Professor Deborah Turner

Professor Deborah Turner

Adjunct Professor,
Dean's Unit, School of Health Sciences

Professor in Podiatry,
Dean's Unit - School of Science and Health

Biography

Qualifications

  • PGCrtMedUltrasound Glasgow Caledonian University
  • PGCertPorfDevt(HEdPrac) University of Huddersfield
  • PhD University of Huddersfield
  • CertLocalAnaesthesia University of Huddersfield
  • BScPod (Hons) University of Huddersfield

Organisational Unit (School / Division)

  • Dean's Unit, School of Health Sciences
  • Dean's Unit - School of Science and Health

Contact

Email: Deborah.Turner@westernsydney.edu.au
Phone: (02) 4620 3226
Mobile:
Location: 24.2.62
CampbelltownCampbelltown

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Publications

Journal Articles

  • Modi, S., Turner, D. and Hennessy, K. (2021), 'Non-pharmacological interventions and corticosteroid injections for the management of the Achilles tendon in inflammatory arthritis : a systematic review', Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, vol 14, no 1 .
  • Ahmed, M., Tannous, K., Agho, K., Henshaw, F., Turner, D. and Simmons, D. (2021), 'Prevalence and burden of diabetes-related foot disease in New South Wales, Australia : evidence from the 45 and Up Study survey data linked with Health Services data', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol 18, no 21 .
  • Henshaw, F., Reid, I., Spencer, A. and Turner, D. (2020), 'Point of care ultrasound imaging as a wound assessment tool in diabetic foot ulcers : a case series', Journal of Wound Care, vol 29, no 8 , pp 28 - 34.
  • Carter, K., Tannous, C., Walmsley, S., Rome, K. and Turner, D. (2020), 'Linking the patient experience of foot involvement related to psoriatic arthritis to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health', Rheumatology Advances in Practice, vol 4, no 2 .
  • Carter, K., Tannous, C., Walmsley, S., Rome, K. and Turner, D. (2020), 'Linking the effect of psoriatic arthritis-related foot involvement to the Leeds Foot Impact Scale using the International Classification for Functioning, Disability and Health : a study to assess content validity', Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, vol 13 .
  • Carter, K., Walmsley, S., Chessman, D., Rome, K. and Turner, D. (2019), 'Perspectives of patients and health professionals on the experience of living with psoriatic arthritis-related foot problems : a qualitative investigation', Clinical Rheumatology, vol 38, no 6 , pp 1605 - 1613.
  • Carter, K., Walmsley, S., Rome, K. and Turner, D. (2019), 'Health professional views on the assessment and management of foot problems in people with psoriatic arthritis in Australia and New Zealand : a qualitative investigation', BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, vol 20 .
  • Carter, K., Tannous, C., Walmsley, S., Rome, K. and Turner, D. (2019), 'Linking the patient experience of foot involvement related to psoriatic arthritis to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health', Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, vol 78 .
  • Chipchase, L., Davidson, M., Blackstock, F., Bye, R., Clothier, P., Klupp, N., Nickson, W., Turner, D. and Williams, M. (2017), 'Conceptualising and measuring student disengagement in higher education : a synthesis of the literature', International Journal of Higher Education, vol 6, no 2 , pp 31 - 42.
  • Scott, J., Turner, D., Baird, S., Barn, R. and Hendry, G. (2015), 'Podiatrists' perceptions of NHS provision of foot care for people with diabetes', The Diabetic Foot Journal, vol 18, no 4 , pp 204 - 210.
  • Hendry, G., Turner, D., Gardner-Medwin, J., Lorgelly, P. and Woodburn, J. (2014), 'An exploration of parents' preferences for foot care in juvenile idiopathic arthritis : a possible role for the discrete choice experiment', Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, vol 7, no 1 .
  • Turner, D., Hyslop, E., Barn, R., McInnes, I., Steultjens, M. and Woodburn, J. (2014), 'Metatarsophalangeal joint pain in psoriatic arthritis : a cross-sectional study', Rheumatology, vol 53, no 4 , pp 737 - 740.
  • Telfer, S., Woodburn, J. and Turner, D. (2014), 'An ultrasound based non-invasive method for the measurement of intrinsic foot kinematics during gait', Journal of Biomechanics, vol 47, no 5 , pp 1225 - 1228.
  • Telfer, S., Woodburn, J. and Turner, D. (2014), 'Measurement of functional heel pad behaviour in-shoe during gait using orthotic embedded ultrasonography', Gait and Posture, vol 39, no 1 , pp 328 - 332.
