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Professor Caroline Finch AO

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) and Vice-President

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Telephone: +61 8 6304 2258
Mobile: 0466 438 067
Email: c.finch@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Joondalup  
Room: JO1.407  
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Professor Caroline Finch leads the Australian Centre for Research into Injury in Sport and its Prevention, which is one of only ten centres worldwide recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as a Research Centre for the Prevention of Injury and Protection of Athlete Health. Her research has been funded by the NHMRC, Australian Research Council, VicHealth, IOC, the US and Canadian National Institutes of Health, Australian/State government departments for health and sport and from peak sports bodies including the International Rugby Board, FIFA (Soccer), the Australian Football League and Cricket Australia.

Professor Finch has previously been ranked as one of the 10 most highly published injury researchers of all time and in the top three most influential sports medicine researchers internationally. In 2015, she was awarded the International Distinguished Career Award from the American Public Health Association’s Injury Control and Emergency Health Services Section. She contributes to the editorial boards of the British Journal of Sports Medicine, Journal of Science & Medicine in Sport, Injury Epidemiology, and Sports Medicine. In recognition of her contribution to sport safety and research in Australia, she was appointed as an Officer to the Order of Australia in 2018.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Monash University, 1995.
  • Master of Science, La Trobe University, 1986.
  • The Honours Degree of Bachelor of Science, Monash University, 1983.

Research Outputs

2024

Book Chapters

Journal Articles

  • Fortington, L., Badenhorst, M., Derman, W., Emery, C., Pasanen, K., Schwellnus, M., Verhagen, E., Finch, C. (2024). What impact have the IOC medical consensus statements made on athlete health? A survey of medical commissions from National Olympic/Paralympic Committees and International Sports Federations. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 10(2), Article number e001794. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2023-001794.
  • Stannard, J., Finch, C., Dabovich, P., Fortington, L. (2024). Musculoskeletal Injury In Australian Infantry Personnel: A Cross-Sectional Study To Understand Prevention Priorities. Military Medicine, 2024(Article in Press), pp. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usae427.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Fortington, L., Handcock, R., Derman, W., Emery, CA., Pasanen, K., Schwellnus, M., Verhagen, E., Finch, C. (2023). Citation impact and reach of the IOC sport and exercise medicine consensus statements. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 9(1), Article number e001460. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2022-001460.
  • Fortington, L., Badenhorst, M., Bolling, C., Derman, W., Emery, CA., Pasanen, K., Schwellnus, M., Verhagen, E., Finch, C. (2023). Are we levelling the playing field? A qualitative case study of the awareness, uptake and relevance of the IOC consensus statements in two countries. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2023(Article in press), Article number 105984. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2022-105984.

2022

Journal Articles

  • Olivier, B., Obiora, O., Macmillan, C., Finch, C. (2022). Injury surveillance in community cricket: A new inning for South Africa. South African Journal of Physiotherapy, 78(1), article number a1756. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajp.v78i1.1756.
  • McLean, S., Coventon, L., Finch, C., Dallat, C., Carden, T., Salmon, P. (2022). Evaluation of a systems ergonomics-based incident reporting system. Applied Ergonomics: human factors in technology and society, 100(April 2022), article number 103651. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2021.103651.
  • Fortington, L., Goode, N., Finch, C., Salmon, P. (2022). Heat and sun related medical concerns in Australian led outdoor activities: a three-year prospective study.. Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education, 25(2), 145-157. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42322-022-00094-1.
  • McLean, S., Coventon, L., Finch, C., Salmon, P. (2022). Incident reporting in the outdoors: a systems-based analysis of injury, illness, and psychosocial incidents in led outdoor activities in Australia. Ergonomics: an international journal of research and practice in human factors and ergonomics, 65(10), 1421-1433. https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2022.2041733.
  • Stannard, J., Finch, C., Fortington, L. (2022). Improving musculoskeletal injury surveillance methods in Special Operation Forces: A Delphi consensus study. PLOS Global Public Health, 2(1), article number e0000096. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000096.

2021

Journal Articles

  • Fortington, L., McIntosh, A., Finch, C. (2021). Injury deaths in Australian sport and recreation: Identifying and assessing priorities for prevention. PLoS One, 16(4), Article number e0250199. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250199.
  • Goode, N., Shaw, L., Finch, C., Salmon, P. (2021). Challenges of translating Rasmussen’s Accimap into a usable, sustainable, and useful incident reporting system: end‑user attitudes following 12‑month implementation. Cognition, Technology and Work, 23(1), 39-49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10111-019-00596-x.
  • McLean, S., Finch, C., Goode, N., Clacy, A., Coventon, L., Salmon, P. (2021). Applying a systems thinking lens to injury causation in the outdoors: Evidence collected during 3 years of the Understanding and Preventing Led Outdoor Accidents Data System. Injury Prevention, 27(1), 48-54. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2019-043424.

