Dr Fiona Hawke

Qualifications

• PhD, University of Sydney, 2012
• Bachelor of Applied Science (Podiatry)(Honours), University of Western Sydney, 2008
• Graduate Certificate Practice of Tertiary Teaching, University of Newcastle, 2008

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Research

Research keywords

• Foot orthoses
• Lower limb muscle cramps

Research expertise

Fiona's doctoral research focused on the impact and correlates of lower limb muscle cramps.

Fiona is an authoring member of the Cochrane Musculoskeletal, Neuromuscular and Heart Groups.

PUBLICATIONS

Blyton F, Chuter V, Burns J. Unknotting night-time muscle cramp: a survey of patient experience, help-seeking behaviour and perceived treatment effectiveness. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2012, 5:7 (15 March 2012) [tagged as ‘Highly accessed’ within BioMed Central] http://www.jfootankleres.com/content/5/1/7

Blyton F, Chuter V, Walter KEL, Burns J. Non-drug therapies for lower limb muscle cramps. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD008496. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008496.pub2. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD008496.pub2/full

Blyton F, Ryan M, Ouvrier R, Burns J. Calf cramp in children with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: Prevalence and predictors. Neurology December 13, 2011. 77:2115-8 http://www.neurology.org/content/early/2011/11/30/WNL.0b013e31823d76aa.abstract

In press: Hawke F, Burns J. Custom-made foot orthoses: the current state of play. Foot and Ankle International.

Hawke F, Burns J, Landorf, K. ‘Evidence-based podiatry: the importance of systematic reviews in clinical practice’. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association 2009, 99(3):260-266. Abstract available online at: http://www.japmaonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/99/3/260.

Hawke FE, Burns J. ‘Understanding the nature and mechanism of foot pain’. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2009, 2:1. Available online at: www.jfootankleres.com/content/2/1/1 [Paper tagged as ‘Highly accessed’ within BioMed Central.

Hawke F, Burns J, Radford JA, du Toit V. Custom-made foot orthoses for the treatment of foot pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD006801. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006801.pub2. www.mrw.interscience.wiley.com/cochrane/clsysrev/articles/CD006801/frame.html

Klupp NL, Chang D, Hawke F, Kiat H, Grant SJ, Bensoussan A. Ganoderma lucidum for the treatment of cardiovascular risk factors (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD007259. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007259. www.mrw.interscience.wiley.com/cochrane/clsysrev/articles/CD007259/frame.html

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

International Foot and Ankle Biomechanics congress, Sydney, April 2012

University of Sydney Medical School Postgraduate conference, August 2011

Australasian Podiatry Conference, Melbourne, April 2011.

Podiatry New Zealand Conference, Wellington, September 2010

University of Sydney Medical School Postgraduate conference, August 2010

Australian Podiatry Association (NSW) Conference, Sydney, May 2010

Australasian Podiatry Council Conference, Gold Coast, May 2009

International Association for the Study of Pain: 12th World Congress of Pain, Glasgow, Scotland, August 2008

International Foot and Ankle Biomechanics Conference, Bologna, Italy, September, 2008

Diabetic Foot Study Group, Lucca, Italy 2008

PUBLISHED CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS

Blyton F, Ryan M, Ouvrier R, Burns J. Correlates of calf cramp in children with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. J Foot Ankle Res. 2012; 5 (Suppl 1): 016 http://www.jfootankleres.com/content/5/S1/O16

Hawke F, Ryan M, Ouvrier R, Burns J. Calf cramp in children with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: searching for therapeutic targets. J Foot Ankle Res. 2011; 4(Suppl 1): 018 http://www.jfootankleres.com/content/4/S1/O18

Hawke F, Walter K, Chuter V, Burns J. Treating lower limb muscle cramps: a Cochrane systematic review. J Foot Ankle Res. 2011; 4(Suppl 1): 017 http://www.jfootankleres.com/content/4/S1/O17

Hawke F, Burns J, Radford JA, du Toit V. Custom-made foot orthoses for the treatment of foot pain. J Foot Ankle Res. 2008, 1(Suppl 1):O46. http://www.jfootankleres.com/content/1/S1/O46

Collaboration

Fiona has published papers that resulted from collaborations with the following institutions:

• The Institute of Neuromuscular Research, The Children Hospital Westmead

• Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney

• Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne

• Department of Podiatry, Faculty of Health, The University of Western Sydney

• Musculoskeletal Research Centre, La Trobe University

• The Centre of Complementary Medicine Research, the University of Western Sydney

Fields of Research

Code	Description	Percentage
110300	Clinical Sciences	100

Awards

Distinction.

2007	Dean’s Merit List University of Western Sydney (Australia) Grade point average of 6.0 or greater and within the top 10% of cohort
2006	Dean’s Merit List University of Western Sydney (Australia) Grade point average of 6.0 or greater and within the top 10% of cohort
2005	Dean’s Merit List University of Western Sydney (Australia) Grade point average of 6.0 or greater and within the top 10% of cohort
2004	Dean’s Merit List University of Western Sydney (Australia) Grade point average of 6.0 or greater and within the top 10% of cohort
2002	Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Academic Excellence University of Newcastle (Australia) Academic Excellence

Recognition.

2012	Work Integrated Learning Staff of the Year Award The University of Newcastle (Australia) For creating the Paediatrics Lower Limb Clinic at The University of Newcastle Student Podiatry Clinic, Wyong Hospital.
2009	Teacher Recognition Award (Hunter) Australian College of Educators (Australia) For excellence in tertiary teaching

Research Award.

2009	Best New Investigator Award at the Australasian Podiatry Council Conference Australasian Podiatry Council (Australia) Best New Investigator
2008	Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts Award in Health Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts (Australia) Award in Health
2008	University Medal for Academic Excellence University of Western Sydney (Australia) 1st Class Honours and highest Honours mark in the Faculty of Health

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Administrative

Administrative expertise

Fiona is a member of the School of Health Sciences Research and Research Training Committee (2010 to present).

Fiona is the Central Coast Campus Early Career Researcher Advocate for the School of Health Sciences.

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Teaching

Teaching keywords

• Evidence-based podiatry
• Lower limb problems in children
• Professional podiatry practice
• Rheumatology

Teaching expertise

Fiona coordinates PDTY3104 Podiatric Specialisations and PDTY2202 Podiatric Medicine.

Programs

• Bachelor of Podiatry

Courses

• PDTY2202 - Podiatric Medicine
• PDTY3104 - Podiatric Specialisations
• PDTY2102 - Pharmacology in Clinical Podiatry Practice