Month: April 2019

Siona Hardy1, Dr Michael Murphy1,2, Dr John Radovanovic1 1Mater Health, Brisbane, Australia, 2The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia The Joint Replacement Clinic (JRC) is an expanded scope substitution model of care at Mater Hospital Brisbane where advanced practice physiotherapists...

Mrs Lynette Fogarty1, Mr  David Thompson1 1Princess Alexandra Hospital – Queensland Health, Woolloongabba, Australia Within the context of public outpatient surgical services where referral demands are often exceeding resource capability and placing unrelenting pressure on clinical services to provide timely...

Ms Maureen Godfrey1, Dr Tammy Aplin2 1The Prince Charles Hospital, Metro North Hospital and Health Service, Brisbane, Australia, 2School of Health and Rehabilitaiton Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia Occupational therapy pre-discharge home visits are frequently conducted in...

Mrs Luciana Theodoro De Freitas1, Adjunct Professor Tilley Pain1 1Queensland Health, Townsville,, Australia Background: Restraint and Seclusion (R&S) are still widely used amongst psychiatric services around the world including Australia despite efforts to reduce them. Emerging evidence suggests Sensory Modulation...

Ms Kate Vickers1, Ms Sue  Colley1 1South Western Sydney Local Health District, Liverpool, Australia Background: A consistent and significant issue facing the Allied Health workforce is the recruitment and retention of skilled staff. Factors such as a female workforce and...

Mrs Jenny Kirby1,2, Professor Ann Bonner1,3,4,5, Dr Louise Purtell1,3 1Kidney Health Service, Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia, 2Social Work Department, Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia, 3School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, 4NHMRC Centre...

Prof Liisa Laakso1, Jody Arundel2, Tina Bruhl2, Lisa Clucas2, Michelle Daly3, Jody Ebenezer3, Cherelle Evans2, Natalie Halpin3 1Mater Research, South Brisbane, Australia, 2 Mater Mothers’ Hospital, South Brisbane, Australia, 3Mater Hospital Brisbane, South Brisbane, Australia Introduction: Evidence-based, low variability care...

Prof Liisa Laakso1, Ms Rae Parker2, Ms Ann  Edwards2 1Mater Research, South Brisbane, Australia, 2Mater Health, South Brisbane, Australia Background: Allied health telehealth services are a means of addressing multiple factors including reducing demand on outpatient services, and for improving...

Professor Michal Schneider1 1Monash University, Clayton, Australia Many Allied Health practitioners hope to engage in research at some stage of their professional career. Evidence-based practice (EBP) and research methodology are today part of the curriculum and, in theory, should prepare...

Mrs Kate Roberts1 1Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, Australia Background: Consumer engagement in the provision of health care services is essential in providing high quality and effective patient centred care. It was recognised that an existing clinical governance framework...