Conference Publications

  • McLean, S., Coventon, L., Finch, C., Salmon, P. (2021). That Was Close! A Systems Analysis of Near Miss Incidents in Led Outdoor Activities. Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021) (371-375). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74602-5_53.
  • McLean, S., Finch, C., Coventon, L., Salmon, PM. (2021). Incidents in the Great Outdoors: A systems approach to understanding and preventing led outdoor accidents. Proceedings of the 20th HFES 64th Annual Meeting (1740-1744). Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/11900.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Gamage, P., Finch, C., Fortington, L. (2020). Document analysis of exertional heat illness policies and guidelines published by sports organisations in Victoria, Australia. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 6(1), Article number e000591. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2019-000591.
  • Gamage, P., Fortington, L., Finch, C. (2020). Epidemiology of exertional heat illnesses in organised sports: A systematic review. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 23(8), 701-709. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2020.02.008.
  • Fortington, L., Bekker, S., Finch, C. (2020). Integrating and maintaining automated external defibrillators and emergency planning in community sport settings: a qualitative case study. Emergency Medicine Journal, 37(10), 617-622. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2019-208781.
  • Lathlean, T., Gastin, P., Newstead, S., Finch, C. (2020). Absolute and relative load and injury in Elite Junior Australian football players over 1 season. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 15(4), 511-519. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2019-0100.
  • McLeod, G., O'Connor, S., Morgan, D., Kountouris, A., Finch, C., Fortington, L. (2020). Prospective reporting of injury in community level cricket: A systematic review to identify research priorities. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 23(11), 1028-1043. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2020.04.023.
  • Bahr, R., Clarsen, B., Derman, W., Dvorak, J., Emery, C., Finch, C., Hägglund, M., Junge, A., Kemp, S., Khan, K., Marshall, S., Meeuwisse, W., Mountjoy, M., Orchard, J., Pluim, B., Quarrie, K., Reider, B., Schwellnus, M., Soligard, T., Stokes, K., Timpka, T., Verhagen, E., Bindra, A., Budgett, R., Engebretsen, L., Erdener, U., Chamari, K. (2020). International Olympic Committee Consensus Statement: Methods for Recording and Reporting of Epidemiological Data on Injury and Illness in Sports 2020 (Including the STROBE Extension for Sports Injury and Illness Surveillance (STROBE-SIIS)). Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 8(2), Article number 2325967120902908. https://doi.org/10.1177/2325967120902908.
  • Richmond, S., Donaldson, A., Macpherson, A., Bridel, W., Van Den Berg, C., Finch, C., Hagel, B., Emery, C. (2020). Facilitators and Barriers to the Implementation of iSPRINT: A Sport Injury Prevention Program in Junior High Schools. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 30(3), 231-238. https://doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0000000000000579.
  • Clarsen, B., Bahr, R., Myklebust, G., Andersson, S., Docking, S., Drew, M., Finch, C., Fortington, L., Harøy, J., Khan, K., Moreau, B., Moore, I., Møller, M., Nabhan, D., Nielsen, R., Pasanen, K., Schwellnus, M., Soligard, T., Verhagen, E. (2020). Improved reporting of overuse injuries and health problems in sport: An update of the Oslo Sport Trauma Research Center questionnaires. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 54(7), 390-396. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-101337.
  • Lathlean, T., Gastin, P., Newstead, S., Finch, C. (2020). Player wellness (soreness and stress) and injury in elite junior Australian football players over 1 season. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 15(10), 1422-1429. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2019-0828.
  • Bahr, R., Clarsen, B., Derman, W., Dvorak, J., Emery, C., Finch, C., Haaglund, M., Junge, A., Kemp, S., Khan, K., Marshall, S., Meeuwisse, W., Mountjoy, M., Orchard, J., Pluim, B., Quarrie, K., Reider, B., Schwellnus, M., Soligard, T., Stokes, K., Timpka, T., Verhagen, E., Bindra, A., Budgett, R., Engebretsen, L., Erdener, U., Chmari, K. (2020). International Olympic Committee consensus statement: Methods for recording and reporting of epidemiological data on injury and illness in sport 2020 (including STROBE Extension for Sport Injury and Illness Surveillance (STROBE-SIIS)). British Journal of Sports Medicine, 54(7), 372-389. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-101969.
  • McLeod, G., O'Connor, S., Morgan, D., Kountouris, A., Finch, C., Fortington, L. (2020). Medical-attention injuries in community cricket: a systematic review. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 6(1), Article number e000670. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2019-000670.

2019

Books

Journal Articles

  • Nielsen, RO., Bertelsen, ML., Ramskov, D., Møller, M., Hulme, A., Theisen, D., Finch, C., Fortington, L., Mansournia, MA., Parner, ET. (2019). Time-to-event analysis for sports injury research part 1: time-varying exposures. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 53(1), 61-68. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2018-099408.
  • Fortington, L., Bekker, S., Morgan, D., Finch, C. (2019). “It Doesn’t Make Sense for Us Not to Have One”—Understanding Reasons Why Community Sports Organizations Chose to Participate in a Funded Automated External Defibrillator Program. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 29(4), 324-328. https://doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0000000000000524.
  • Finch, C., Gray, SE., Akram, M., Donaldson, A., Lloyd, D., Cook, JL. (2019). Controlled ecological evaluation of an implemented exercise-training program to prevent lower limb injuries in sport – population-level trends in hospital-treated injuries. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 53(8), 487–492. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2018-099488.
  • Kunstler, B., Cook, JL., Kemp, JL., O’halloran, PB., Finch, C. (2019). The behaviour change techniques used by Australian physiotherapists to promote non-treatment physical activity to patients with musculoskeletal conditions. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 22(1), 2-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2018.06.002.
  • Gamage, P., Fortington, L., Kountouris, A., Finch, C. (2019). Match injuries in Sri Lankan junior cricket: a prospective, longitudinal study. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 22(6), 647–652. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2018.11.025.
  • Toohey, L., Drew, M., Fortington, L., Menaspa, M., Finch, C., Cook, JL. (2019). Comparison of subsequent injury categorisation (SIC) models and their application in a sporting population. Injury Epidemiology, 6(1), Article No. 9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-019-0183-1.
  • O’brien, J., Finch, C., Pruna, R., McCall, A. (2019). A new model for injury prevention in team sports: the Team-sport Injury Prevention (TIP) Cycle. Science and Medicine in Football, 3(1), 77-80. https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2018.1512752.
  • Kucera, K., Fortington, L., Wolff, C., Marshall, S., Finch, C. (2019). Estimating the international burden of sport-related death: a review of data sources. Injury Prevention, 25(2), 83-89. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2017-042642.
  • Lathlean, T., Gastin, P., Newstead, S., Finch, C. (2019). A prospective cohort of load and wellness (sleep, fatigue, soreness, stress and mood) in elite junior Australian football players. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 14(6), 829-840. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2018-0372.
  • Panagodage Perera, N., Kountouris, A., Kemp, J., Joseph, C., Finch, C. (2019). The incidence, prevalence, nature, severity and mechanisms of injury in elite female cricketers: A prospective cohort study. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 22(9), 1014-1020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2019.05.013.
  • Bani‑mustafa, A., Matawie, K., Finch, C., Al-Nasser, A., Ciavolino, E. (2019). Recursive residuals for linear mixed models. Quality and Quantity: international journal of methodology, 53(3), 1263-1274. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-018-0814-6.
  • Toohey, L., Drew, M., Bullock, N., Caling, B., Fortington, L., Finch, C., Cook, J. (2019). Epidemiology of elite sprint kayak injuries: a 3-year prospective study. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 22(10), 1108-1113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2019.06.002.
  • Panagodage Perera, NK., Kemp, J., Joseph, C., Finch, C. (2019). Epidemiology of hospital-treated cricket injuries sustained by women from 2002–2003 to 2013–2014 in Victoria, Australia. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 22(11), 1213-1218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2019.07.010.
  • Finch, C., Goode, N., Shaw, L., Salmon, P. (2019). End-user experiences with two incident and injury reporting systems designed for led outdoor activities - challenges for implementation of future data systems. Injury Epidemiology, 6(1), Article number 39. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-019-0214-y.
  • Donaldson, A., Gabbe, B., Lloyd, D., Cook, J., Finch, C. (2019). Controlled ecological evaluation of an implemented exercise training programme to prevent lower limb injuries in sport: differences in implementation activity. Injury Prevention, 25(6), 480-486. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2017-042579.
  • Brown, J., Cross, M., England, M., Finch, C., Fuller, G., Kemp, S., Quarrie, K., Raftery, M., Stokes, K., Tucker, R., Verhagen, E., Fuller, C. (2019). Guidelines for community-based injury surveillance in rugby union. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 22(12), 1314-1318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2019.08.006.
  • Kunstler, BE., Cook, JL., Kemp, JL., O’halloran, PD., Finch, C. (2019). The self-reported factors that influence Australian physiotherapists' choice to promote non-treatment physical activity to patients with musculoskeletal conditions. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 22(3), 275-280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2018.08.006.
  • Gamage, P., Fortington, L., Finch, C. (2019). Risk perceptions for exertional heat illnesses in junior cricket in Sri Lanka. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 5(1), Article no.e000508. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2019-000508.
  • Gamage, P., Kountouris, A., Finch, C., Fortington, L. (2019). Prevention of sports injuries in Sri Lanka: what do we know about injuries in our athletes?. Sri Lankan Journal of Sports and Exercise Medicine, 2(1), 19-29. https://doi.org/10.4038/sljsem.v2i1.12.
  • Toohey, L., Drew, M., Finch, C., Cook, JL., Fortington, L. (2019). A 2-year prospective study of injury in elite Australian rugby sevens: exploration of incidence rates, severity, injury type and subsequent injury in men and women. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 47(6), 1302-1311. https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546518825380.
  • Nielsen, RO., Bertelsen, ML., Ramskov, D., Møller, M., Hulme, A., Theisen, D., Finch, C., Fortington, L., Mansournia, MA., Parner, ET. (2019). Time-to-event analysis for sports injury research part 2: time-varying outcomes. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 53(1), 70-78. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2018-100000.
  • Fortington, L., West, L., Morgan, D., Finch, C. (2019). Implementing automated external defibrillators into community sports clubs/facilities: a cross-sectional survey of community club member preparedness for medical emergencies. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 5(1), article no. e000536. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2019-000536.

