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Professor Caroline Finch AO

Vice Chancellor Professorial Research Fellow - Injury Prevention

Staff Member Details
Email: c.finch@ecu.edu.au
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1711-1930

Professor Caroline Finch AO is a Vice-Chancellor’s Professorial Research Fellow for the School of Science at ECU.

Background

Caroline is one of the 10 most highly published injury researchers of all time and one of the most influential sports medicine researchers internationally. She is the author of over 800 research publications, with >$24M in research funding, including as an NHMRC Principal Research Fellow and holder of multiple ARC and NHMRC project grants. Her research has directly informed safety policy and programs for Government Departments of Sport and Health, health promotion/injury prevention agencies, and peak sports bodies worldwide. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the prestigious international peer-review journal BMJ Injury Prevention.

She holds a PhD in Mathematics/Statistics from Monash University and a Research Masters in Mathematical Statistics from Latrobe University. She is a highly sought-after mentor and woman in STEMM leader. She has previously held whole-of-university research leadership roles at ECU and Federation University, and Research Professor/Research Centre Director roles at UNSW, University of Ballarat, Monash University and Federation University.

In 2018, she was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for her distinguished service to sports medicine, particularly in the area of injury prevention as an educator, researcher and author, and to the promotion of improved health in athletes and those who exercise.

Professional Memberships

  • 2025-present. Cancer Council of Western Australia (Chair of Board and President)
  • 2026-present. Cancer Council of Australia (Board Member)

Awards and Recognition

National and International Awards

  • 2015 - American Public Health Association Distinguished International Career Award
  • 2018 - an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for her distinguished service to sports medicine, particularly in the area of injury prevention as an educator, researcher and author, and to the promotion of improved health in athletes and those who exercise
  • 2022 – the Australian Injury Prevention Network presented her with its "Special Award for Sustained Achievement in Injury Prevention

National and International Research Positions

  • Editor-in-Chief, Injury Prevention, British Medical Journal since 2023.

Research Areas and Interests

  • Injury surveillance
  • Injury data systems
  • Sports Medicine
  • Injury Prevention
  • Data science applications
  • Implementation Science

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Monash University, 1995.
  • Master of Science, La Trobe University, 1986.
  • The Honours Degree of Bachelor of Science, Monash University, 1983.

Research Outputs

2025

Book Chapters

Journal Articles

  • Stannard, J., Finch, C., Dabovich, P., Fortington, L. (2025). Musculoskeletal Injury In Australian Infantry Personnel: A Cross-Sectional Study To Understand Prevention Priorities. Military Medicine, 190(3-4), e682-e689. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usae427.

2024

Journal Articles

  • Fortington, L., Badenhorst, M., Derman, W., Emery, C., Pasanen, K., Schwellnus, M., Verhagen, E., Finch, C. (2024). What impact have the IOC medical consensus statements made on athlete health? A survey of medical commissions from National Olympic/Paralympic Committees and International Sports Federations. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 10(2), Article number e001794. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2023-001794.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Fortington, L., Badenhorst, M., Bolling, C., Derman, W., Emery, CA., Pasanen, K., Schwellnus, M., Verhagen, E., Finch, C. (2023). Are we levelling the playing field? A qualitative case study of the awareness, uptake and relevance of the IOC consensus statements in two countries. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 57(21), 1371-1381. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2022-105984.
  • Fortington, L., Handcock, R., Derman, W., Emery, CA., Pasanen, K., Schwellnus, M., Verhagen, E., Finch, C. (2023). Citation impact and reach of the IOC sport and exercise medicine consensus statements. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 9(1), Article number e001460. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2022-001460.

2022

Journal Articles

  • Fortington, L., Goode, N., Finch, C., Salmon, P. (2022). Heat and sun related medical concerns in Australian led outdoor activities: a three-year prospective study.. Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education, 25(2), 145-157. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42322-022-00094-1.
  • Stannard, J., Finch, C., Fortington, L. (2022). Improving musculoskeletal injury surveillance methods in Special Operation Forces: A Delphi consensus study. PLOS Global Public Health, 2(1), article number e0000096. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000096.
  • Olivier, B., Obiora, O., Macmillan, C., Finch, C. (2022). Injury surveillance in community cricket: A new inning for South Africa. South African Journal of Physiotherapy, 78(1), article number a1756. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajp.v78i1.1756.
  • McLean, S., Coventon, L., Finch, C., Salmon, P. (2022). Incident reporting in the outdoors: a systems-based analysis of injury, illness, and psychosocial incidents in led outdoor activities in Australia. Ergonomics: an international journal of research and practice in human factors and ergonomics, 65(10), 1421-1433. https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2022.2041733.
  • McLean, S., Coventon, L., Finch, C., Dallat, C., Carden, T., Salmon, P. (2022). Evaluation of a systems ergonomics-based incident reporting system. Applied Ergonomics: human factors in technology and society, 100(April 2022), article number 103651. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2021.103651.

2021

Journal Articles

  • Goode, N., Shaw, L., Finch, C., Salmon, P. (2021). Challenges of translating Rasmussen’s Accimap into a usable, sustainable, and useful incident reporting system: end‑user attitudes following 12‑month implementation. Cognition, Technology and Work, 23(1), 39-49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10111-019-00596-x.
  • Fortington, L., McIntosh, A., Finch, C. (2021). Injury deaths in Australian sport and recreation: Identifying and assessing priorities for prevention. PLoS One, 16(4), Article number e0250199. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250199.
  • McLean, S., Finch, C., Goode, N., Clacy, A., Coventon, L., Salmon, P. (2021). Applying a systems thinking lens to injury causation in the outdoors: Evidence collected during 3 years of the Understanding and Preventing Led Outdoor Accidents Data System. Injury Prevention, 27(1), 48-54. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2019-043424.

