Month: May 2021

Professor Elizabeth Ward1,2, Dr Caitlin Brandenburg1 1Centre for Functioning and Health Research, Metro South Health, Queensland Health , Brisbane, Australia, 2School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia Introduction: Within Australian health services, growing numbers of...

Ms Aoife O’reilly1, Ms Liv  Thompson-Williams, Ms Chelsea Marsh 1Capital & Coast District Health Board, Wellington, New Zealand Background: A review was undertaken of the Allied Health service provision in the head and neck oncology space, prompted by observations of...

Ms Shereen Mouafi1 1St George Hospital, Kogarah, Australia Patients admitted to St George Hospital who sustained a complex stroke were more likely to have a length of stay (LOS) of more than seven days compared to peer hospitals across New...

Ms Bethany Hooke1 1Children’s Health Queensland, Brisbane, Australia Children’s Health Queensland is a statewide quaternary health service, employing about 800 Allied Health Professionals across inpatient, outpatient, community and outreach services. This workforce delivers exceptional care to Queensland’s children and young...

Ms Anais Le Gall1, Ms Melissa Morthorpe1, Ms Sharon  Storen1 1Capital Health Network – ACT Primary Health Network, Deakin, Australia In an effort to assist health professionals in supporting patients who self-identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, the ACT...

Ms Anais Le Gall1, Ms Melissa Morthorpe1, Ms Sharon  Storen1 1Capital Health Network – ACT Primary Health Network, Deakin, Australia In an effort to assist health professionals in supporting patients who self-identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, the ACT...

Miss Jessie Cutler1 1Mater Hospital, Brisbane, Australia Speech pathologists have an important role to play in the treatment of patients with chronic cough and/or paradoxical vocal cord movement. It is an emerging area of speech pathology that provides a valuable...

Ms Sarah Childs1, Ms Julia Capper1 1Allied Health Directorate, Northern Sydney Local Health District, St Leonards, Australia Allied Health (AH) data is extremely rich and valuable for monitoring patient care, planning of service resources, patient costing analysis, research and quality...

Ms Sarah Childs1, Mr Robert Tompsett1,2, Ms Julia Capper1 1Allied Health Directorate, Northern Sydney Local Health District, St Leonards, Australia, 2Mental Health Drug & Alcohol Directorate, Northern Sydney Local Health District, North Ryde, Australia, St Leonards, Australia Background: Quantitative data on patient-clinician...

Mrs Alexandra Fuller1, Ms Amy Haantjens 1Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Wollongong, Australia Providing optimal care for patients with a hip fracture is a district priority for the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District. Best practice guidelines indicate that oral nutrition...