2018

Journal Articles

  • Perera, NK., Joseph, C., Kemp, JL., Finch, C. (2018). Epidemiology of injuries in women playing competitive team bat-or-stick sports: a systematic review and a meta-analysis. Sports Medicine, 48(3), 617-640. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-017-0815-y.
  • Saw, R., Finch, C., Samra, D., Baquie, P., Cardoso, T., Hope, D., Orchard, JW. (2018). Injuries in Australian Rules Football: an overview of injury rates, patterns, and mechanisms across all levels of play. Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach, 10(3), 208-216. https://doi.org/10.1177/1941738117726070.
  • Schneuer, FJ., Bell, JC., Adams, SE., Brown, J., Finch, C., Nassar, N. (2018). The burden of hospitalized sports-related injuries in children: an Australian population-based study, 2005-2013. Injury Epidemiology, 5(1), Article No. 45. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-018-0175-6.
  • O'Brien, J., Santner, E., Finch, C. (2018). The inter-tester reliability of the squeeze and bent-knee-fall-out tests in elite academy football players. Physical Therapy in Sport, 34(Nov), 8-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2018.08.004.
  • Bromley, S., Drew, M., Talpey, S., McIntosh, A., Finch, C. (2018). Collecting Health and Exposure Data in Australian Olympic Combat Sports: Feasibility Study Utilizing an Electronic System. JMIR Human Factors, 5(4), article no.e27. https://doi.org/10.2196/humanfactors.9541.
  • Bekker, S., Paliadelis, P., Finch, C. (2018). The fallacy of amelioration: Thinking through Knowledge Translation in sport and exercise medicine. Translational Sports Medicine, 1(4), 166-171. https://doi.org/10.1002/tsm2.31.
  • Finch, C., Staines, C. (2018). Guidance for sports injury surveillance: the 20-year influence of the Australian Sports Injury Data Dictionary. Injury Prevention, 24(5), 372-380. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2017-042580.
  • Lathlean, T., Gastin, PB., Newstead, S., Finch, C. (2018). Elite junior Australian football players experience significantly different loads across levels of competition and training modes. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 32(7), 2031–2038. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000002568.
  • Kunstler, BE., O’halloran, PD., Cook, JL., Kemp, JL., Finch, C. (2018). “…like you’re pushing the snowball back up hill”—the experiences of Australian physiotherapists promoting non-treatment physical activity: A qualitative study. AIMS Medical Science, 5(3), 224-237. https://doi.org/10.3934/medsci.2018.3.224.
  • Bromley, SJ., Drew, MK., Talpey, S., McIntosh, A., Finch, C. (2018). A systematic review of prospective epidemiological research into injury and illness in Olympic combat sport. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 52(1), 8-16. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2016-097313.
  • Tharanga Fernando, D., Berecki-Gisolf, J., Finch, C. (2018). Sports injuries in Victoria, 2012–13 to 2014–15: evidence from emergency department records. Medical Journal of Australia, 208(6), 255-260. https://doi.org/10.5694/mja17.00872.
  • Lathlean, TJ., Gastin, PB., Newstead, SV., Finch, C. (2018). The incidence, prevalence, severity mechanism and body region of injury in elite junior Australian football players: a prospective cohort study over one season. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 21(10), 1013-1018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2018.03.002.
  • Robins, LM., Hill, KD., Finch, C., Clemson, L., Haines, T. (2018). The association between physical activity and social isolation in community-dwelling older adults. Aging and Mental Health, 22(2), 175–182. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2016.1242116.
  • Toohey, L., Drew, M., Fortington, L., Finch, C., Cook, J. (2018). An updated subsequent injury categorisation model (SIC-2.0): data-driven categorisation of subsequent injuries in sport. Sports Medicine, 48(9), 2199–2210. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-018-0879-3.
  • Finch, C., Fortington, L. (2018). So you want to understand subsequent injuries better? Start by understanding the minimum data collection and reporting requirements. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 52(17), 1077-1078. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-098225.
  • Kunstler, BE., Cook, JL., Freene, N., Finch, C., Kemp, JL., O’halloran, PD., Gaida, JE. (2018). Physiotherapists use a small number of behaviour change techniques when promoting physical activity: A systematic review comparing experimental and observational studies. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 21(6), 609-615. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2017.10.027.
  • Sekendiz, B., Norton, K., Keyzer, P., Dietrich, J., Coyle, IR., Gray, S., Finch, C. (2018). Emergency preparedness in fitness facilities: bridging the gap between policy and practice. International Journal of Business Continuity and Risk Management, 8(1), 71-85. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBCRM.2018.090595.
  • Fortington, L., Bekker, S., Finch, C. (2018). Online news media reporting of football-related fatalities in Australia: A matter of life and death. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 21(3), 245-249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2017.06.015.
  • Gamage, PJ., Fortington, L., Finch, C. (2018). Adaptation, translation and reliability of the Australian Juniors Enjoying Cricket Safely injury risk perception questionnaire for Sri Lanka. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 4(1), article number e000289. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2017-000289.
  • Kunstler, BE., Cook, JL., Freene, N., Finch, C., Kemp, JL., O’halloran, P., Gaida, JE. (2018). Physiotherapist-led physical activity interventions are efficacious at increasing physical activity levels: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 28(3), 304-315. https://doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0000000000000447.