Conference Publications

  • McLean, S., Finch, C., Coventon, L., Salmon, PM. (2021). Incidents in the Great Outdoors: A systems approach to understanding and preventing led outdoor accidents. Proceedings of the 20th HFES 64th Annual Meeting (1740-1744). Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/11900.
  • McLean, S., Coventon, L., Finch, C., Salmon, P. (2021). That Was Close! A Systems Analysis of Near Miss Incidents in Led Outdoor Activities. Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021) (371-375). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74602-5_53.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Lathlean, T., Gastin, P., Newstead, S., Finch, C. (2020). Player wellness (soreness and stress) and injury in elite junior Australian football players over 1 season. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 15(10), 1422-1429. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2019-0828.
  • Bahr, R., Clarsen, B., Derman, W., Dvorak, J., Emery, C., Finch, C., Haaglund, M., Junge, A., Kemp, S., Khan, K., Marshall, S., Meeuwisse, W., Mountjoy, M., Orchard, J., Pluim, B., Quarrie, K., Reider, B., Schwellnus, M., Soligard, T., Stokes, K., Timpka, T., Verhagen, E., Bindra, A., Budgett, R., Engebretsen, L., Erdener, U., Chmari, K. (2020). International Olympic Committee consensus statement: Methods for recording and reporting of epidemiological data on injury and illness in sport 2020 (including STROBE Extension for Sport Injury and Illness Surveillance (STROBE-SIIS)). British Journal of Sports Medicine, 54(7), 372-389. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-101969.
  • Fortington, L., Bekker, S., Finch, C. (2020). Integrating and maintaining automated external defibrillators and emergency planning in community sport settings: a qualitative case study. Emergency Medicine Journal, 37(10), 617-622. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2019-208781.
  • Gamage, P., Fortington, L., Finch, C. (2020). Epidemiology of exertional heat illnesses in organised sports: A systematic review. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 23(8), 701-709. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2020.02.008.
  • Richmond, S., Donaldson, A., Macpherson, A., Bridel, W., Van Den Berg, C., Finch, C., Hagel, B., Emery, C. (2020). Facilitators and Barriers to the Implementation of iSPRINT: A Sport Injury Prevention Program in Junior High Schools. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 30(3), 231-238. https://doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0000000000000579.
  • McLeod, G., O'Connor, S., Morgan, D., Kountouris, A., Finch, C., Fortington, L. (2020). Medical-attention injuries in community cricket: a systematic review. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 6(1), Article number e000670. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2019-000670.
  • McLeod, G., O'Connor, S., Morgan, D., Kountouris, A., Finch, C., Fortington, L. (2020). Prospective reporting of injury in community level cricket: A systematic review to identify research priorities. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 23(11), 1028-1043. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2020.04.023.
  • Lathlean, T., Gastin, P., Newstead, S., Finch, C. (2020). Absolute and relative load and injury in Elite Junior Australian football players over 1 season. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 15(4), 511-519. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2019-0100.
  • Clarsen, B., Bahr, R., Myklebust, G., Andersson, S., Docking, S., Drew, M., Finch, C., Fortington, L., Harøy, J., Khan, K., Moreau, B., Moore, I., Møller, M., Nabhan, D., Nielsen, R., Pasanen, K., Schwellnus, M., Soligard, T., Verhagen, E. (2020). Improved reporting of overuse injuries and health problems in sport: An update of the Oslo Sport Trauma Research Center questionnaires. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 54(7), 390-396. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-101337.
  • Bahr, R., Clarsen, B., Derman, W., Dvorak, J., Emery, C., Finch, C., Hägglund, M., Junge, A., Kemp, S., Khan, K., Marshall, S., Meeuwisse, W., Mountjoy, M., Orchard, J., Pluim, B., Quarrie, K., Reider, B., Schwellnus, M., Soligard, T., Stokes, K., Timpka, T., Verhagen, E., Bindra, A., Budgett, R., Engebretsen, L., Erdener, U., Chamari, K. (2020). International Olympic Committee Consensus Statement: Methods for Recording and Reporting of Epidemiological Data on Injury and Illness in Sports 2020 (Including the STROBE Extension for Sports Injury and Illness Surveillance (STROBE-SIIS)). Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 8(2), Article number 2325967120902908. https://doi.org/10.1177/2325967120902908.
  • Gamage, P., Finch, C., Fortington, L. (2020). Document analysis of exertional heat illness policies and guidelines published by sports organisations in Victoria, Australia. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 6(1), Article number e000591. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2019-000591.

