Month: April 2019

Mr Ruben Mackellar From social media ‘know-hows’ to content curation and audience growth, this presentation will outline a few ‘unknowns’ for allied health clinicians, businesses and organisations when it comes to creating content and utilising social media channels effectively on...

Phil Nixon1 1Project ECHO®, Integrated Care, Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, South Brisbane, Australia Background: Persistent pain in children and young people is common, with reported prevalence rates ranging from 11 to 38%.1 Persistent pain and associated disability...

Ms Katie Belobrajdic1 1Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, Elizabeth, Australia Background Nutrition is a significant issue in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) due to increased risk of malnutrition. Prior to May 2017, PR participants within Northern Adelaide Local Health Network...

MR Rod Mclean1, Mr Damien Nolan2, Ms Louise  Matthews2, Dr George Chu3, Dr Alistair Reid3 1Metro South Health, Woolloongabba, Australia, 2Princess Alexandra Hospital Physiotherapy Department, , Australia, 3Princess Alexandra Hospital Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, , Australia Introduction Temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD) is...

Ms Anne Maree Buttner1, Mrs Lisa Boustead1 1Mater Group, South Brisbane , Australia Over a three year period, the Allied Health workforce mix at Mater Health has been reshaped for a sustainable service into the future. This presentation will outline...

Mr Ryan Mcvey1 1Queensland Health – Darling Downs, Toowoomba, Australia BACKGROUND Within the public health system, allied health services are consistently required to demonstrate value whilst identifying and optimising additional efficiencies. Timely access to accurate and relevant data necessary to...

Jessica Campbell1,2, Professor Deborah Theodoros1,2, Professor Trevor  Russell1,2, Professor Nicole Gillespie1,3, Dr Nicole Hartley1,3 1Centre For Research Excellence In Telehealth, School of Medicine, The University Of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 2School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane,...

Professor  Sharon Mickan1,2, Dr Rachel Wenke1,2, Dr Kelly Weir1,2, Dr Christy Noble1,2, Professor Andrea Bialocerkowski2 1Gold Coast Health , Southport, Australia, 2Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Australia Background/Objectives: Allied Health Professionals report positive attitudes to using research evidence in clinical...

Raymond Kopeshke1 1Mater Hospital Brisbane, South Brisbane , Australia Background AHA assistants are increasingly being utilised to manage service demands and increasing pressures on resources. Such pressures lead to a review of the relevancy and comprehensiveness of the OTA competencies....

Ms Kath Feely1, Mr Robert Mehan1, Ms Georgina Jones1, Ms  Belinda Cary1, Ms Jessica Knight1 1St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, Fitzroy, Australia Aim: To develop a standardised tool that enables provision of equitable physiotherapy services that respond to daily fluctuations in...