2017

Journal Articles

  • Bertelsen, M., Hulme, A., Petersen, J., Brund, R., Sørensen, H., Finch, C., Parner, E., Nielsen, R. (2017). A framework for the etiology of running-related injuries. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 27(11), 1170-1180. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.12883.
  • Shaw, L., Orchard, J., Saw, R., Finch, C. (2017). Injury surveillance in the professional football codes: An overview of current data collection, injury definition and reporting practices. Minerva Ortopedica e Traumatologica, 68(2), 110-123. https://doi.org/10.23736/S0394-3410.17.03815-2.
  • Meeuwisse, W., Schneider, K., Dvořák, J., Omu, O., Finch, C., Hayden, K., McCrory, P. (2017). The Berlin 2016 process: a summary of methodology for the 5th International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 51(11), 873-876. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-097569.
  • Shaw, L., Finch, C. (2017). Trends in Pediatric and Adolescent Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in Victoria, Australia 2005-2015. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(6), article no.599. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14060599.
  • Hulme, A., Nielsen, RO., Timpka, T., Verhagen, E., Finch, C. (2017). Risk and Protective Factors for Middle- and Long-Distance Running-Related Injury. Sports Medicine, 47(5), 869-886. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-016-0636-4.
  • Donaldson, A., Lloyd, DG., Gabbe, BJ., Cook, J., Finch, C. (2017). We have the programme, what next? Planning the implementation of an injury prevention programme. Injury Prevention, 23(4), 273-280. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2015-041737.
  • Talpey, S., Croucher, T., Mustafa, AB., Finch, C. (2017). Sport-specific factors predicting player retention in junior cricket. European Journal of Sport Science, 17(3), 264-270. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2016.1225822.
  • Toohey, L., Drew, M., Cook, J., Finch, C., Gaida, J. (2017). Is subsequent lower limb injury associated with previous injury? A systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 51(23), 1670-1678. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-097500.
  • O'Brien, J., Finch, C. (2017). Injury Prevention Exercise Programs for Professional Soccer: Understanding the Perceptions of the End-Users. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 27(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1097/jsm.0000000000000291.
  • O'Brien, J., Young, W., Finch, C. (2017). The use and modification of injury prevention exercises by professional youth soccer teams. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 27(11), 1337-1346. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.12756.
  • O'Brien, J., Young, W., Finch, C. (2017). The delivery of injury prevention exercise programmes in professional youth soccer: Comparison to the FIFA 11+. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 20(1), 26-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2016.05.007.
  • Bekker, S., Paliadelis, P., Finch, C. (2017). The translation of sports injury prevention and safety promotion knowledge: insights from key intermediary organisations. Health Research Policy and Systems, 15(1), article no.25. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-017-0189-5.
  • Casals, M., Finch, C. (2017). Sports Biostatistician: a critical member of all sports science and medicine teams for injury prevention. Injury Prevention, 23(6), 423-427. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2016-042211.
  • Gamage, PJ., Fortington, L., Finch, C. (2017). Perceived Injury Risk among Junior Cricketers: A Cross Sectional Survey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(8), article no.946. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14080946.
  • White, PE., Register-Mihalik, J., Donaldson, A., Sullivan, SJ., Finch, C. (2017). Concussion guideline implementation perceptions and experiences among parents of community-level Australian Football junior players.. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 3(1), e000215. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2016-000215.
  • Goode, N., Salmon, P., Taylor, N., Lenne, M., Finch, C. (2017). Developing a contributing factor classification scheme for Rasmussen's AcciMap: Reliability and validity evaluation. Applied Ergonomics: human factors in technology and society, 64(October), 14-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2017.04.014.
  • Hulme, A., Salmon, P., Nielsen, RO., Read, G., Finch, C. (2017). From control to causation: Validating a ‘complex systems model’ of running-related injury development and prevention. Applied Ergonomics: human factors in technology and society, 65(November 2017), 345-354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2017.07.005.
  • Vriend, I., Gouttebarge, V., Finch, C., Van Mechelen, W., Verhagen, E. (2017). Intervention Strategies Used in Sport Injury Prevention Studies: A Systematic Review Identifying Studies Applying the Haddon Matrix. Sports Medicine, 47(10), 2027-2043. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-017-0718-y.
  • Fortington, L., Van Der Worp, H., Van Den Akker-Scheek, I., Finch, C. (2017). Reporting Multiple Individual Injuries in Studies of Team Ball Sports: A Systematic Review of Current Practice. Sports Medicine, 47(6), 1103-1122. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-016-0637-3.
  • Finch, C., Cook, J., Kunstler, BE., Akram, M., Orchard, J. (2017). Subsequent Injuries Are More Common Than Injury Recurrences: An Analysis of 1 Season of Prospectively Collected Injuries in Professional Australian Football. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 45(8), 1921-1927. https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546517691943.
  • Salmon, P., Goode, N., Taylor, N., Lenne, M., Dallat, C., Finch, C. (2017). Rasmussen's legacy in the great outdoors: A new incident reporting and learning system for led outdoor activities. Applied Ergonomics: human factors in technology and society, 59(1 March), 637-648. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2015.07.017.
  • Hulme, A., Salmon, P., Nielsen, R., Read, G., Finch, C. (2017). Closing Pandora's Box: adapting a systems ergonomics methodology for better understanding the ecological complexity underpinning the development and prevention of running-related injury. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, 18(4), 338-359. https://doi.org/10.1080/1463922X.2016.1274455.