2019

Books

Journal Articles

  • Brown, J., Cross, M., England, M., Finch, C., Fuller, G., Kemp, S., Quarrie, K., Raftery, M., Stokes, K., Tucker, R., Verhagen, E., Fuller, C. (2019). Guidelines for community-based injury surveillance in rugby union. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 22(12), 1314-1318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2019.08.006.
  • Donaldson, A., Gabbe, B., Lloyd, D., Cook, J., Finch, C. (2019). Controlled ecological evaluation of an implemented exercise training programme to prevent lower limb injuries in sport: differences in implementation activity. Injury Prevention, 25(6), 480-486. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2017-042579.
  • Toohey, L., Drew, M., Bullock, N., Caling, B., Fortington, L., Finch, C., Cook, J. (2019). Epidemiology of elite sprint kayak injuries: a 3-year prospective study. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 22(10), 1108-1113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2019.06.002.
  • Bani‑mustafa, A., Matawie, K., Finch, C., Al-Nasser, A., Ciavolino, E. (2019). Recursive residuals for linear mixed models. Quality and Quantity: international journal of methodology, 53(3), 1263-1274. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-018-0814-6.
  • Finch, C., Goode, N., Shaw, L., Salmon, P. (2019). End-user experiences with two incident and injury reporting systems designed for led outdoor activities - challenges for implementation of future data systems. Injury Epidemiology, 6(1), Article number 39. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-019-0214-y.
  • Panagodage Perera, NK., Kemp, J., Joseph, C., Finch, C. (2019). Epidemiology of hospital-treated cricket injuries sustained by women from 2002–2003 to 2013–2014 in Victoria, Australia. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 22(11), 1213-1218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2019.07.010.
  • Gamage, P., Kountouris, A., Finch, C., Fortington, L. (2019). Prevention of sports injuries in Sri Lanka: what do we know about injuries in our athletes?. Sri Lankan Journal of Sports and Exercise Medicine, 2(1), 19-29. https://doi.org/10.4038/sljsem.v2i1.12.
  • Kunstler, BE., Cook, JL., Kemp, JL., O’halloran, PD., Finch, C. (2019). The self-reported factors that influence Australian physiotherapists' choice to promote non-treatment physical activity to patients with musculoskeletal conditions. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 22(3), 275-280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2018.08.006.
  • Gamage, P., Fortington, L., Finch, C. (2019). Risk perceptions for exertional heat illnesses in junior cricket in Sri Lanka. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 5(1), Article no.e000508. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2019-000508.
  • Toohey, L., Drew, M., Finch, C., Cook, JL., Fortington, L. (2019). A 2-year prospective study of injury in elite Australian rugby sevens: exploration of incidence rates, severity, injury type and subsequent injury in men and women. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 47(6), 1302-1311. https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546518825380.
  • Panagodage Perera, N., Kountouris, A., Kemp, J., Joseph, C., Finch, C. (2019). The incidence, prevalence, nature, severity and mechanisms of injury in elite female cricketers: A prospective cohort study. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 22(9), 1014-1020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2019.05.013.
  • Fortington, L., West, L., Morgan, D., Finch, C. (2019). Implementing automated external defibrillators into community sports clubs/facilities: a cross-sectional survey of community club member preparedness for medical emergencies. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 5(1), article no. e000536. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2019-000536.
  • Nielsen, RO., Bertelsen, ML., Ramskov, D., Møller, M., Hulme, A., Theisen, D., Finch, C., Fortington, L., Mansournia, MA., Parner, ET. (2019). Time-to-event analysis for sports injury research part 2: time-varying outcomes. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 53(1), 70-78. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2018-100000.
  • Nielsen, RO., Bertelsen, ML., Ramskov, D., Møller, M., Hulme, A., Theisen, D., Finch, C., Fortington, L., Mansournia, MA., Parner, ET. (2019). Time-to-event analysis for sports injury research part 1: time-varying exposures. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 53(1), 61-68. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2018-099408.
  • Fortington, L., Bekker, S., Morgan, D., Finch, C. (2019). “It Doesn’t Make Sense for Us Not to Have One”—Understanding Reasons Why Community Sports Organizations Chose to Participate in a Funded Automated External Defibrillator Program. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 29(4), 324-328. https://doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0000000000000524.
  • Finch, C., Gray, SE., Akram, M., Donaldson, A., Lloyd, D., Cook, JL. (2019). Controlled ecological evaluation of an implemented exercise-training program to prevent lower limb injuries in sport – population-level trends in hospital-treated injuries. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 53(8), 487–492. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2018-099488.
  • Gamage, P., Fortington, L., Kountouris, A., Finch, C. (2019). Match injuries in Sri Lankan junior cricket: a prospective, longitudinal study. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 22(6), 647–652. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2018.11.025.
  • Toohey, L., Drew, M., Fortington, L., Menaspa, M., Finch, C., Cook, JL. (2019). Comparison of subsequent injury categorisation (SIC) models and their application in a sporting population. Injury Epidemiology, 6(1), Article No. 9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-019-0183-1.
  • O’brien, J., Finch, C., Pruna, R., McCall, A. (2019). A new model for injury prevention in team sports: the Team-sport Injury Prevention (TIP) Cycle. Science and Medicine in Football, 3(1), 77-80. https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2018.1512752.
  • Lathlean, T., Gastin, P., Newstead, S., Finch, C. (2019). A prospective cohort of load and wellness (sleep, fatigue, soreness, stress and mood) in elite junior Australian football players. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 14(6), 829-840. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2018-0372.
  • Kucera, K., Fortington, L., Wolff, C., Marshall, S., Finch, C. (2019). Estimating the international burden of sport-related death: a review of data sources. Injury Prevention, 25(2), 83-89. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2017-042642.
  • Kunstler, B., Cook, JL., Kemp, JL., O’halloran, PB., Finch, C. (2019). The behaviour change techniques used by Australian physiotherapists to promote non-treatment physical activity to patients with musculoskeletal conditions. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 22(1), 2-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2018.06.002.

2018

Journal Articles

  • Kunstler, BE., Cook, JL., Freene, N., Finch, C., Kemp, JL., O’halloran, PD., Gaida, JE. (2018). Physiotherapists use a small number of behaviour change techniques when promoting physical activity: A systematic review comparing experimental and observational studies. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 21(6), 609-615. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2017.10.027.
  • Bekker, S., Paliadelis, P., Finch, C. (2018). The fallacy of amelioration: Thinking through Knowledge Translation in sport and exercise medicine. Translational Sports Medicine, 1(4), 166-171. https://doi.org/10.1002/tsm2.31.
  • Finch, C., Staines, C. (2018). Guidance for sports injury surveillance: the 20-year influence of the Australian Sports Injury Data Dictionary. Injury Prevention, 24(5), 372-380. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2017-042580.
  • Bromley, S., Drew, M., Talpey, S., McIntosh, A., Finch, C. (2018). Collecting Health and Exposure Data in Australian Olympic Combat Sports: Feasibility Study Utilizing an Electronic System. JMIR Human Factors, 5(4), article no.e27. https://doi.org/10.2196/humanfactors.9541.
  • Lathlean, TJ., Gastin, PB., Newstead, SV., Finch, C. (2018). The incidence, prevalence, severity mechanism and body region of injury in elite junior Australian football players: a prospective cohort study over one season. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 21(10), 1013-1018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2018.03.002.
  • Robins, LM., Hill, KD., Finch, C., Clemson, L., Haines, T. (2018). The association between physical activity and social isolation in community-dwelling older adults. Aging and Mental Health, 22(2), 175–182. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2016.1242116.
  • Toohey, L., Drew, M., Fortington, L., Finch, C., Cook, J. (2018). An updated subsequent injury categorisation model (SIC-2.0): data-driven categorisation of subsequent injuries in sport. Sports Medicine, 48(9), 2199–2210. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-018-0879-3.
  • Finch, C., Fortington, L. (2018). So you want to understand subsequent injuries better? Start by understanding the minimum data collection and reporting requirements. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 52(17), 1077-1078. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-098225.
  • Sekendiz, B., Norton, K., Keyzer, P., Dietrich, J., Coyle, IR., Gray, S., Finch, C. (2018). Emergency preparedness in fitness facilities: bridging the gap between policy and practice. International Journal of Business Continuity and Risk Management, 8(1), 71-85. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBCRM.2018.090595.
  • Fortington, L., Bekker, S., Finch, C. (2018). Online news media reporting of football-related fatalities in Australia: A matter of life and death. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 21(3), 245-249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2017.06.015.
  • Perera, NK., Joseph, C., Kemp, JL., Finch, C. (2018). Epidemiology of injuries in women playing competitive team bat-or-stick sports: a systematic review and a meta-analysis. Sports Medicine, 48(3), 617-640. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-017-0815-y.
  • Saw, R., Finch, C., Samra, D., Baquie, P., Cardoso, T., Hope, D., Orchard, JW. (2018). Injuries in Australian Rules Football: an overview of injury rates, patterns, and mechanisms across all levels of play. Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach, 10(3), 208-216. https://doi.org/10.1177/1941738117726070.
  • Schneuer, FJ., Bell, JC., Adams, SE., Brown, J., Finch, C., Nassar, N. (2018). The burden of hospitalized sports-related injuries in children: an Australian population-based study, 2005-2013. Injury Epidemiology, 5(1), Article No. 45. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-018-0175-6.
  • Gamage, PJ., Fortington, L., Finch, C. (2018). Adaptation, translation and reliability of the Australian Juniors Enjoying Cricket Safely injury risk perception questionnaire for Sri Lanka. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 4(1), article number e000289. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2017-000289.
  • Kunstler, BE., Cook, JL., Freene, N., Finch, C., Kemp, JL., O’halloran, P., Gaida, JE. (2018). Physiotherapist-led physical activity interventions are efficacious at increasing physical activity levels: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 28(3), 304-315. https://doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0000000000000447.
  • O'Brien, J., Santner, E., Finch, C. (2018). The inter-tester reliability of the squeeze and bent-knee-fall-out tests in elite academy football players. Physical Therapy in Sport, 34(Nov), 8-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2018.08.004.
  • Kunstler, BE., O’halloran, PD., Cook, JL., Kemp, JL., Finch, C. (2018). “…like you’re pushing the snowball back up hill”—the experiences of Australian physiotherapists promoting non-treatment physical activity: A qualitative study. AIMS Medical Science, 5(3), 224-237. https://doi.org/10.3934/medsci.2018.3.224.
  • Bromley, SJ., Drew, MK., Talpey, S., McIntosh, A., Finch, C. (2018). A systematic review of prospective epidemiological research into injury and illness in Olympic combat sport. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 52(1), 8-16. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2016-097313.
  • Tharanga Fernando, D., Berecki-Gisolf, J., Finch, C. (2018). Sports injuries in Victoria, 2012–13 to 2014–15: evidence from emergency department records. Medical Journal of Australia, 208(6), 255-260. https://doi.org/10.5694/mja17.00872.
  • Lathlean, T., Gastin, PB., Newstead, S., Finch, C. (2018). Elite junior Australian football players experience significantly different loads across levels of competition and training modes. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 32(7), 2031–2038. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000002568.

