Month: May 2021

Ms Jane Gale1 1Sir Charles Gairdner Osborne Park Health Care Group, , Background: Clients are referred to the Aged Care Assessment Team for assessment and management aimed at assisting them to either, continue living in the community, or facilitating a...

Ms Jess Barry1, Ms Kathryn  Squires1, Ms Paulene Mackell1, Associate Professor Frances Batchelor1, Mr Andre Catrice2, Ms Amy Parker1, Ms Nicole Doran2 1National Ageing Research Institute (NARI), Parkville, Melbourne, Australia, 2The Department of Health, Victoria (DH) Background: Functional decline is...

Ms Jess Barry1, Ms Kathryn  Squires1, Ms Paulene Mackell1, Associate Professor Frances Batchelor1, Ms Amy Parker1, Mr Andre Catrice2, Ms Nicole Doran2 1National Ageing Research Institute (NARI), Parkville, Melbourne, Australia, 2The Department of Health, Victoria (DH) Context: The ‘Older People...

Ms Kelsey Cook1 1Canberra Health Services, , Background and aims Renal disease which requires people to have haemodialysis is a risk factor for poor foot health which can lead to ulceration, gangrene and amputation. Prevention of these poor outcomes requires...

Dr Marianne Coleman1,2, Dr Bao Ngyuen1, Prof Lynette Joubert3, Prof Allison McKendrick1 1Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, University Of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, 2National Vision Research Institute, Australian College of Optometry, Melbourne, Australia, 3Department of Social Work, University Of Melbourne,...

Mrs Taiwo Esther Dada1, Dr. Randy Adjonu2, Dr.  Judith Crockett1, Dr.  Kekere Otitoloju3, Dr. Ezekiel Uba Nwose1,4 1School of Community Health, Charles Sturt University, Orange, Australia, 2School of Biomedical Sciences, Charles Sturt University, , Wagga Wagga, Australia , 3School of...

Ms Alicia Burgess1,2,3, Ms Jessica  Hawkins1,2, Catherine Kostovski1,4, Dr  Kerith  Duncanson5 1Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Wollongong, Australia, 2High Risk Foot Service, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Wollongong, Australia, 3Rural Research Capacity Building Program, Health Education and Training Institute, Sydney,...

Kelly Squires1, Associate Professor Leanne  Brown1, Mrs Deanne  Harris2 1University of Newcastle Department of Rural Health, Tamworth, Australia, 2Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital, Tamworth, Australia Little is known about how graduating students prepare to navigate the transition from higher education to...

Ms Meaghan Cracknell1, Ms Rebecca  Lindhe1, Dr Sarju Vasani1 1The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia Fibreoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) is an instrumental assessment used to evaluate swallowing function and guide the treatment of dysphagia. It has been used...

Mrs Anika Howard1 1NSW Health, Lismore, Australia As a published research author, and with 10 years of clinical experience, Anika readily advocates for person centred care through quality improvement initiatives. Challenged by the limitations of operating within a volume based...