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Pamela Laird is an Adjunct Research Fellow with over 25 years of expertise as a paediatric respiratory physiotherapist, specializing in chronic lung disease, particularly cystic fibrosis and non-CF bronchiectasis. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy with distinction, obtained in 1992. Laird's doctoral studies focused on preventing chronic lung disease in Aboriginal children, and she is currently engaged in projects at the Perth Children's Hospital, particularly in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions of Western Australia. As a Raine Fellow, Laird explores research informed by Aboriginal perspectives and aims to improve lung health outcomes for Aboriginal children through knowledge translation approaches. She has partnered with Aboriginal communities to develop numerous lung health literacy tools for Aboriginal families and co-authored Aboriginal paediatric respiratory online training modules for clinicians. Laird actively contributes to her field with a significant h-index of 244, reflecting her impact on respiratory health research.
University of Western Australia • Perth, WA
Conducting research in paediatric respiratory health focusing on Aboriginal children's health outcomes.
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