Mrs Lani Carter

Associate Lecturer

University Newcastle Department of Rural Health

Career Summary

Biography

Lani Carter is an Associate Lecturer in Emergency Department/Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy at The University of Newcastle Department of Rural Health (UONDRH), based in Tamworth. In this role she is involved in the clinical supervision and placement based education of physiotherapy students in the Emergency Department of Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital. Lani also coordinates and supports physiotherapy placements in Armidale. In addition Lani contributes to interprofessional teaching of medical and allied health students and staff. 

Prior to her current appointment at UONDRH, Lani worked in a private practice setting as a sports and musculoskeletal physiotherapist in Darwin for five years. She also spent one year working as a remote physiotherapist in seven remote Indigenous communities across the Northern Territory. Given her varied work experience Lani is very passionate about remote and rural healthcare, education and outcomes.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Physiotherapy, La Trobe University

Keywords

  • Emergency Department
  • Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
  • Orthopaedic Physiotherapy
  • Physiotherapy
  • Rural Health
  • Student Supervision

Fields of Research

Code Description Percentage
420604 Injury prevention 100

Professional Experience

UON Appointment

Title Organisation / Department
Associate Lecturer University of Newcastle
University Newcastle Department of Rural Health
Australia

Membership

Dates Title Organisation / Department
1/2/2008 -  Member Australian Physiotherapy Association

Awards

Award

Year Award
2019 DVC(A) Educator Innovation and Impact Award
The University of Newcastle
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Publications

For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.

Journal article (1 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2022 Little A, Croker A, Ferns J, Grotowski M, Edgar A, Carter L, 'Sharing our research experience in higher education: should doing it differently be the exception?', Access, 10 88-98 (2022)
Co-authors Anne Croker, Jane Ferns, Miriam Grotowski, Alexandra Little

Conference (13 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2021 Little A, Croker A, Carter L, Grotowski M, Ferns J, Cooper E, 'Grappling with linguistic subtleties when teaching interprofessional practice: Can theory help move us from bewilderment towards clarity ?', Virtual Conference (2021)
Co-authors Alexandra Little, Anne Croker, Jane Ferns, Miriam Grotowski
2021 Little A, Ferns J, Hawkins N, Heaney S, Carter L, 'Escaping the clinical to build the interprofessional', Virtual Conference (2021)
Co-authors Susan Heaney, Jane Ferns, Alexandra Little
2021 Little A, Croker A, Carter L, ' Let s videoconference them in : Is learning via technology really as simple as it seems?', Virtual Conference (2021)
Co-authors Anne Croker, Alexandra Little
2021 Ferns J, Hawkins N, Little A, Carter L, 'Escaping the lecture theatre: A team effort', Virtual Conference (2021)
Co-authors Jane Ferns, Alexandra Little
2020 Little A, Hawkins N, Carter L, Cone L, Ferns J, Heaney S, Killey N, 'Escaping the clinical to build the interprofessional', Escaping the clinical to build the interprofessional, Melbourne (2020)
Co-authors Alexandra Little, Nicole Killey, Lauren Cone, Susan Heaney, Jane Ferns
2020 Hawkins N, Little A, Carter L, Cone L, Wisely K, Norris J, Ferns J, 'Escaping the lecture theatre: A team effort', Escaping the lecture theatre: A team effort, Melbourne (2020)
Co-authors Jane Ferns, Kerrie Wisely, Lauren Cone, Alexandra Little
2020 Little A, Carter L, Croker A, Grotowski M, Edgar A, Ferns J, 'Grappling with linguistic subtleties when teaching interprofessional practice: Can theory help move us from bewilderment towards clarity ?', Grappling with linguistic subtleties when teaching interprofessional practice: Can theory help move us from bewilderment towards clarity ?, Melbourne (2020)
Co-authors Jane Ferns, Alexandra Little, Miriam Grotowski, Anne Croker
2020 Little A, Carter L, Croker A, Wakely K, ' Let s videoconference them in : Is learning via technology really as simple as it seems?', Let s videoconference them in : Is learning via technology really as simple as it seems?, Melbourne (2020)
Co-authors Anne Croker, Alexandra Little
2019 Cooper E, De Silva L, Wakely L, 'Collaborative, patient-centred practice in the emergency department: an opportunity for shared learning between radiography and physiotherapy students', Adelaide, SA (2019)
Co-authors Luke Wakely
2019 Little A, Ferns J, Edgar A, Grotowski M, De Silva L, Croker A, 'Putting the spotlight on clinical reasoning: Implications for facilitating interprofessional education', Canberra, ACT (2019)
Co-authors Alexandra Little, Anne Croker, Jane Ferns, Miriam Grotowski
2019 De Silva L, Cooper E, 'Moving interprofessional education out of the classroom and into the real world: Capitalising on shared clinical placement environments', Canberra, ACT (2019)
2018 De Silva LK, Cooper E, Wakely LT, Brown LJ, Little AL, Ferns JL, 'Preparing for the interprofessional landscape: a program facilitating collaboration between physiotherapy and radiography students', Darwin, NT (2018)
Co-authors Tony Smith, Jane Ferns, Luke Wakely, Alexandra Little, Leanne Brown
2018 De Silva LK, Cooper E, Wakely LT, 'Bridging the interprofessional distance for diagnosis: a program facilitating collaboration between physiotherapy and radiography students', Tamworth, NSW (2018)
Co-authors Luke Wakely
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Report (2 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2021 Croker A, Fisher K, Wakely K, Cooper E, Grotowski M, Cone L, et al., 'Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Pedagogical and equity implications of videoconferencing for higher education students learning in rural areas', Excellence for Equity in Higher Education (CEEHE) in Teaching for Equity in Higher Education (2021)
Co-authors Anne Croker, Miriam Grotowski, Fiona Little, Sonja Littlejohns, Luke Wakely, Lauren Cone, Karin Fisher, Leanne Brown, Kelly Squires
2019 Croker A, Wakely K, Brown L, Cone L, Cooper E, De Silva L, et al., 'Out of sight, out of mind?: Pedagogical and equity implications of videoconferencing for healthcare students education in rural areas' (2019)
Co-authors Miriam Grotowski, Sonja Littlejohns, Anne Croker, Leanne Brown, Karin Fisher, Lauren Cone, Fiona Little, Alexandra Little, Luke Wakely
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Grants and Funding

