Stephen Woodruffe

Stephen Woodruffe serves as Clinical Lecturer in Rural Allied Health within the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences at the University of Queensland, affiliated with Southern Queensland Rural Health. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Human Movement Studies from Queensland University of Technology. His professional career encompasses roles as Clinical Educator in Allied Health at Southern Queensland Rural Health in St George, Accredited Exercise Physiologist at Ipswich Heart Health Service with Queensland Health, and lecturer for Clinical Exercise Physiology Practicum A (EXMD4701) at the University of Queensland. Woodruffe has also been actively involved in professional organizations, serving as President of the Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association (ACRA) from 2013 to 2015, Secretary, Past-President, and member of the ACRA Executive Management Committee. He chaired the Queensland Cardiac Rehabilitation Improvement project, facilitating statewide data collection to enhance service delivery.

Woodruffe's research focuses on cardiac rehabilitation, cardiovascular disease secondary prevention, national quality indicators for rehabilitation programs, interprofessional health care for chronic disease management, and acceptability of group-based social interventions for loneliness among chronic disease patients. Notable publications include "Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association (ACRA) Core Components of Cardiovascular Disease Secondary Prevention and Cardiac Rehabilitation 2014" (Heart, Lung and Circulation, 2015), contributions to "National Heart Foundation of Australia and Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand: Australian Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes 2016" (Medical Journal of Australia and Heart, Lung and Circulation, 2016), "Cardiac rehabilitation quality in Australia: Proposed national indicators for field-testing" (Heart, Lung and Circulation, 2020), "Efficacy of a student-led interprofessional health clinic in regional Australia for preventing and managing chronic disease" (Journal of Interprofessional Care, 2024), and "“It’s the Social Aspect of Your Life That Makes You Well”—Acceptability of the GROUPS 4 HEALTH (G4H) Program for Participants With Chronic Disease" (Qualitative Health Research, 2026). For his outstanding leadership and contributions, he received the Alan Goble Distinguished Service Award from ACRA in 2018.

Professional Email: s.woodruffe@uq.edu.au