2017

Journal Articles

  • Casals, M., Finch, C. (2017). Sports Biostatistician: a critical member of all sports science and medicine teams for injury prevention. Injury Prevention, 23(6), 423-427. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2016-042211.
  • Finch, C., Cook, J., Kunstler, BE., Akram, M., Orchard, J. (2017). Subsequent Injuries Are More Common Than Injury Recurrences: An Analysis of 1 Season of Prospectively Collected Injuries in Professional Australian Football. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 45(8), 1921-1927. https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546517691943.
  • Bekker, S., Paliadelis, P., Finch, C. (2017). The translation of sports injury prevention and safety promotion knowledge: insights from key intermediary organisations. Health Research Policy and Systems, 15(1), article no.25. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-017-0189-5.
  • Fortington, L., Van Der Worp, H., Van Den Akker-Scheek, I., Finch, C. (2017). Reporting Multiple Individual Injuries in Studies of Team Ball Sports: A Systematic Review of Current Practice. Sports Medicine, 47(6), 1103-1122. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-016-0637-3.
  • Toohey, L., Drew, M., Cook, J., Finch, C., Gaida, J. (2017). Is subsequent lower limb injury associated with previous injury? A systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 51(23), 1670-1678. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-097500.
  • Talpey, S., Croucher, T., Mustafa, AB., Finch, C. (2017). Sport-specific factors predicting player retention in junior cricket. European Journal of Sport Science, 17(3), 264-270. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2016.1225822.
  • Vriend, I., Gouttebarge, V., Finch, C., Van Mechelen, W., Verhagen, E. (2017). Intervention Strategies Used in Sport Injury Prevention Studies: A Systematic Review Identifying Studies Applying the Haddon Matrix. Sports Medicine, 47(10), 2027-2043. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-017-0718-y.
  • Meeuwisse, W., Schneider, K., Dvořák, J., Omu, O., Finch, C., Hayden, K., McCrory, P. (2017). The Berlin 2016 process: a summary of methodology for the 5th International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 51(11), 873-876. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-097569.
  • Hulme, A., Salmon, P., Nielsen, R., Read, G., Finch, C. (2017). Closing Pandora's Box: adapting a systems ergonomics methodology for better understanding the ecological complexity underpinning the development and prevention of running-related injury. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, 18(4), 338-359. https://doi.org/10.1080/1463922X.2016.1274455.
  • O'Brien, J., Young, W., Finch, C. (2017). The delivery of injury prevention exercise programmes in professional youth soccer: Comparison to the FIFA 11+. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 20(1), 26-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2016.05.007.
  • O'Brien, J., Young, W., Finch, C. (2017). The use and modification of injury prevention exercises by professional youth soccer teams. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 27(11), 1337-1346. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.12756.
  • O'Brien, J., Finch, C. (2017). Injury Prevention Exercise Programs for Professional Soccer: Understanding the Perceptions of the End-Users. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 27(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1097/jsm.0000000000000291.
  • Bertelsen, M., Hulme, A., Petersen, J., Brund, R., Sørensen, H., Finch, C., Parner, E., Nielsen, R. (2017). A framework for the etiology of running-related injuries. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 27(11), 1170-1180. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.12883.
  • Goode, N., Salmon, P., Taylor, N., Lenne, M., Finch, C. (2017). Developing a contributing factor classification scheme for Rasmussen's AcciMap: Reliability and validity evaluation. Applied Ergonomics: human factors in technology and society, 64(October), 14-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2017.04.014.
  • White, PE., Register-Mihalik, J., Donaldson, A., Sullivan, SJ., Finch, C. (2017). Concussion guideline implementation perceptions and experiences among parents of community-level Australian Football junior players.. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 3(1), e000215. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2016-000215.
  • Hulme, A., Nielsen, RO., Timpka, T., Verhagen, E., Finch, C. (2017). Risk and Protective Factors for Middle- and Long-Distance Running-Related Injury. Sports Medicine, 47(5), 869-886. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-016-0636-4.
  • Hulme, A., Salmon, P., Nielsen, RO., Read, G., Finch, C. (2017). From control to causation: Validating a ‘complex systems model’ of running-related injury development and prevention. Applied Ergonomics: human factors in technology and society, 65(November 2017), 345-354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2017.07.005.
  • Donaldson, A., Lloyd, DG., Gabbe, BJ., Cook, J., Finch, C. (2017). We have the programme, what next? Planning the implementation of an injury prevention programme. Injury Prevention, 23(4), 273-280. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2015-041737.
  • Gamage, PJ., Fortington, L., Finch, C. (2017). Perceived Injury Risk among Junior Cricketers: A Cross Sectional Survey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(8), article no.946. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14080946.
  • Shaw, L., Orchard, J., Saw, R., Finch, C. (2017). Injury surveillance in the professional football codes: An overview of current data collection, injury definition and reporting practices. Minerva Ortopedica e Traumatologica, 68(2), 110-123. https://doi.org/10.23736/S0394-3410.17.03815-2.
  • Salmon, P., Goode, N., Taylor, N., Lenne, M., Dallat, C., Finch, C. (2017). Rasmussen's legacy in the great outdoors: A new incident reporting and learning system for led outdoor activities. Applied Ergonomics: human factors in technology and society, 59(1 March), 637-648. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2015.07.017.
  • Shaw, L., Finch, C. (2017). Trends in Pediatric and Adolescent Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in Victoria, Australia 2005-2015. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(6), article no.599. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14060599.

