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Associate Professor

Muhammad Rahizan Zainuldin

Associate Professor
PhD (Physiotherapy), University of Sydney, Australia
Cluster:
Health and Social Sciences
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SIT Appointments

  • Associate Professor
    – Present
  • Assistant Professor
    –

Education

  • PhD (Physiotherapy)
    University of Sydney , Australia
  • Bachelor of Applied Science (1st Class Hons) Physiotherapy
    University of Sydney , Australia

Achievements

  • 3rd prize: Grant for Best Abstracts in Rehabilitation & Chronic Care, 20th European Respiratory Society (ERS) Annual Congress, Barcelona, Spain (Oral presentation)
  • National Congress, Sydney, Australia
  • University of Sydney International Student Research Scholarship for PhD in Physiotherapy
    –
  • Ministry of Health (Singapore) Overseas Specialist Award Public Service Commission Scholarship
  • Best 5x5 Oral Presentation, Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) 16th Biennial

Professional Memberships

  • Member, Singapore Physiotherapy Association (SPA)
    – Present
  • Member, European Respiratory Society (ERS)
    – Present
  • Member, Lung and Heart Physiotherapy Research (LAHPR) Group, University of Sydney
    – Present
  • Member, Muslim Healthcare Professional Association (MHPA)
    –

Research Interests

  • Exercise prescription in chronic diseases

    Especially in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

  • Exercise physiology, Pulmonary and Cardiac rehabilitation programs
  • Physical activity, self-management in chronic diseases
  • Global health
  • Behaviour change

Current Projects

  • Multifactorial, Evidence-Based Program of Screening, Risk Modification and Physical Therapy to Prevent Falls Among Vulnerable Elderly Recently Discharged from the Hospital to the Community
    – Present

    Collaboration with Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Health Services and Systems Research project: Multifactorial, Evidence-Based Program of Screening, Risk Modification and Physical Therapy to Prevent Falls Among Vulnerable Elderly Recently Discharged from the Hospital to the Community. Grant to primary site Duke-NUS.

  • The effects of a home-based vs. centre-based pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with lung disease
    – Present

    Collaboration with NUHS project: The effects of a home-based vs. centre-based pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with lung disease. Grant to primary site NUHS

Past Projects

  • Exercise prescription in clinical rehabilitation for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    –

    PhD Dissertation: Exercise prescription in clinical rehabilitation for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Funded by Physiotherapy Research Fund, Australian Physiotherapy Association Awarded by, AUD$2500. Funded from 2008-2011

Journal Papers

  • Zainuldin R, Mackey MG, Alison JA. Prescribing walking exercise intensity from the six-minute walk test in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention 2015, 35(1): 65-69.

  • Zainuldin R, Tay NWT. Effects of inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation following acute exacerbation of COPD in a Singapore hospital. Respirology 2014; 19 (Suppl, 1): 26.

  • Li YKA, Tan CY, Choo CG, Tay NWT, Zainuldin MR. An audit on the success of pulmonary rehabilitation service among our patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Chest 2014; 146(4_MeetingAbstracts):812A-812A. doi: 10.1378/chest.1990320.

  • Zainuldin R, Mackey MG, Alison JA. Prescribing walking exercise intensity from the incremental shuttle walk test in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2012, 91(7): 592-600.

  • Zainuldin R, Mackey MG, Luxton NL, Alison JA. Predicting peak cycle work rate from the incremental shuttle walk test in COPD. European Respiratory Journal 2011, 38(55S): 543s.

  • Zainuldin R, Mackey MG, Luxton NL, Alison JA. Predicting peak cycle work rate from the six-minute walk test in COPD. European Respiratory Journal 2011, 38(55S): 543s.

  • Zainuldin R, Mackey MG, Alison JA. Optimal intensity and type of leg exercise training for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 11. Art. No.: CD008008. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008008.pub2.

  • Zainuldin R, Mackey MG, Alison JA. Prescribing walking training intensity from the incremental shuttle walking test in people with COPD. European Respiratory Journal 2010, 36(54S): 3s.

  • Zainuldin MR, Knoke D, Luxton N, Mackey M and Alison JA. Prescribing cycle exercise intensity from six-minute walk test in patients with COPD. BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 7;9.

Conferences

  • Zainuldin R, Mackey MG, Alison JA. Prescribing walking training intensity from the six-minute walk test in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

  • Airway Vista 2014, Seoul, Korea, March

  • Zainuldin R, Mackey MG, Alison JA. Prescribing walking training intensity from the incremental shuttle walking test in people with COPD.

  • 21st European Respiratory Society (ERS) Annual Congress, Amsterdam, Netherlands, September

  • 20th European Respiratory Society (ERS) Annual Congress, Barcelona, Spain, September

  • Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) 16th Biennial National Congress, Sydney, Australia, September

  • Zainuldin R, Mackey MG, Luxton NL, Alison JA. Predicting peak cycle work rate from the incremental shuttle walk test in COPD.

  • Zainuldin R, Mackey MG, Luxton NL, Alison JA. Predicting peak cycle work rate from the six-minute walk test in COPD.

  • Zainuldin R, Sasiadek K, Tay NWT. Effects of inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation following acute exacerbation of COPD in a Singapore hospital.