2016

Journal Articles

  • Kemp, JL., Makdissi, M., Schache, AG., Finch, C., Pritchard, MG., Crossley, KM. (2016). Is quality of life following hip arthroscopy in patients with chondrolabral pathology associated with impairments in hip strength or range of motion?. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy, 24(12), 3955-3961. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-015-3679-4.
  • Kemp, JL., Newton, JD., White, PE., Finch, C. (2016). Implementation of concussion guidelines in community Australian Football and Rugby League-The experiences and challenges faced by coaches and sports trainers. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 19(4), 305-310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2015.03.010.
  • McPhate, L., Simek, EM., Haines, TP., Hill, KD., Finch, C., Day, L. (2016). "Are Your Clients Having Fun?" The Implications of Respondents' Preferences for the Delivery of Group Exercise Programs for Falls Prevention. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 24(1), 129-138. https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2014-0168.
  • Donaldson, A., Lloyd, DG., Gabbe, BJ., Cook, J., Young, W., White, P., Finch, C. (2016). Scientific evidence is just the starting point: A generalizable process for developing sports injury prevention interventions. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 5(3), 334-341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2016.08.003.
  • Donaldson, A., Newton, J., McCrory, P., White, P., Davis, G., Makdissi, M., Finch, C. (2016). Translating Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Sports-Related Concussion Into Practice. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 10(2), 120-135. https://doi.org/10.1177/1559827614538751.
  • Drew, MK., Finch, C. (2016). The Relationship Between Training Load and Injury, Illness and Soreness: A Systematic and Literature Review. Sports Medicine, 46(6), 861-883. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-015-0459-8.
  • O'Brien, J., Finch, C. (2016). Injury prevention exercise programmes in professional youth soccer: understanding the perceptions of programme deliverers. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 2(1), Article Number: e000075. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2015-000075.
  • Orchard, JW., Ranson, C., Olivier, B., Dhillon, M., Gray, J., Langley, B., Mansingh, A., Moore, IS., Murphy, I., Patricios, J., Alwar, T., Clark, CJ., Harrop, B., Khan, HI., Kountouris, A., Macphail, M., Mount, S., Mupotaringa, A., Newman, D., O'Reilly, K., Peirce, N., Saleem, S., Shackel, D., Stretch, R., Finch, C. (2016). International consensus statement on injury surveillance in cricket: a 2016 update. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 50(20), 1245-1251. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2016-096125.
  • Robins, LM., Hill, KD., Day, L., Clemson, L., Finch, C., Haines, T. (2016). Older Adult Perceptions of Participation in Group- and Home-Based Falls Prevention Exercise. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 24(3), 350-362. https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2015-0133.
  • Janssen, KW., Van Der Zwaard, BC., Finch, C., Van Mechelen, W., Verhagen, EA. (2016). Interventions preventing ankle sprains; previous injury and high-risk sport participation as predictors of compliance. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 19(6), 465-469. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2015.06.005.
  • Bekker, S., Finch, C. (2016). Too much information? A document analysis of sport safety resources from key organisations. BMJ Open, 6(5), Article Number: e010877. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010877.
  • Day, L., Trotter, MJ., Donaldson, A., Hill, KD., Finch, C. (2016). Key Factors Influencing Implementation of Falls Prevention Exercise Programs in the Community. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 24(1), 45-52. https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2014-0143.
  • Van Reijen, M., Vriend, I., Van Mechelen, W., Finch, C., Verhagen, EA. (2016). Compliance with Sport Injury Prevention Interventions in Randomised Controlled Trials: A Systematic Review. Sports Medicine, 46(8), 1125-1139. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-016-0470-8.
  • Fortington, L., Finch, C. (2016). Priorities for injury prevention in women's Australian football: a compilation of national data from different sources. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 2(1), Article Number e000101. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2015-000101.
  • Fortington, L., Donaldson, A., Finch, C. (2016). Self-reported worst injuries in women's Australian football identify lower limb injuries as a prevention priority. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 2(1), Article No. e000112. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2016-000112.
  • Gray, SE., Finch, C. (2016). Assessing the completeness of coded and narrative data from the Victorian Emergency Minimum Dataset using injuries sustained during fitness activities as a case study. BMC Emergency Medicine, 16(1), Article number: 24. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-016-0091-4.
  • White, PE., Donaldson, A., Sullivan, SJ., Newton, J., Finch, C. (2016). Australian Football League concussion guidelines: what do community players think?. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 2016(2), e000169. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2016-000169.
  • Goode, N., Salmon, PM., Taylor, NZ., Lenne, MG., Finch, C. (2016). Lost in translation: the validity of a systemic accident analysis method embedded in an incident reporting software tool. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, 17(5-6), 483-506. https://doi.org/10.1080/1463922X.2016.1154230.
  • Finch, C., Twomey, DM., Fortington, L., Doyle, TL., Elliott, BC., Akram, M., Lloyd, DG. (2016). Preventing Australian football injuries with a targeted neuromuscular control exercise programme: comparative injury rates from a training intervention delivered in a clustered randomised controlled trial. Injury Prevention, 22(2), 123-128. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2015-041667.
  • Fortington, L., Finch, C. (2016). Death in community Australian football: A ten year national insurance claims report. PLoS One, 11(7), Article Number: e0159008. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159008.
  • Haines, TP., Hill, KD., Vu, T., Clemson, L., Finch, C., Day, L. (2016). Does action follow intention with participation in home and group-based falls prevention exercise programs? An exploratory, prospective, observational study. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 64(May 01, 2016), 151-161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2016.02.003.
  • Fortington, L., Berry, J., Buttifant, D., Ullan, S., Diamantopoulou, K., Finch, C. (2016). Shorter time to first injury in first year professional football players: A cross-club comparison in the Australian Football League. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 19(1), 18-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2014.12.008.
  • Ekegren, CL., Gabbe, BJ., Finch, C. (2016). Sports Injury Surveillance Systems: A Review of Methods and Data Quality. Sports Medicine, 46(1), 49-65. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-015-0410-z.
  • Finch, C., Donaldson, A., Gabbe, BJ., Muhammad, A., Shee, AW., Lloyd, DG., Cook, J. (2016). The evolution of multiagency partnerships for safety over the course of research engagement: experiences from the NoGAPS project. Injury Prevention, 22(6), 386-391. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2015-041922.
  • Singh, H., Fortington, L., Thompson, H., Finch, C. (2016). An overview of geospatial methods used in unintentional injury epidemiology. Injury Epidemiology, 3(1), Article Number 32. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-016-0097-0.
  • Drew, M., Cook, J., Finch, C. (2016). Sports-related workload and injury risk: Simply knowing the risks will not prevent injuries: Narrative review. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 50(21), 1306-1308. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2015-095871.
  • Finch, C., Talpey, S., Bradshaw, A., Soligard, T., Engebretsen, L. (2016). Research priorities of international sporting federations and the IOC research centres. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 2(1), Article Number e000168. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2016-000168.