2016

Journal Articles

  • Kemp, JL., Makdissi, M., Schache, AG., Finch, C., Pritchard, MG., Crossley, KM. (2016). Is quality of life following hip arthroscopy in patients with chondrolabral pathology associated with impairments in hip strength or range of motion?. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy, 24(12), 3955-3961. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-015-3679-4.
  • Kemp, JL., Newton, JD., White, PE., Finch, C. (2016). Implementation of concussion guidelines in community Australian Football and Rugby League-The experiences and challenges faced by coaches and sports trainers. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 19(4), 305-310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2015.03.010.
  • McPhate, L., Simek, EM., Haines, TP., Hill, KD., Finch, C., Day, L. (2016). "Are Your Clients Having Fun?" The Implications of Respondents' Preferences for the Delivery of Group Exercise Programs for Falls Prevention. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 24(1), 129-138. https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2014-0168.
  • Fortington, L., Berry, J., Buttifant, D., Ullan, S., Diamantopoulou, K., Finch, C. (2016). Shorter time to first injury in first year professional football players: A cross-club comparison in the Australian Football League. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 19(1), 18-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2014.12.008.
  • Van Reijen, M., Vriend, I., Van Mechelen, W., Finch, C., Verhagen, EA. (2016). Compliance with Sport Injury Prevention Interventions in Randomised Controlled Trials: A Systematic Review. Sports Medicine, 46(8), 1125-1139. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-016-0470-8.
  • Janssen, KW., Van Der Zwaard, BC., Finch, C., Van Mechelen, W., Verhagen, EA. (2016). Interventions preventing ankle sprains; previous injury and high-risk sport participation as predictors of compliance. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 19(6), 465-469. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2015.06.005.
  • Robins, LM., Hill, KD., Day, L., Clemson, L., Finch, C., Haines, T. (2016). Older Adult Perceptions of Participation in Group- and Home-Based Falls Prevention Exercise. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 24(3), 350-362. https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2015-0133.
  • Orchard, JW., Ranson, C., Olivier, B., Dhillon, M., Gray, J., Langley, B., Mansingh, A., Moore, IS., Murphy, I., Patricios, J., Alwar, T., Clark, CJ., Harrop, B., Khan, HI., Kountouris, A., Macphail, M., Mount, S., Mupotaringa, A., Newman, D., O'Reilly, K., Peirce, N., Saleem, S., Shackel, D., Stretch, R., Finch, C. (2016). International consensus statement on injury surveillance in cricket: a 2016 update. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 50(20), 1245-1251. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2016-096125.
  • O'Brien, J., Finch, C. (2016). Injury prevention exercise programmes in professional youth soccer: understanding the perceptions of programme deliverers. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 2(1), Article Number: e000075. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2015-000075.
  • Drew, MK., Finch, C. (2016). The Relationship Between Training Load and Injury, Illness and Soreness: A Systematic and Literature Review. Sports Medicine, 46(6), 861-883. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-015-0459-8.
  • Donaldson, A., Newton, J., McCrory, P., White, P., Davis, G., Makdissi, M., Finch, C. (2016). Translating Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Sports-Related Concussion Into Practice. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 10(2), 120-135. https://doi.org/10.1177/1559827614538751.
  • Donaldson, A., Lloyd, DG., Gabbe, BJ., Cook, J., Young, W., White, P., Finch, C. (2016). Scientific evidence is just the starting point: A generalizable process for developing sports injury prevention interventions. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 5(3), 334-341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2016.08.003.
  • Singh, H., Fortington, L., Thompson, H., Finch, C. (2016). An overview of geospatial methods used in unintentional injury epidemiology. Injury Epidemiology, 3(1), Article Number 32. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-016-0097-0.
  • Day, L., Trotter, MJ., Donaldson, A., Hill, KD., Finch, C. (2016). Key Factors Influencing Implementation of Falls Prevention Exercise Programs in the Community. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 24(1), 45-52. https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2014-0143.
  • Bekker, S., Finch, C. (2016). Too much information? A document analysis of sport safety resources from key organisations. BMJ Open, 6(5), Article Number: e010877. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010877.
  • Finch, C., Talpey, S., Bradshaw, A., Soligard, T., Engebretsen, L. (2016). Research priorities of international sporting federations and the IOC research centres. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 2(1), Article Number e000168. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2016-000168.
  • Drew, M., Cook, J., Finch, C. (2016). Sports-related workload and injury risk: Simply knowing the risks will not prevent injuries: Narrative review. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 50(21), 1306-1308. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2015-095871.
  • Haines, TP., Hill, KD., Vu, T., Clemson, L., Finch, C., Day, L. (2016). Does action follow intention with participation in home and group-based falls prevention exercise programs? An exploratory, prospective, observational study. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 64(May 01, 2016), 151-161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2016.02.003.
  • Fortington, L., Finch, C. (2016). Death in community Australian football: A ten year national insurance claims report. PLoS One, 11(7), Article Number: e0159008. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159008.
  • Finch, C., Twomey, DM., Fortington, L., Doyle, TL., Elliott, BC., Akram, M., Lloyd, DG. (2016). Preventing Australian football injuries with a targeted neuromuscular control exercise programme: comparative injury rates from a training intervention delivered in a clustered randomised controlled trial. Injury Prevention, 22(2), 123-128. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2015-041667.
  • Goode, N., Salmon, PM., Taylor, NZ., Lenne, MG., Finch, C. (2016). Lost in translation: the validity of a systemic accident analysis method embedded in an incident reporting software tool. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, 17(5-6), 483-506. https://doi.org/10.1080/1463922X.2016.1154230.
  • White, PE., Donaldson, A., Sullivan, SJ., Newton, J., Finch, C. (2016). Australian Football League concussion guidelines: what do community players think?. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 2016(2), e000169. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2016-000169.
  • Gray, SE., Finch, C. (2016). Assessing the completeness of coded and narrative data from the Victorian Emergency Minimum Dataset using injuries sustained during fitness activities as a case study. BMC Emergency Medicine, 16(1), Article number: 24. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-016-0091-4.
  • Fortington, L., Donaldson, A., Finch, C. (2016). Self-reported worst injuries in women's Australian football identify lower limb injuries as a prevention priority. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 2(1), Article No. e000112. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2016-000112.
  • Fortington, L., Finch, C. (2016). Priorities for injury prevention in women's Australian football: a compilation of national data from different sources. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 2(1), Article Number e000101. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2015-000101.
  • Ekegren, CL., Gabbe, BJ., Finch, C. (2016). Sports Injury Surveillance Systems: A Review of Methods and Data Quality. Sports Medicine, 46(1), 49-65. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-015-0410-z.
  • Finch, C., Donaldson, A., Gabbe, BJ., Muhammad, A., Shee, AW., Lloyd, DG., Cook, J. (2016). The evolution of multiagency partnerships for safety over the course of research engagement: experiences from the NoGAPS project. Injury Prevention, 22(6), 386-391. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2015-041922.

