This was a great chat with Kate about her experience working in hospital settings as well as her PhD and MRes research. Kate shares an abundance of insights in this episode about clinical work, research, placements, and much more. This was also just a genuinely fun chat where I learned a lot about so be sure to check this one out!

About Kate and where you can follow her work:

Kate is a clinician scientist with a background in cardiopulmonary exercise physiology and critical care nursing. She is currently pursuing a PhD to understand how exercise testing can uncover clues about why people become breathless. Kate has over a decade of experience working in the Australian public healthcare system, taking on roles across the entire spectrum of clinical acuity, including emergency, clinical trials, and outpatient rehabilitation.

Twitter and BlueSky: @physiologistk8

’Effects of intensity and training on cardiovascular responses to the Valsalva manoeuvre’ in Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology