Sharon Woods1 1Mackay Hospital & Health Service, It is well known that there exists a gap in health equality between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other Australians. With higher rates than non-indigenous Australians of chronic disease, morbidity and...
- April 3, 2019
James Bartholomew1, Tegan Dalla1, Julie McFarlane1 1Central Coast Local Health District, Gosford, Australia Background: The introduction of an electronic nutrition risk screening process resulted in a 440% increase in referrals to the Dietitian and a 38% reduction in referral response...
- April 3, 2019
Ms Tracy Harb1, Ms Rebecca Aherne1, Ms Anne Embry1, Ms Pip Golley1, Ms Tiffany Peddle1, Ms Jane Rogers2, Ms Shien Ee Tan1 1Canberra Health Services, Women, Youth & Children’s Community Health Programs, Canberra/Belconnen, Australia, 2Child Development Service, Canberra/Holder, Australia Introduction:...
- April 3, 2019
Ms Genevieve Juj1, Dr Toni Withiel1, Ms Lucinda Marr1 1Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia Background: Traditional approaches to recruitment in Australian health organisations typically prioritise competency-based outcomes over the cultural fit of prospective applicants. Research suggests that there is...
- April 3, 2019
Kirsty Niven1, Timothea Lau1,2, Rachael Hammond1, Dr Hans Bogaardt1,2, Dr Parvathi Menon1,4, Professor Steve Vucic1,4, Professor Victoria Flood1,2,3 1Westmead Hospital, Western Sydney Local Health District, , , 2Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, , , 3Charles Perkins Centre, University...
- April 3, 2019
Ms Heidi Sturk1, Dr Ruth Crowther1, Professor David Kavanagh1 1Queensland University Of Technology, South Brisbane, Australia There is fast-growing interest in the use of apps and online programs for mental health and wellbeing. Many allied health professionals are keen to...
- April 3, 2019
Dr Roger Engel1, Associate Professor Peter Gonski2, Associate Professor Subramanyam Vemulpad1, Dr Petra Graham1 1Macquarie University, North Ryde, Australia, 2Sutherland Hospital, Miranda, Australia BACKGROUND Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterised by declining lung function and decreasing exercise capacity. Exercise...
- April 3, 2019
Professor Susan Nancarrow1, Dr Rosalie Boyce3,4, Dr Anna Moran2 1Southern Cross University, Coolangatta, Australia, 2University of Melbourne, Albury / Wodonga, Australia, 3University Hospital Geelong, Barwon Health and Southwest Healthcare, Geelong and Warrnambool, Australia, 4University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia The 21st...
- April 3, 2019
Miss Courtney Pocock1, Dr David Silvera- Tawil2, Ms Sally Brinkmann1, Dr Jill Freyne2, Dr Dana Kai Bradford2, Ms Andrea Donnell1, Ms Karen Harrap2 1Western Health, St Albans, Australia, 2CSIRO, , Interpreters are required to aid communication between clinicians and patients...
- April 3, 2019
Ms Jacqueline Kirkman1, Prof Sharon Bentley2, A/Prof James Armitage1, Prof Craig Woods1 1Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Australia, 2Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Australia Background: Optometry student clinical placements have typically been conducted in metropolitan locations in short-rotations. This can...
- April 3, 2019