Survive and Thrive Navigator (Principal Physiotherapist), Royal Adelaide Hospital; Australia

Simone Dafoe is a Principal Physiotherapist ICU and Surgery at the Royal Adelaide Hospital working clinically in the RAH ICU for the last 15 years. She currently works in the Survive and Thrive navigator role co-ordinating the RAH ICU peer support group and in a research position. Interests and passions include the long stay ICU patient, early mobilisation in the ICU, patients with tracheostomies, ICU survivors and the patients’ journey across the continuum. She is currently enrolled in a PhD through the University of Adelaide aiming to improve the recovery for survivors of intensive care through allied health-led interventions.