Ms Suzanne Dick1 1Harvest Wellbeing, Melbourne, Australia Suzanne’s consultancy has focused on the training and supervision of staff and creating a climate conducive to organisational growth and innovation. With an emphasis on engagement at all levels of the organisation and...
- April 3, 2019
Ms Laura Iacobaccio1 1Melbourne Health, Parkville, Australia Background: Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) is a group of rare congenital skin conditions characterised by skin fragility and recurrent blister formation, resulting from minor mechanical friction or trauma (1). Podiatry plays a vital role...
- April 3, 2019
Miss Emily Brown1,2 1Queensland Health, 2Dietitians Association of Australia, Motor neurone disease (MND) is a complex and progressive neurological disorder, requiring extensive multidisciplinary team input. Consumers living with MND in rural and regional communities often experience difficulties accessing specialist health...
- April 3, 2019
Donna Bainbridge1 1S.A Health, Adelaide, Australia Older Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) people experience different health outcomes, consequences stemming from pervasive discrimination and unconscious prejudice. The growing numbers of LGBTI people seeking aged care services represents a complex,...
- April 3, 2019
Ms Belinda Steer1, Ms Carmen Puskas1, Ms Melanie Fairweather1, Ms Jacqueline Black1, Ms Jenelle Loeliger1 1Peter Maccallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia The Peter Mac Nutrition Department implemented a nutrition-focused Allied Health Assistant (AHA) role in 2010 primarily to improve inpatient...
- April 3, 2019
Mr Renato Ulpiano1,2, Professor Elisabeth Wilson-Evered2, Associate Professor Stephen Burgess2, Dr Scott Bingley2, Dr Tristan Casey3 1Ladybug House, Mudgeeraba, Australia, 2Victoria University, Footscray, Australia, 3University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia In healthcare, the practitioner-patient relationship is shifting from service controlled...
- April 3, 2019
Dr Susan Waller1, Dr Alison Beauchamp1, Mrs Nicole McFarlane2 1Monash University, Warragul, Australia, 2Latrobe Community Health Service, Morwell, Australia Aim: This innovative model categorises clients according to ability to self-manage their condition. The categories provide a structured, multidisciplinary approach to...
- April 3, 2019
Dr Olivia King1,2,3, Mr David Meade1, Ms Kait Brown2, Dr Rosalie Boyce1,2 1University Hospital Geelong, Barwon Health, Geelong, Australia, 2South West Healthcare , Warrnambool, Australia, 3Monash Centre for Scholarship in Health Education , Clayton, Australia Background: Strategies to embed allied...
- April 3, 2019
Ms Julie Watson1, Ms Chris Fox, Ms Elisabeth McColl 1Townsville Hospital And Health Service, Townsville, Australia Background: Each year an increasing number of patients arrive at the Townsville Hospital Intensive Care Units (adult, paediatric and neonatal) via Queensland Health Retrieval...
- April 3, 2019
Ms Julie Watson, Ms Liana Schnierer, Ms Trudi Contarino 1Townsville Hospital and Health Service, Townsville, Australia Sexual assault is an issue of profound consequence, the impacts of which are far reaching. The recent establishment of a collaborative ‘Sexual Assault Response...
- April 3, 2019