Professor Anne Holland

About

Professor Anne Holland is Professor of Physiotherapy and Head of Respiratory Research at Alfred Health in Melbourne, a joint appointment with Monash University. Her research program aims to optimise non-pharmacological management for people with chronic respiratory disease.

Anne led the first randomised controlled trial of pulmonary rehabilitation for people with pulmonary fibrosis, a treatment that is now recommended in clinical guidelines across the world. Her current clinical trials investigate new models of pulmonary rehabilitation to improve access and uptake, and ambulatory oxygen therapy for pulmonary fibrosis. In the CRE for Pulmonary Fibrosis she leads programs to optimise patient education and support, and improve translation of research into best clinical practice.