Staff profile: Gill Arbane
Position: Research Physiotherapist
Telephone: +44 (0)20 8266 6192
Email: g.arbane@sgul.kingston.ac.uk
Biography
Gill is a qualified physiotherapist and has worked in a research capacity in the Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences for the past three years specialising in respiratory care. Gill is currently coordinating a project funded by the British Lung Foundation looking at restoring activity post surgery for patients undergoing curative surgery for non-small cell lung cancer. Gill coordinates the recruitment of patients for the study and manages ethical and research governance for the project. Gill is also studying for a postgraduate certificate in research skills.
Gill is an administrator for the journal Physiotherapy Research International and is a member of the Respiratory Speciality Group for London South Comprehensive Local Research Network and the St George's Respiratory Research Network. She works with others in her field to apply for funding for research to improve rehabilitation care for patients with lung cancer with an aim to change current clinical practice.
Interests
Cardiorespiratory care; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; non-small cell lung cancer
Publications
Article
Arbane, Gill, Tropman, David, Jackson, David and Garrod, Rachel (2011) Evaluation of an early exercise intervention after thoracotomy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), effects on quality of life, muscle strength and exercise tolerance: randomised controlled trial. Lung Cancer, 71(2), pp. 229-234. ISSN (print) 0169-5002
Grants
- British Lung Foundation. Dr Rachel Garrod (CI), Dr Nick Hart (PI), Dr Nick Hopkinson (PI), Dr Mick Peake (PI), Mr Ian Hunt (PI), Professor Sally Singh (Co-investigator), Gill Arbane (Co-investigator). The effect of post operative physical training on activity after curative surgery for non-small cell lung cancer: restoring activity post surgery. 2010- present.