  • Telfer, S., Baeten, E., Gibson, K., Steultjens, M., Turner, D., Woodburn, J. and Hendry, G. (2014), 'Dynamic plantar loading index detects altered foot function in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis but not changes due to orthotic use', Clinical Biomechanics, vol 29, no 9 , pp 1027 - 1031.
  • Barn, R., Brandon, M., Rafferty, D., Sturrock, R., Steultjens, M., Turner, D. and Woodburn, J. (2014), 'Kinematic, kinetic and electromyographic response to customized foot orthoses in patients with tibialis posterior tenosynovitis, pes plano valgus and rheumatoid arthritis', Rheumatology, vol 53, no 1 , pp 123 - 130.
  • Hendry, G., Rafferty, D., Barn, R., Gardner-Medwin, J., Turner, D. and Woodburn, J. (2013), 'Foot function is well preserved in children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis who are optimally managed', Gait and Posture, vol 38, no 1 , pp 30 - 36.
  • Hendry, G., Watt, G., Brandon, M., Friel, L., Turner, D., Lorgelly, P., Gardner-Medwin, J., Sturrock, R. and Woodburn, J. (2013), 'The effectiveness of a multidisciplinary foot care program for children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis : an exploratory trial', Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, vol 45, no 5 , pp 467 - 476.
  • Barn, R., Turner, D., Rafferty, D., Sturrock, R. and Woodburn, J. (2013), 'Tibialis posterior tenosynovitis and associated pes plano valgus in rheumatoid arthritis : electromyography, multisegment foot kinematics, and ultrasound features', Arthritis Care and Research, vol 65, no 4 , pp 495 - 502.
  • Hendry, G., Gardner-Medwin, J., Steultjens, M., Woodburn, J., Sturrock, R. and Turner, D. (2012), 'Frequent discordance between clinical and musculoskeletal ultrasound examinations of foot disease in juvenile idiopathic arthritis', Arthritis Care and Research, vol 64, no 3 , pp 441 - 447.
  • Hendry, G., Turner, D., Lorgelly, P. and Woodburn, J. (2012), 'Room for improvement : patient, parent, and practitioners' perceptions of foot problems and foot care in juvenile idiopathic arthritis', Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, vol 93, no 11 , pp 2062 - 2067.
  • Woodburn, J., Turner, D., Rosenbaum, D., Balint, G., Korda, J., Ormos, G., Szabo, A., Vliet Vlieland, T., Van Der Leeden, M. and Steultjens, M. (2012), 'Adaptation and crosscultural validation of the foot impact scale for rheumatoid arthritis using Rasch analysis', Arthritis Care and Research, vol 64, no 7 , pp 986 - 992.
  • Barn, R., Rafferty, D., Turner, D. and Woodburn, J. (2012), 'Reliability study of tibialis posterior and selected leg muscle EMG and multi-segment foot kinematics in rheumatoid arthritis associated pes planovalgus', Gait and Posture, vol 36, no 3 , pp 567 - 571.
  • Hyslop, E., Woodburn, J., Mcinnes, I., Semple, R., Newcombe, L., Hendry, G., Rafferty, D., De Mits, S. and Turner, D. (2010), 'A reliability study of biomechanical foot function in psoriatic arthritis based on a novel multi-segmented foot model', Gait and Posture, vol 32, no 4 , pp 619 - 626.
  • Woodburn, J., Hennessy, K., Steultjens, M., McInnes, I. and Turner, D. (2010), 'Looking through the 'window of opportunity' : is there a new paradigm of podiatry care on the horizon in early rheumatoid arthritis?', Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, vol 3 .
  • Hendry, G., Turner, D., McColl, J., Lorgelly, P., Sturrock, R., Watt, G., Browne, M., Gardner-Medwin, J., Friel, L. and Woodburn, J. (2009), 'Protocol for the Foot in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis trial (FiJIA) : a randomised controlled trial of an integrated foot care programme for foot problems in JIA', Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, vol 2, no 1 .
  • Semple, R., Murley, G., Woodburn, J. and Turner, D. (2009), 'Tibialis posterior in health and disease : a review of structure and function with specific reference to electromyographic studies', Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, vol 2 .
  • Van der Leeden, M., Steultjens, M., Terwee, C., Rosenbaum, D., Turner, D., Woodburn, J. and Dekker, J. (2008), 'A systematic review of instruments measuring foot function, foot pain, and foot-related disability in patients with rheumatoid arthritis', Arthritis and Rheumatism, vol 59, no 9 , pp 1257 - 1269.
  • Turner, D. and Woodburn, J. (2008), 'Characterising the clinical and biomechanical features of severely deformed feet in rheumatoid arthritis', Gait and Posture, vol 28, no 4 , pp 574 - 580.

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