derploeg

Winifred VanderPloeg
C/- Rural Clinical School
Brickport Road
Burnie TAS 7320
Phone:   +61 3 6430 4564
Fax:   +61 3 6431 5670
Email:   wjv@utas.edu.au

QUALIFICATIONS
1992Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Therapy)
University of South Australia
1998Master of Health Science (Occupational Therapy)
University of South Austrlia

 

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
1992 – 1995Occupational Therapist
Queen Elizabeth Centre, Ballarat, Victoria

1995 – 1997Occupational Therapist
DHHS, North West Tasmania
1997 – 2007Manager, Occupational Therapy Services
DHHS, North West Tasmania
2008Graduate Research Student
Master of BioMedical Science
University of Tasmania
2009Graduate Research Student
PhD (Full Time APA Scholarship over 3 years)
University of Tasmania

 

RESEARCH
An exploratory study to better understand the relationship between health literacy and
health care system navigation for people with a chronic disease (in this case,
cardiovascular disease).