David Berlowitz

Barriers and enablers to telehealth use by physiotherapists during the COVID-19 pandemic

Kimberley J Haines, Abbey Sawyer, Clare McKinnon, Ashleigh Donovan, Chris Michael, Chris Cimoli, Mel Gregory, Sue Berney, David J Berlowitz

Journal article  |  2023  |  PHYSIOTHERAPY

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the perceived barriers and enablers experienced by physiotherapists whilst delivering community and out..

Respiratory muscle training in neuromuscular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Kathryn Watson, Thorlene Egerton, Nicole Sheers, Sarah Retica, Rebekah McGaw, Talia Clohessy, Penny Webster, David J Berlowitz

Journal article  |  2022  |  EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY REVIEW

BACKGROUND: Neuromuscular disease causes a progressive decline in ventilatory function which respiratory muscle training may addre..

Rapidly and slowly progressive neuromuscular disease: differences in pulmonary function, respiratory tract infections and response to lung volume recruitment therapy (LVR)

Nicole L Sheers, David J Berlowitz, Rebecca K Dirago, Phoebe Naughton, Sandra Henderson, Alyssa Rigoni, Krisha Saravanan, Peter Rochford, Mark E Howard

Journal article  |  2022  |  BMJ OPEN RESPIRATORY RESEARCH

INTRODUCTION: Reduced lung volumes are a hallmark of respiratory muscle weakness in neuromuscular disease (NMD). Low respiratory s..

P047 Rehabilitation-led management of sleep disordered breathing: adapting a model of care for a rehabilitation centre in Australia

M Graco, G Weber, D Joffe, K Saravanan, R Heriseanu, N Whitehead, K Alava-Bravo, C DelaCruz, S Sood, J Curran, E Kaumaitotoya, J Pryor, J Ross, C Chai-Coetzer, D Berlowitz

Journal article  |  2022  |  SLEEP Advances

Abstract Introduction Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) is highly prevalent in ..

P020 Polysomnographic titration of non-invasive ventilation in motor neurone disease (3TLA): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

D Berlowitz, D Rowe, M Howard, A Piper, M Graco, S Braat, B Singh, T Sousa, N Lannin, A Sawyer

Journal article  |  2022  |  SLEEP Advances

Abstract Introduction The benefits of using non-invasive ventilation (NIV) on ..

P048 Polysomnographic titration of non-invasive ventilation in motor neurone disease (3TLA): Protocol for a process evaluation of a clinical trial

M Graco, D Berlowitz, A Sawyer, K Carey, A Holland, N Lannin

Journal article  |  2022  |  SLEEP Advances

Abstract Introduction We are undertaking a multicentre randomised controlled t..

O032 Virtual Ventilation: an evaluation of non-invasive ventilation polysomnography and utility of ventilator recorded data

A Ridgers, W Reuhland, L Hannan, D Berlowitz, M Howard

Journal article  |  2022  |  SLEEP Advances

Abstract Introduction Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is a treatment for respir..

P019 Automatic Detection of Patient-Ventilator Asynchrony during Non-Invasive Ventilation using Matrix Profiles

M Juliandri, U Aicklin, G Ristanoski, L Hannan, N Sheers, M Howard, D Berlowitz

Journal article  |  2022  |  SLEEP Advances

Abstract Automated Patient-Ventilator Asynchrony (PVA) detection and classification has been described previously, ..

NIV@Home: A pilot randomised controlled trial comparing home-based versus day admission models of NIV implementation

N Sheers, M Howard, L Hannan, L Rautela, M Graco, S Retica, D Berlowitz

Conference Proceedings  |  2022  |  02.02 - Noninvasive ventilatory support

Development and preliminary validation of automatic detection of patient-ventilator asynchrony during non-invasive ventilation using matrix profiles

M Juliandri, U Aicklin, G Ristanoski, L Hannan, N Sheers, M Howard, D Berlowitz

Conference Proceedings  |  2022  |  02.02 - Noninvasive ventilatory support