Dr Karen Hutchinson is a research fellow, conducting MND health services research at the School of Population Health, University of New South Wales. She is a physiotherapist with many years of clinical experience supporting people living with complex neurological conditions, including MND. Dr Hutchinson is currently coordinating two national MND research studies, Bridging the Health Equity Gap for Australians with MND: Co-designing Solutions with the MND Community and Optimising the Impact of the MND Care Coordinator Model in Australia. Her research areas include implementation science and practice, co-design, service mapping, and the implementation and evaluation of integrated models of health care specific to individuals and their families living with chronic and complex conditions.