2015

Journal Articles

  • Ekegren, CL., Gabbe, BJ., Finch, C. (2015). Medical-Attention Injuries in Community Australian Football: A Review of 30 Years of Surveillance Data From Treatment Sources. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 25(2), 162-172. https://doi.org/10.1097/jsm.0000000000000108.
  • Timpka, T., Jacobsson, J., Ekberg, J., Finch, C., Bichenbach, J., Edouard, P., Bargoria, V., Branco, P., Alonso, JM. (2015). Meta-narrative analysis of sports injury reporting practices based on the Injury Definitions Concept Framework (IDCF): A review of consensus statements and epidemiological studies in athletics (track and field). Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 18(6), 643-650. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2014.11.393.
  • Shee, AW., Clapperton, A., Finch, C. (2015). Rural v metro: geographical differences in sports injury hospital admissions across Victoria. Medical Journal of Australia, 203(7), 288-288e.1. https://doi.org/10.5694/mja15.00585.
  • Gray, SE., Finch, C. (2015). The causes of injuries sustained at fitness facilities presenting to Victorian emergency departments - identifying the main culprits. Injury Epidemiology, 2(1), Article Number 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-015-0037-4.
  • Finch, C., Kemp, JL., Clapperton, AJ. (2015). The incidence and burden of hospital-treated sports-related injury in people aged 15+ years in Victoria, Australia, 2004-2010: a future epidemic of osteoarthritis?. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 23(7), 1138-1143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2015.02.165.
  • Simek, EM., McPhate, L., Hill, KD., Finch, C., Day, L., Haines, TP. (2015). What Are the Characteristics of Home Exercise Programs That Older Adults Prefer? A Cross-Sectional Study. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 94(7), 508-521. https://doi.org/10.1097/phm.0000000000000275.
  • Fortington, L., Donaldson, A., Lathlean, T., Young, WB., Gabbe, BJ., Lloyd, D., Finch, C. (2015). When 'just doing it' is not enough: Assessing the fidelity of player performance of an injury prevention exercise program. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 18(3), 272-277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2014.05.001.
  • Donaldson, A., Cook, J., Gabbe, B., Lloyd, DG., Young, W., Finch, C. (2015). Bridging the gap between content and context: Establishing expert consensus on the content of an exercise training program to prevent lower-limb injuries. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 25(3), 221-229. https://doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0000000000000124.
  • Donnelly, C., Elliott, B., Doyle, T., Finch, C., Dempsey, A., Lloyd, D. (2015). Changes in muscle activation following balance and technique training and a season of Australian football. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 18(3), 348-352. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2014.04.012.
  • Gray, SE., Finch, C. (2015). Epidemiology of Hospital-Treated Injuries Sustained by Fitness Participants. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 86(1), 81-87. https://doi.org/10.1080/02701367.2014.975177.
  • Finch, C., Stephan, K., Shee, AW., Hill, K., Haines, TP., Clemson, L., Day, L. (2015). Identifying clusters of falls-related hospital admissions to inform population targets for prioritising falls prevention programmes. Injury Prevention, 21(4), 254-259. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2014-041351.
  • Ekegren, CL., Gabbe, BJ., Donaldson, A., Cook, J., Lloyd, D., Finch, C. (2015). Injuries in community-level Australian football: Results from a club-based injury surveillance system. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 18(6), 651-655. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2014.11.390.
  • Ekegren, CL., Gabbe, BJ., Finch, C. (2015). Injury surveillance in community sport: Can we obtain valid data from sports trainers?. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 25(3), 315-322. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.12216.
  • Lee, DA., Day, L., Finch, C., Hill, K., Clemson, L., McDermott, F., Haines, TP. (2015). Investigation of Older Adults' Participation in Exercises Following Completion of a State-wide Survey Targeting Evidence-based Falls Prevention Strategies. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 23(2), 256-263. https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2014-0012.
  • Fortington, L., Twomey, DM., Finch, C. (2015). Concussion in community Australian football - epidemiological monitoring of the causes and immediate impact on play. Injury Epidemiology, 2(1), Article Number: 20. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-015-0052-5.

Conference Publications

  • Goode, N., Salmon, PM., Lenne, MG., Finch, C. (2015). Looking beyond people, equipment and environment: Is a systems theory model of accident causation required to understand injuries and near misses during outdoor activities?. Procedia Manufacturing (1125-1131). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2015.07.188.
  • Goode, N., Salmon, PM., Taylor, NZ., Lenné, MG., Finch, C. (2015). Bridging the research-practice gap: Validity of a software tool designed to support systemic accident analysis by risk managers. Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics. EPCE 2015. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (215-225). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20373-7_20.
  • Grant, E., Goode, N., Salmon, PM., Lenné, MG., Scott-Parker, B., Finch, C. (2015). How do I save it? Usability evaluation of a systems theory-based incident reporting software prototype by novice end users. Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics. EPCE 2015. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (226-236). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20373-7_21.

