Ms Jaime Odonovan1 1Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital, South Brisbane, Australia Background: High intensity users impact waiting times and the efficacy of Emergency Departments (ED) and have a flow on effect on the functioning and resource use of the entire hospital....
- April 2, 2019
Ms Tina Janes1, Associate Professor, Dr. Barbra Zupan1, Associate Professor, Dr. Tania Signal1, Associate Professor, Dr. Megan Dalton2 1Central Queensland University, Rockhampton North, Australia, 2Australian Catholic University, Sydney, Australia Background: Speech pathology has a history of low public awareness in...
- April 2, 2019
Ms Aruska D’Souza1,2, Associate Professor Catherine Said1,3, Ms Melanie Tomkins2,3, Ms Nina Leggett2,3, Ms Jacqueline Kay2, Dr Catherine Granger1,2 1University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia, 2Melbourne Health, Parkville, Australia, 3Western Health, Sunshine, Australia Background: Timely discharge has potential to improve quality...
- April 2, 2019
Tamzin Brott1, Amanda Bishop1 1Waitemata District Health Board, North Shore City , New Zealand Introduction Home visits for occupational therapists in an inpatient setting are time intensive and removes the occupational therapist from the ward, reducing their availability to see...
- April 2, 2019
Miss Rebecca Kwok-yee Pang1,2, Prof Velandai Srikanth1,2, Mrs Belinda Berry1, Mr Faisal Husain1, Dr Gary Braun1, Mrs Erin Magee1, Dr Nadine E Andrew1,2 1Peninsula Health, Frankston, Australia, 2Monash University, Frankston, Australia Unwarranted hospital readmissions, particularly among people with chronic complex...
- April 2, 2019
A retrospective study of the low FODMAP diet in children with a functional gastrointestinal disorder
Mrs Stephanie Brown1, Professor Andrew Day2, Professor Richard Gearry2, Professor Kevin Whelan3 1University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand, 2University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand, 3King’s College, Nutritioal sciences division, London, United Kingdom Background: Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) such as Irritable...
- April 2, 2019
Bianca Miras1, Dr Karen Page2, Prof David Brieger3 1Alfred Health, Caulfield, Australia, 2National Heart Foundation of Australia, Melbourne, Australia, 3Concord Hospital, Sydney, Australia Background The provision of safe quality patient care depends on the capability of the health service. The...
- April 2, 2019
Ms Rachel Resuggan1, Dr Rosalie Boyce2,3 1St John Of God Health Care Inc., Osborne Park, Australia, 2Barwon Health – South West Healthcare, Warrnambool, Australia, 3University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia St John of God Health Care (SJGHC) is one of the...
- April 2, 2019
Ms. Alexandra Miller1, Ms Julie Greathouse1 1St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, Darlinghurst, Australia Routine screening for domestic violence of women attending health services has been established as a key strategy for early identification and response to domestic violence. St Vincent’s Hospital...
- April 2, 2019
Mr Mian Wang1 1NSW Health, Westmead, Australia Background High turnover of allied health professions is costly. On-boarding costs have risen from $56,000 in 2015 to $120,000 in 2017. Succession planning is often poorly timed and lacking sustainable strategies for retention....
- April 2, 2019