2015

Journal Articles

  • Gray, SE., Finch, C. (2015). Epidemiology of Hospital-Treated Injuries Sustained by Fitness Participants. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 86(1), 81-87. https://doi.org/10.1080/02701367.2014.975177.
  • Timpka, T., Jacobsson, J., Ekberg, J., Finch, C., Bichenbach, J., Edouard, P., Bargoria, V., Branco, P., Alonso, JM. (2015). Meta-narrative analysis of sports injury reporting practices based on the Injury Definitions Concept Framework (IDCF): A review of consensus statements and epidemiological studies in athletics (track and field). Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 18(6), 643-650. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2014.11.393.
  • Fortington, L., Twomey, DM., Finch, C. (2015). Concussion in community Australian football - epidemiological monitoring of the causes and immediate impact on play. Injury Epidemiology, 2(1), Article Number: 20. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-015-0052-5.
  • Finch, C., Stephan, K., Shee, AW., Hill, K., Haines, TP., Clemson, L., Day, L. (2015). Identifying clusters of falls-related hospital admissions to inform population targets for prioritising falls prevention programmes. Injury Prevention, 21(4), 254-259. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2014-041351.
  • Ekegren, CL., Gabbe, BJ., Donaldson, A., Cook, J., Lloyd, D., Finch, C. (2015). Injuries in community-level Australian football: Results from a club-based injury surveillance system. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 18(6), 651-655. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2014.11.390.
  • Ekegren, CL., Gabbe, BJ., Finch, C. (2015). Injury surveillance in community sport: Can we obtain valid data from sports trainers?. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 25(3), 315-322. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.12216.
  • Lee, DA., Day, L., Finch, C., Hill, K., Clemson, L., McDermott, F., Haines, TP. (2015). Investigation of Older Adults' Participation in Exercises Following Completion of a State-wide Survey Targeting Evidence-based Falls Prevention Strategies. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 23(2), 256-263. https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2014-0012.
  • Simek, EM., McPhate, L., Hill, KD., Finch, C., Day, L., Haines, TP. (2015). What Are the Characteristics of Home Exercise Programs That Older Adults Prefer? A Cross-Sectional Study. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 94(7), 508-521. https://doi.org/10.1097/phm.0000000000000275.
  • Donaldson, A., Cook, J., Gabbe, B., Lloyd, DG., Young, W., Finch, C. (2015). Bridging the gap between content and context: Establishing expert consensus on the content of an exercise training program to prevent lower-limb injuries. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 25(3), 221-229. https://doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0000000000000124.
  • Finch, C., Kemp, JL., Clapperton, AJ. (2015). The incidence and burden of hospital-treated sports-related injury in people aged 15+ years in Victoria, Australia, 2004-2010: a future epidemic of osteoarthritis?. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 23(7), 1138-1143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2015.02.165.
  • Ekegren, CL., Gabbe, BJ., Finch, C. (2015). Medical-Attention Injuries in Community Australian Football: A Review of 30 Years of Surveillance Data From Treatment Sources. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 25(2), 162-172. https://doi.org/10.1097/jsm.0000000000000108.
  • Gray, SE., Finch, C. (2015). The causes of injuries sustained at fitness facilities presenting to Victorian emergency departments - identifying the main culprits. Injury Epidemiology, 2(1), Article Number 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-015-0037-4.
  • Shee, AW., Clapperton, A., Finch, C. (2015). Rural v metro: geographical differences in sports injury hospital admissions across Victoria. Medical Journal of Australia, 203(7), 288-288e.1. https://doi.org/10.5694/mja15.00585.
  • Fortington, L., Donaldson, A., Lathlean, T., Young, WB., Gabbe, BJ., Lloyd, D., Finch, C. (2015). When 'just doing it' is not enough: Assessing the fidelity of player performance of an injury prevention exercise program. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 18(3), 272-277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2014.05.001.
  • Donnelly, C., Elliott, B., Doyle, T., Finch, C., Dempsey, A., Lloyd, D. (2015). Changes in muscle activation following balance and technique training and a season of Australian football. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 18(3), 348-352. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2014.04.012.

Conference Publications

  • Goode, N., Salmon, PM., Lenne, MG., Finch, C. (2015). Looking beyond people, equipment and environment: Is a systems theory model of accident causation required to understand injuries and near misses during outdoor activities?. Procedia Manufacturing (1125-1131). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2015.07.188.
  • Grant, E., Goode, N., Salmon, PM., Lenné, MG., Scott-Parker, B., Finch, C. (2015). How do I save it? Usability evaluation of a systems theory-based incident reporting software prototype by novice end users. Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics. EPCE 2015. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (226-236). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20373-7_21.
  • Goode, N., Salmon, PM., Taylor, NZ., Lenné, MG., Finch, C. (2015). Bridging the research-practice gap: Validity of a software tool designed to support systemic accident analysis by risk managers. Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics. EPCE 2015. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (215-225). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20373-7_20.