2014

Journal Articles

  • Hindmarsh, D., Loh, M., Finch, C., Hayen, A., Close, JC. (2014). Effect of comorbidity on relative survival following hospitalisation for fall-related hip fracture in older people. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 33(3), E1-E7. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-6612.2012.00638.x.
  • White, PE., Newton, JD., Makdissi, M., Sullivan, SJ., Davis, G., McCrory, P., Donaldson, A., Ewing, MT., Finch, C. (2014). Knowledge about sports-related concussion: is the message getting through to coaches and trainers?. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 48(2), 119-124. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2013-092785.
  • Ekegren, CL., Gabbe, BJ., Finch, C. (2014). Injury reporting via SMS text messaging in community sport. Injury Prevention, 20(4), 266-271. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2013-041028.
  • Finch, C., Shee, AW., Clapperton, A. (2014). Time to add a new priority target for child injury prevention? The case for an excess burden associated with sport and exercise injury: population-based study. BMJ Open, 4(7), Article Number e005043. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005043.
  • Verhagen, E., Voogt, N., Bruinsma, A., Finch, C. (2014). A knowledge transfer scheme to bridge the gap between science and practice: An integration of existing research frameworks into a tool for practice. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 48(8), 698-701. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2013-092241.
  • Hyndman, BP., Benson, AC., Ullah, S., Finch, C., Telford, A. (2014). Children's enjoyment of play during school lunchtime breaks: An examination of intraday and interday reliability. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 11(1), 109-117. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2011-0200.
  • Orchard, JW., McCrory, P., Makdissi, M., Seward, H., Finch, C. (2014). Use of rule changes to reduce injury in the Australian football league. Minerva Ortopedica e Traumatologica, 65(6), 355-364.
  • Finch, C., Cook, J. (2014). Categorising sports injuries in epidemiological studies: the subsequent injury categorisation (SIC) model to address multiple, recurrent and exacerbation of injuries. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 48(17), 1276-1280. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2012-091729.
  • Finch, C., Diamantopoulou, K., Twomey, DM., Doyle, TL., Lloyd, DG., Young, W., Elliott, BC. (2014). The reach and adoption of a coach-led exercise training programme in community football. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 48(8), 718-723. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2012-091797.
  • O'Brien, J., Finch, C. (2014). The Implementation of Musculoskeletal Injury-Prevention Exercise Programmes in Team Ball Sports: A Systematic Review Employing the RE-AIM Framework. Sports Medicine, 44(9), 1305-1318. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-014-0208-4.
  • Finch, C., Orchard, JW., Twomey, DM., Saleem, MS., Ekegren, CL., Lloyd, DG., Elliott, BC. (2014). Coding OSICS sports injury diagnoses in epidemiological studies: does the background of the coder matter?. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 48(7), 552-556. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2012-091219.
  • McKay, CD., Steffen, K., Romiti, M., Finch, C., Emery, CA. (2014). The effect of coach and player injury knowledge, attitudes and beliefs on adherence to the FIFA 11+programme in female youth soccer. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 48(17), 1281-1286. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2014-093543.
  • O'Brien, J., Finch, C. (2014). A systematic review of core implementation components in team ball sport injury prevention trials. Injury Prevention, 20(5), 357-362. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2013-041087.
  • Finch, C., Doyle, TL., Dempsey, AR., Elliott, BC., Twomey, DM., White, PE., Diamantopoulou, K., Young, W., Lloyd, DG. (2014). What do community football players think about different exercise-training programmes? Implications for the delivery of lower limb injury prevention programmes. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 48(8), 702-707. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2013-092816.
  • White, PE., Otago, L., Saunders, N., Romiti, M., Donaldson, A., Ullah, S., Finch, C. (2014). Ensuring implementation success: how should coach injury prevention education be improved if we want coaches to deliver safety programmes during training sessions?. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 48(5), 402-403. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2012-091987.
  • Twomey, DM., Petrass, LA., Orchard, JW., Finch, C. (2014). Ground condition as a risk factor in sports injury aetiology studies: the level of concordance between objective and subjective measures. Injury Epidemiology, 1(1), Article Number 27. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-014-0027-y.
  • Salmon, PM., Goode, N., Lenne, MG., Finch, C., Cassell, E. (2014). Injury causation in the great outdoors: A systems analysis of led outdoor activity injury incidents. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 63(Feb 2014), 111-120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2013.10.019.
  • Newton, JD., White, PE., Ewing, MT., Makdissi, M., Davis, GA., Donaldson, A., Sullivan, SJ., Seward, H., Finch, C. (2014). Intention to use sport concussion guidelines among community-level coaches and sports trainers. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 17(5), 469-473. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2013.10.240.
  • Sekendiz, B., Gass, G., Norton, K., Finch, C. (2014). Cardiac emergency preparedness in health/fitness facilities in Australia. The Physician and Sportsmedicine, 42(4), 14-19. https://doi.org/10.3810/psm.2014.11.2087.
  • Trang, V., Day, L., Finch, C. (2014). The burden of hospitalised fall-related injury in community-dwelling older people in Victoria: a database study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 38(2), 128-133. https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12156.
  • Haines, TP., Day, L., Hill, KD., Clemson, L., Finch, C. (2014). "Better for others than for me": A belief that should shape our efforts to promote participation in falls prevention strategies. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 59(1), 136-144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2014.03.003.
  • Ullah, S., Gabbett, TJ., Finch, C. (2014). Statistical modelling for recurrent events: an application to sports injuries. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 48(17), 1287-1293. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2011-090803.
  • Keyzer, P., Coyle, IR., Dietrich, J., Norton, K., Sekendiz, B., Jones, V., Finch, C. (2014). Legal risk management and injury in the fitness industry: The outcomes of focus group research and a national survey of fitness professionals. Journal of Law and Medicine, 21(4), 826-844.
  • Timpka, T., Jacobsson, J., Bickenbach, J., Finch, C., Ekberg, J., Nordenfelt, L. (2014). What is a Sports Injury?. Sports Medicine, 44(4), 423-428. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-014-0143-4.
  • White, PE., Shee, AW., Finch, C. (2014). Independent appraiser assessment of the quality, methodological rigour and transparency of the development of the 2008 international consensus statement on concussion in sport. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 48(2), 130-135. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2013-092720.

