User:Martina Lukin
Martina has been a member of the ReLAB-HS team (Learning, Acting and Building for Rehabilitation in Health Systems) for Physiopedia since November 2021. ReLAB-HS is a USAID funded project driving positive improvements across the physical rehabilitation sector. Physiopedia is committed to responding to the education needs of rehabilitation professionals across the globe through the provision of universal, inclusive and equitable access to rehabilitation knowledge.
About Me[edit | edit source]
Martina is a Prosthetist / Orthotist (PO) from Australia. Since graduating from La Trobe University, Melbourne in 2005 she has worked in Australia, Singapore and Croatia focusing primarily on amputee rehabilitation and fine tuning her prosthetic fitting and fabrication skills. The vast majority of her career has been devoted to the humanitarian sector, working with organisations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Humanity and Inclusion (HI) in a number of low and middle income countries including Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Georgia and Libya. In addition to managing projects, providing technical support and hands-on training she is passionate about strengthening interdisciplinary collaboration and knowledge sharing amongst rehabilitation professionals with the ultimate goal of improving access, efficiency and overall quality of services.
Physiopedia Badges[edit | edit source]
Education[edit | edit source]
- La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia - Bachelor of Prosthetics and Orthotics with Honours, 2005
- National Pilates Training- Diploma in Pilates Professional Practice 2011
- Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN) - Integrative Nutrition Health and Wellness Coach 2018
Professional Affiliations[edit | edit source]
Publications[edit | edit source]
Martina's most recent work involves research around determining the most effective outcome measures for persons with lower limb absence, presented at the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics World Congress (2021). Soon to be published.