2014

Journal Articles

  • Haines, TP., Day, L., Hill, KD., Clemson, L., Finch, C. (2014). "Better for others than for me": A belief that should shape our efforts to promote participation in falls prevention strategies. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 59(1), 136-144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2014.03.003.
  • Sekendiz, B., Gass, G., Norton, K., Finch, C. (2014). Cardiac emergency preparedness in health/fitness facilities in Australia. The Physician and Sportsmedicine, 42(4), 14-19. https://doi.org/10.3810/psm.2014.11.2087.
  • Newton, JD., White, PE., Ewing, MT., Makdissi, M., Davis, GA., Donaldson, A., Sullivan, SJ., Seward, H., Finch, C. (2014). Intention to use sport concussion guidelines among community-level coaches and sports trainers. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 17(5), 469-473. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2013.10.240.
  • Salmon, PM., Goode, N., Lenne, MG., Finch, C., Cassell, E. (2014). Injury causation in the great outdoors: A systems analysis of led outdoor activity injury incidents. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 63(Feb 2014), 111-120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2013.10.019.
  • Twomey, DM., Petrass, LA., Orchard, JW., Finch, C. (2014). Ground condition as a risk factor in sports injury aetiology studies: the level of concordance between objective and subjective measures. Injury Epidemiology, 1(1), Article Number 27. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-014-0027-y.
  • Finch, C., Orchard, JW., Twomey, DM., Saleem, MS., Ekegren, CL., Lloyd, DG., Elliott, BC. (2014). Coding OSICS sports injury diagnoses in epidemiological studies: does the background of the coder matter?. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 48(7), 552-556. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2012-091219.
  • White, PE., Otago, L., Saunders, N., Romiti, M., Donaldson, A., Ullah, S., Finch, C. (2014). Ensuring implementation success: how should coach injury prevention education be improved if we want coaches to deliver safety programmes during training sessions?. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 48(5), 402-403. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2012-091987.
  • Finch, C., Shee, AW., Clapperton, A. (2014). Time to add a new priority target for child injury prevention? The case for an excess burden associated with sport and exercise injury: population-based study. BMJ Open, 4(7), Article Number e005043. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005043.
  • Keyzer, P., Coyle, IR., Dietrich, J., Norton, K., Sekendiz, B., Jones, V., Finch, C. (2014). Legal risk management and injury in the fitness industry: The outcomes of focus group research and a national survey of fitness professionals. Journal of Law and Medicine, 21(4), 826-844.
  • Hyndman, BP., Benson, AC., Ullah, S., Finch, C., Telford, A. (2014). Children's enjoyment of play during school lunchtime breaks: An examination of intraday and interday reliability. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 11(1), 109-117. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2011-0200.
  • Verhagen, E., Voogt, N., Bruinsma, A., Finch, C. (2014). A knowledge transfer scheme to bridge the gap between science and practice: An integration of existing research frameworks into a tool for practice. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 48(8), 698-701. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2013-092241.
  • O'Brien, J., Finch, C. (2014). A systematic review of core implementation components in team ball sport injury prevention trials. Injury Prevention, 20(5), 357-362. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2013-041087.
  • Finch, C., Cook, J. (2014). Categorising sports injuries in epidemiological studies: the subsequent injury categorisation (SIC) model to address multiple, recurrent and exacerbation of injuries. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 48(17), 1276-1280. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2012-091729.
  • Timpka, T., Jacobsson, J., Bickenbach, J., Finch, C., Ekberg, J., Nordenfelt, L. (2014). What is a Sports Injury?. Sports Medicine, 44(4), 423-428. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-014-0143-4.
  • Finch, C., Doyle, TL., Dempsey, AR., Elliott, BC., Twomey, DM., White, PE., Diamantopoulou, K., Young, W., Lloyd, DG. (2014). What do community football players think about different exercise-training programmes? Implications for the delivery of lower limb injury prevention programmes. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 48(8), 702-707. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2013-092816.
  • Orchard, JW., McCrory, P., Makdissi, M., Seward, H., Finch, C. (2014). Use of rule changes to reduce injury in the Australian football league. Minerva Ortopedica e Traumatologica, 65(6), 355-364.
  • Finch, C., Diamantopoulou, K., Twomey, DM., Doyle, TL., Lloyd, DG., Young, W., Elliott, BC. (2014). The reach and adoption of a coach-led exercise training programme in community football. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 48(8), 718-723. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2012-091797.
  • O'Brien, J., Finch, C. (2014). The Implementation of Musculoskeletal Injury-Prevention Exercise Programmes in Team Ball Sports: A Systematic Review Employing the RE-AIM Framework. Sports Medicine, 44(9), 1305-1318. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-014-0208-4.
  • McKay, CD., Steffen, K., Romiti, M., Finch, C., Emery, CA. (2014). The effect of coach and player injury knowledge, attitudes and beliefs on adherence to the FIFA 11+programme in female youth soccer. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 48(17), 1281-1286. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2014-093543.
  • Trang, V., Day, L., Finch, C. (2014). The burden of hospitalised fall-related injury in community-dwelling older people in Victoria: a database study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 38(2), 128-133. https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12156.
  • Ullah, S., Gabbett, TJ., Finch, C. (2014). Statistical modelling for recurrent events: an application to sports injuries. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 48(17), 1287-1293. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2011-090803.
  • White, PE., Newton, JD., Makdissi, M., Sullivan, SJ., Davis, G., McCrory, P., Donaldson, A., Ewing, MT., Finch, C. (2014). Knowledge about sports-related concussion: is the message getting through to coaches and trainers?. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 48(2), 119-124. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2013-092785.
  • Ekegren, CL., Gabbe, BJ., Finch, C. (2014). Injury reporting via SMS text messaging in community sport. Injury Prevention, 20(4), 266-271. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2013-041028.
  • White, PE., Shee, AW., Finch, C. (2014). Independent appraiser assessment of the quality, methodological rigour and transparency of the development of the 2008 international consensus statement on concussion in sport. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 48(2), 130-135. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2013-092720.
  • Hindmarsh, D., Loh, M., Finch, C., Hayen, A., Close, JC. (2014). Effect of comorbidity on relative survival following hospitalisation for fall-related hip fracture in older people. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 33(3), E1-E7. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-6612.2012.00638.x.

2013

Journal Articles

  • Donaldson, A., Borys, D., Finch, C. (2013). Understanding safety management system applicability in community sport. Safety Science, 60(Dec 2013), 95-104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2013.06.007.
  • Steffen, K., Emery, CA., Romiti, M., Kang, J., Bizzini, M., Dvorak, J., Finch, C., Meeuwisse, WH. (2013). High adherence to a neuromuscular injury prevention programme (FIFA 11+) improves functional balance and reduces injury risk in Canadian youth female football players: a cluster randomised trial. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 47(12), 794-802. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2012-091886.
  • Finch, C., Clapperton, AJ., McCrory, P. (2013). Increasing incidence of hospitalisation for sport-related concussion in Victoria, Australia. Medical Journal of Australia, 198(8), 427-430. https://doi.org/10.5694/mja12.11217.
  • Hyndman, B., Telford, A., Finch, C., Ullah, S., Benson, AC. (2013). The Development of the Lunchtime Enjoyment of Activity and Play Questionnaire. Journal of School Health, 83(4), 256-264. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.12025.
  • Vu, T., Davie, G., Barson, D., Day, L., Finch, C. (2013). Accuracy of evidence-based criteria for identifying an incident hip fracture in the absence of the date of injury: A Retrospective database study. BMJ Open, 3(7), Article Number: e003222. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003222.
  • Ullah, S., Finch, C. (2013). Applications of functional data analysis: A systematic review. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 13(1), Article Number: 43. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-13-43.
  • Harvey, LA., Poulos, RG., Finch, C. (2013). Making burns count: The impact of varying case selection criteria on the identification of ICD-10 coded hospitalised burns. Burns, 39(7), 1367-1373. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2013.04.006.
  • McIntosh, AS., Curtis, K., Rankin, T., Cox, M., Pang, TY., McCrory, P., Finch, C. (2013). Associations between helmet use and brain injuries amongst injured pedal-and motor-cyclists: A case series analysis of trauma centre presentations. Journal of the Australasian College of Road Safety, 24(2), 11-20.
  • Steffen, K., Meeuwisse, WH., Romiti, M., Kang, J., McKay, C., Bizzini, M., Dvorak, J., Finch, C., Myklebust, G., Emery, CA. (2013). Evaluation of how different implementation strategies of an injury prevention programme (FIFA 11+) impact team adherence and injury risk in Canadian female youth football players: a cluster-randomised trial. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 47(8), 480-487. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2012-091887.
  • Andrew, N., Gabbe, BJ., Cook, J., Lloyd, DG., Donnelly, CJ., Nash, C., Finch, C. (2013). Could targeted exercise programmes prevent lower limb injury in community Australian football?. Sports Medicine, 43(8), 751-763. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-013-0056-7.