Summary

Number of grants 3
Total funding $9,206

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20193 grants / $9,206

"Knots to know?": Making visible, untangling and exploring tensions associated with different pedagogical approaches to interprofessional education for healthcare students$5,000

Funding body: the Educator Network (tEN)

Funding body the Educator Network (tEN)
Project Team

Mrs Alexandra Little, Mrs Anna Edgar, Mrs Jane Ferns, Dr Miriam Grotowski, Ms Lani De Silva, Dr Anne Croker
Scheme Teaching and Innovation Investment Scheme (TI2)
Role Investigator
Funding Start 2019
Funding Finish 2019
GNo
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON N

Escaping the lecture theatre: a team effort$3,406

Funding body: the Educator Network (tEN)

Funding body the Educator Network (tEN)
Project Team

Mrs Jane Ferns, Mrs Natasha Hawkins, Mrs Kerrie Wisely, Ms Jenny Norris, Mrs Alexandra Little, Ms Lani De Silva, Ms Lauren Cone
Scheme Teaching and Innovation Investment Scheme (TI2)
Role Investigator
Funding Start 2019
Funding Finish 2019
GNo
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON N

ANZAHPE - Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators, Canberra ACT, 1 - 4 July 2019$800

Conference Papers

Little, A, Ferns, J, Edgar, A, Grotowski, M, De Silva, L, & Croker, A. (2019)

Putting the spotlight on clinical reasoning: Implications for facilitating interprofessional education.

Oral Paper presented at the Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) 2019 Conference, Canberra, ACT.

De Silva, L, & Cooper, E. (2019)

Moving interprofessional education out of the classroom and into the real world: Capitalising on shared clinical placement environments.

Oral Paper presented at the Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) 2019 Conference, Canberra, ACT.

Funding body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health and Medicine

Funding body University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health and Medicine
Project Team

Lani De Silva
Scheme Travel Grant
Role Lead
Funding Start 2019
Funding Finish 2019
GNo
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON N
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Mrs Lani Carter

Position

Associate Lecturer
University Newcastle Department of Rural Health
College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing

Contact Details

Email lani.carter@newcastle.edu.au
Phone 02 6755 3580
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