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Biography
Ivan Lin is Associate Professor at the Western Australian Centre for Rural Health and Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist (as awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapy in 2021) at the Geraldton Regional Aboriginal Medical Service. Ivan lives and works in country Western Australia on Yamaji country, in Jambinnu/Geraldton. Ivan's collaborative research aims to improve the management of musculoskeletal pain conditions, clinical communication, Aboriginal, remote, and rural health, and rural allied health practice. Alongside Prof Dawn Bessarab and Dr Charmaine Green, Ivan co-developed the Clinical Yarning framework of communication in Aboriginal health care and works with a team to translate this framework into routine Aboriginal health care.
Education/Academic qualification
An Exploration of Chronic Low Back Pain in Australian Aboriginal Populations, Curtin University
Award Date: 15 Jul 2013
External positions
Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Curtin University
Physiotherapist, Geraldton Regional Aboriginal Medical Service
Research expertise keywords
- Musculoskeletal pain
- Low back pain
- Aboriginal health care
- Research translation
- Allied health service research
- Rural, remote and Aboriginal health education
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Is Emergency Department Care for Low Back Pain Meeting Contemporary Standards? A Medical Record Review
Flanagan, P., Truter, P., Machado, G. C., Moiler, K., Taylor, R., Atkinson, P., Bayliss, J., Lin, I., Richards, K., Cavalheri, V. & Waller, R., Feb 2026, In: EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia. 38, 1, 10 p., e70214.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Moving Forward Together. Part 2: Enhancing Physical Therapy Clinical Care for Indigenous Peoples' Musculoskeletal Health
Lin, I., Linton, J., Cotter, P., Dixon, B., Jones, A., Lagolago, W., Willis, S. & Conley, B., Mar 2026, In: JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY. 56, 3, p. 128-134 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Moving Forward Together. Part 3: Strengthening Physical Therapy Research for Indigenous Peoples' Musculoskeletal Health
Linton, J., Lin, I., Barnabe, C., Bullen, J., Bunzli, S., Dixon, B., Tikao-Harkess, S., Tuiloma, J. N. & Conley, B., Apr 2026, In: The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy. 56, 4, p. 220-226 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Healing Right Way: A Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial Aiming to Enhance Quality of Life for Aboriginal Australian Survivors of Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury
Armstrong, E., Rai, T., Katzenellenbogen, J. M., Thompson, S. J., McAllister, M., Ciccone, N., Hersh, D., Flicker, L., Cadilhac, D. A., Godecke, E., Hankey, G. J., Drew, N., Hayward, C., Woods, D., Robinson, M., Lin, I., Kratina, S., White, J. & Coffin, J., Oct 2025, In: The Australian Journal of Rural Health. 33, 5, p. e70106 e70106.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Integrating evidence from lived experience of Aboriginal people and clinical practice guidelines to develop arthritis educational resources: a mixed-methods study
Conley, B., Linton, J., Bullen, J., Lin, I., Toovey, R., Persaud, J., O'Brien, P., Prehn, R., Bromley, J., Gregory, N., Pickett, T., Papertalk, L., Green, C., Flanagan, W. & Bunzli, S., Feb 2025, In: The Lancet. Rheumatology. 7, 2, p. e94-e107Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Yarning about pain: Evaluating communication training for health professionals at persistent pain services in Queensland, Australia
Bernardes, C. M. (Contributor), Ekberg, S. (Contributor), Birch, S. (Contributor), Claus, A. (Contributor), Bryant, M. (Contributor), Meuter, R. (Contributor), Isua, J. (Contributor), Gray, P. (Contributor), Kluver, J. P. (Contributor), Malacova, E. (Contributor), Jones, C. (Contributor), Houkamau, K. (Contributor), Taylor, M. (Contributor), Lin, I. (Contributor) & Pratt, G. (Contributor), SAGE Publications Ltd, 2023
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What are the core recommendations for gout management in first line and specialist care? Systematic review of clinical practice guidelines
Conley, B. (Contributor), Bunzli, S. (Contributor), Bullen, J. (Contributor), O’Brien, P. (Contributor), Persaud, J. (Contributor), Gunatillake, T. (Contributor), Dowsey, M. M. (Contributor), Choong, P. F. (Contributor), Nikpour, M. (Contributor), Grainger, R. (Contributor) & Lin, I. (Contributor), Figshare, 14 Aug 2024
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6696771
Dataset
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Clinical yarning education: development and pilot evaluation of an education program to improve clinical communication in Aboriginal health care - participant, and health manager perspectives
Lin, I. (Contributor), Flanagan, W. (Contributor), Green, C. (Contributor), Lowell, A. (Contributor), Coffin, J. (Contributor) & Bessarab, D. (Contributor), Figshare, 1 Dec 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6958152
Dataset
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Implementation and effectiveness of cognitive functional therapy: A hybrid implementation effectiveness trial
O'Sullivan, P. (Investigator 03), Schutze, R. (Investigator 08) & Lin, I. (Investigator 10)
MRFF Medical Research Future Fund
1/06/24 → 1/06/28
Project: Research
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Evaluating health resources for Aboriginal peoples living with arthritis
O'Brien, P. (Investigator 01), Lin, I. (Investigator 02), Bunzli, S. (Investigator 03) & Linton, J. (Investigator 04)
1/01/24 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Improving Health Care through Clinical Yarning, Midwest, Western Australia
Lin, I. (Investigator 01), Bessarab, D. (Investigator 02), O'Sullivan, P. (Investigator 03), Bullen, J. (Investigator 04), Green, C. (Investigator 05), Randall, R. (Investigator 06) & Pelkowitz, A. (Investigator 07)
Department of Health (Western Australia)
1/02/22 → 28/01/26
Project: Research
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“YARN WITH ME”: IMPLEMENTING CLINICAL YARNING COMMUNICATION IN ABORIGINAL HEALTH CARE
Lin, I. (Investigator 01), Bessarab, D. (Investigator 02), Armstrong, E. (Investigator 03), Green, C. (Investigator 04), O'Sullivan, P. (Investigator 05), Bullen, J. (Investigator 06), Hansen, J. (Investigator 07), Wright, M. (Investigator 08), Eades, S. (Investigator 09), Munns, M. (Investigator 10), Love, J. (Investigator 11), Kinnersley, P. (Investigator 12) & Silverman, J. (Investigator 13)
Department of Health (Western Australia)
1/05/21 → 31/05/22
Project: Research
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Improving Health Outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People Living with Chronic Pain
Lin, I. (Investigator 01)
Queensland Institute of Medical Research
22/01/20 → 21/01/22
Project: Research
Prizes
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Finalist - WA Rural Health Allied Health Professional of the Year
Lin, I. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Other distinction
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