Rate My Professor Helen Ackland

Ackland's research specializations center on trauma epidemiology, cervical spine injury assessment, spinal imaging protocols, and injury prevention, including studies on ladder fall-related injuries and DIY accidents. She collaborates across departments such as Intensive Care, Radiology, Emergency, Trauma, Orthopaedics, and Neurosurgery at The Alfred. Key publications include 'Cervical spine assessment following trauma' in Australian Family Physician (2012, with Peter Cameron); 'NEXUS criteria to rule out cervical spine injury among older patients: a systematic review' in Emergency Medicine Australasia (2018, with Gabriel Paykin, Gerard O'Reilly, and Biswadev Mitra); 'Persistent neck pain following trauma: Correlation of acute findings with long-term outcome after minor trauma' in Spine; 'Adult cervical spine trauma: Education modules for appropriate imaging referrals' (with Stacy Goergen and Dinesh Varma); and 'Cervical Spine Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Alert Trauma Patients' in Annals of Emergency Medicine (2011). In 2014, she received Monash University recognition as an early career medical researcher in the Clinical Sciences category for her Spine publication. Ackland contributes to teaching as unit coordinator for BME3032 - Introduction to the health system and HSC1400 - The Australian healthcare system. Her work influences clinical guidelines and education in trauma management.