2013

Journal Articles

  • Vu, T., Davie, G., Barson, D., Day, L., Finch, C. (2013). Accuracy of evidence-based criteria for identifying an incident hip fracture in the absence of the date of injury: A Retrospective database study. BMJ Open, 3(7), Article Number: e003222. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003222.
  • Donaldson, A., Borys, D., Finch, C. (2013). Understanding safety management system applicability in community sport. Safety Science, 60(Dec 2013), 95-104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2013.06.007.
  • Harvey, LA., Poulos, RG., Finch, C. (2013). Making burns count: The impact of varying case selection criteria on the identification of ICD-10 coded hospitalised burns. Burns, 39(7), 1367-1373. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2013.04.006.
  • McIntosh, AS., Curtis, K., Rankin, T., Cox, M., Pang, TY., McCrory, P., Finch, C. (2013). Associations between helmet use and brain injuries amongst injured pedal-and motor-cyclists: A case series analysis of trauma centre presentations. Journal of the Australasian College of Road Safety, 24(2), 11-20.
  • Ullah, S., Finch, C. (2013). Applications of functional data analysis: A systematic review. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 13(1), Article Number: 43. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-13-43.
  • Andrew, N., Gabbe, BJ., Cook, J., Lloyd, DG., Donnelly, CJ., Nash, C., Finch, C. (2013). Could targeted exercise programmes prevent lower limb injury in community Australian football?. Sports Medicine, 43(8), 751-763. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-013-0056-7.
  • Steffen, K., Meeuwisse, WH., Romiti, M., Kang, J., McKay, C., Bizzini, M., Dvorak, J., Finch, C., Myklebust, G., Emery, CA. (2013). Evaluation of how different implementation strategies of an injury prevention programme (FIFA 11+) impact team adherence and injury risk in Canadian female youth football players: a cluster-randomised trial. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 47(8), 480-487. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2012-091887.
  • Hyndman, B., Telford, A., Finch, C., Ullah, S., Benson, AC. (2013). The Development of the Lunchtime Enjoyment of Activity and Play Questionnaire. Journal of School Health, 83(4), 256-264. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.12025.
  • Finch, C., Clapperton, AJ., McCrory, P. (2013). Increasing incidence of hospitalisation for sport-related concussion in Victoria, Australia. Medical Journal of Australia, 198(8), 427-430. https://doi.org/10.5694/mja12.11217.
  • Steffen, K., Emery, CA., Romiti, M., Kang, J., Bizzini, M., Dvorak, J., Finch, C., Meeuwisse, WH. (2013). High adherence to a neuromuscular injury prevention programme (FIFA 11+) improves functional balance and reduces injury risk in Canadian youth female football players: a cluster randomised trial. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 47(12), 794-802. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2012-091886.

2012

Journal Articles

  • Hyndman, B., Telford, A., Finch, C., Benson, AC. (2012). Moving Physical Activity Beyond the School Classroom: A Social-ecological Insight for Teachers of The Facilitators and Barriers to Students' Non-Curricular Physical Activity. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 37(2), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2012v37n2.2.
  • Vu, T., Day, L., Finch, C. (2012). Linked versus unlinked hospital discharge data on hip fractures for estimating incidence and comorbidity profiles. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 12(2012), Article Number 113. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-12-113.
  • Finch, C. (2012). Getting sports injury prevention on to public health agendas - addressing the shortfalls in current information sources. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 46(1), 70-74. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2011-090329.
  • Donaldson, A., Finch, C. (2012). Identifying context-specific competencies required by community Australian Football sports trainers. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 46(10), 759-766. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2011-090073.
  • Donnelly, CJ., Elliott, BC., Doyle, TL., Finch, C., Dempsey, AR., Lloyd, DG. (2012). Changes in knee joint biomechanics following balance and technique training and a season of Australian football. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 46(13), 917-922. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2011-090829.
  • Telford, A., Finch, C., Barnett, L., Abbott, G., Salmon, J. (2012). Do parents' and children's concerns about sports safety and injury risk relate to how much physical activity children do?. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 46(15), 1084-1088. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2011-090904.
  • Donaldson, A., Leggett, S., Finch, C. (2012). Sports policy development and implementation in context: Researching and understanding the perceptions of community end-users. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 47(6), 743-760. https://doi.org/10.1177/1012690211422009.
  • Hollis, SJ., Stevenson, MR., McIntosh, AS., Shores, EA., Finch, C. (2012). Compliance with return-to-play regulations following concussion in Australian schoolboy and community rugby union players. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 46(10), 735-740. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.2011.085332.
  • Twomey, DM., White, PE., Finch, C. (2012). Injury risk associated with ground hardness in junior cricket. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 15(2), 110-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2011.08.005.
  • White, PE., Ullah, S., Donaldson, A., Otago, L., Saunders, N., Romiti, M., Finch, C. (2012). Encouraging junior community netball players to learn correct safe landing technique. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 15(1), 19-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2011.08.004.
  • Keats, MR., Emery, CA., Finch, C. (2012). Are we having fun yet?: Fostering adherence to injury preventive exercise recommendations in young athletes. Sports Medicine, 42(3), 175-184. https://doi.org/10.2165/11597050-000000000-00000.
  • Gabbett, TJ., Ullah, S., Finch, C. (2012). Identifying risk factors for contact injury in professional rugby league players - Application of a frailty model for recurrent injury. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 15(6), 496-504. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2012.03.017.
  • Twomey, DM., Finch, C., Lloyd, DG., Elliott, BC., Doyle, TL. (2012). Ground hardness and injury in community level Australian football. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 15(4), 305-310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2011.12.003.

Research Projects

  • Integrating prospective risk assessment and accident analysis for enhanced safety management, Australian Research Council, Linkage Round 2 (LP24 R2), 2025 ‑ 2028, $6,921.
  • Joint Health Command/Edith Cowan University Postdoctoral Researcher in Physical and Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention: MyIP 11567, Department of Defence, Grant, 2022 ‑ 2027, $950,229.
  • Joint Health Command/Edith Cowan University Postdoctoral Epidemiologist: MyIP 11564, Department of Defence, Grant, 2022 ‑ 2026, $950,229.
  • Enhancing injury and illness data collection and reporting infrastructure to deliver high quality insights and inform system level health strategies , Australian Institute of Sport, Scholarship - AIS, 2023 ‑ 2026, $115,500.
  • Research and Evaluation partnership for Injury Prevention, Injury Matters - Research and Evaluation Services, Grant, 2019 ‑ 2024, $299,294.
  • Understanding and preventing of child head injury in Western Australia and Victoria, Kidsafe WA, Grant, 2022 ‑ 2024, $20,000.
  • A critical review of the current state and future needs of the Athlete Management System as an injury and illness surveillance tool, Australian Sports Commission, Grant, 2023 ‑ 2024, $35,000.
  • Australian Centre for Research into Injury in Sport and its Prevention (ACRISP), International Olympic Committee, Research Centres for Prevention of Injury and Protection of Athlete Health, 2019 ‑ 2024, $409,674.
  • From data to action: a new process for developing injury countermeasures, Australian Research Council, Grant - Linkage (Projects), 2015 ‑ 2021, $781,448.
  • Evaluating the Impact of the IOC Sports Medicine Statements on Olympic Athlete Health and Wellbeing, International Olympic Committee, Grant, 2018 ‑ 2020, $131,393.
  • Prevention of injury and protection of athlete health, International Olympic Committee, Grant, 2018 ‑ 2019, $341,491.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

No data available

Completed Supervisions

Co-principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Injury surveillance in community cricket and the exploration of insurance claims systems

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Musculoskeletal injury surveillance in the Royal Australian Infantry Corps: Mixed methods research
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