2012

Journal Articles

  • Telford, A., Finch, C., Barnett, L., Abbott, G., Salmon, J. (2012). Do parents' and children's concerns about sports safety and injury risk relate to how much physical activity children do?. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 46(15), 1084-1088. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2011-090904.
  • Donaldson, A., Leggett, S., Finch, C. (2012). Sports policy development and implementation in context: Researching and understanding the perceptions of community end-users. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 47(6), 743-760. https://doi.org/10.1177/1012690211422009.
  • Hollis, SJ., Stevenson, MR., McIntosh, AS., Shores, EA., Finch, C. (2012). Compliance with return-to-play regulations following concussion in Australian schoolboy and community rugby union players. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 46(10), 735-740. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.2011.085332.
  • Keats, MR., Emery, CA., Finch, C. (2012). Are we having fun yet?: Fostering adherence to injury preventive exercise recommendations in young athletes. Sports Medicine, 42(3), 175-184. https://doi.org/10.2165/11597050-000000000-00000.
  • Donaldson, A., Finch, C. (2012). Identifying context-specific competencies required by community Australian Football sports trainers. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 46(10), 759-766. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2011-090073.
  • Gabbett, TJ., Ullah, S., Finch, C. (2012). Identifying risk factors for contact injury in professional rugby league players - Application of a frailty model for recurrent injury. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 15(6), 496-504. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2012.03.017.
  • Hyndman, B., Telford, A., Finch, C., Benson, AC. (2012). Moving Physical Activity Beyond the School Classroom: A Social-ecological Insight for Teachers of The Facilitators and Barriers to Students' Non-Curricular Physical Activity. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 37(2), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2012v37n2.2.
  • Twomey, DM., Finch, C., Lloyd, DG., Elliott, BC., Doyle, TL. (2012). Ground hardness and injury in community level Australian football. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 15(4), 305-310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2011.12.003.
  • Finch, C. (2012). Getting sports injury prevention on to public health agendas - addressing the shortfalls in current information sources. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 46(1), 70-74. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2011-090329.
  • Vu, T., Day, L., Finch, C. (2012). Linked versus unlinked hospital discharge data on hip fractures for estimating incidence and comorbidity profiles. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 12(2012), Article Number 113. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-12-113.
  • White, PE., Ullah, S., Donaldson, A., Otago, L., Saunders, N., Romiti, M., Finch, C. (2012). Encouraging junior community netball players to learn correct safe landing technique. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 15(1), 19-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2011.08.004.
  • Donnelly, CJ., Elliott, BC., Doyle, TL., Finch, C., Dempsey, AR., Lloyd, DG. (2012). Changes in knee joint biomechanics following balance and technique training and a season of Australian football. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 46(13), 917-922. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2011-090829.
  • Twomey, DM., White, PE., Finch, C. (2012). Injury risk associated with ground hardness in junior cricket. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 15(2), 110-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2011.08.005.

Research Projects

  • Joint Health Command/Edith Cowan University Postdoctoral Researcher in Physical and Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention: MyIP 11567, Department of Defence, Grant, 2022 ‑ 2027, $950,229.
  • Enhancing injury and illness data collection and reporting infrastructure to deliver high quality insights and inform system level health strategies , Australian Institute of Sport, Scholarship - AIS, 2023 ‑ 2026, $115,500.
  • Joint Health Command/Edith Cowan University Postdoctoral Epidemiologist: MyIP 11564, Department of Defence, Grant, 2022 ‑ 2026, $950,229.
  • A critical review of the current state and future needs of the Athlete Management System as an injury and illness surveillance tool, Australian Sports Commission, Grant, 2023 ‑ 2024, $35,000.
  • Australian Centre for Research into Injury in Sport and its Prevention (ACRISP), International Olympic Committee, Research Centres for Prevention of Injury and Protection of Athlete Health, 2019 ‑ 2024, $409,674.
  • Research and Evaluation partnership for Injury Prevention, Injury Matters - Research and Evaluation Services, Grant, 2019 ‑ 2024, $299,294.
  • Understanding and preventing of child head injury in Western Australia and Victoria, Kidsafe WA, Grant, 2022 ‑ 2024, $20,000.
  • From data to action: a new process for developing injury countermeasures, Australian Research Council, Grant - Linkage (Projects), 2015 ‑ 2021, $781,448.
  • Evaluating the Impact of the IOC Sports Medicine Statements on Olympic Athlete Health and Wellbeing, International Olympic Committee, Grant, 2018 ‑ 2020, $131,393.
  • Prevention of injury and protection of athlete health, International Olympic Committee, Grant, 2018 ‑ 2019, $341,491.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

No data available

Completed Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Master by Research: Hydration status and injuries in Australian football.
  • Master by Research: Injuries in junior cricket.
  • Doctor of Philosophy: Community sports safety: The safety policies and practices of community sports clubs.
  • Doctor of Philosophy: Identifying injury causing hazards in fitness facilities.
  • Doctor of Philosophy: Risk factors for lower limb injuries at the community-level of Australian football.
  • Doctor of Philosophy: The role of headgear and mouthguards for preventing football injuries.
  • Doctor of Philosophy: Risk factors for repetitive micro trauma injury to adolescent and adults cricket fast bowlers.
  • Doctor of Philosophy: Enhancing the implementation of injury prevention exercise programs in professional soccer.
  • Doctor of Philosophy: Reporting injury in older people: epidemiological profile and knowledge gained from data linkage.
  • Doctor of Philosophy: The epidemiology of child occupant-related injuries and child restraint use.
  • Doctor of Philosohy: Evaluation of knowledge translation and workforce development through targeted exercise for falls prevention education programs for exercise physiologists.
  • Doctor of Philosophy: Epidemiology and injury prevention in Olympic combat sports.
  • Doctor of Philosophy: The role of coaches in sports injury prevention.
  • Doctor of Philosophy: Theoretical perspectives on using epidemiology and systems thinking to better understand the aetiology and prevention of distance running-related injury.
  • Doctor of Philosophy: Injury epidemiology among Australian female cricketers.
  • Doctor of Philosophy: Caregiver supervision of children at the beach.
  • Doctor of Philosophy: An evaluation of the protective eyewear regulation for squash players.
  • Master by Research: Sports injuries presenting to a general practice clinic.
  • Master by Research: Injuries in junior Australian football players.
  • Doctor of Philosophy: Reasons for children’s participation in and dropout of sport: does injury and injury risk perception play a role?
  • Master by Research: The descriptive epidemiology of Australian football injuries presenting to sports medicine clinics

Co-principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy: Training loads, player wellness and injury risk in elite junior Australian football players.
  • Doctor of Philosophy: Create, curate, cooperate: exploring the process of sport safety resource development.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Injury surveillance in community cricket and the exploration of insurance claims systems
  • Doctor of Philosophy: Burns and scalds prevention in NSW.
  • Doctor of Philosophy: Making junior cricket safer for Sri Lanka: creating opportunities for injury prevention.
  • Doctor of Philosophy: Subsequent injury in sport: classification and prevention of injury in athletic populations.
  • Doctor of Philosophy: Spatial epidemiological investigation of sports and leisure injuries in Victoria, Australia.
  • Doctor of Philosophy: Physical activity promotion in physiotherapy practice.

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy: Injury surveillance in community football.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Musculoskeletal injury surveillance in the Royal Australian Infantry Corps: Mixed methods research
  • Doctor of Philosophy: Longitudinal data modelling using penalized splines and ranked sets sampling.
  • Doctor of Philosophy: Falls prevention in community-living older people affected by co-morbidity: a targeted approach.
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