Month: May 2021

Miss Natalie Pavlovic1,2, Dr Furkan Genel3,4, Miss Manxin Gao5, Mrs Danella Hackett2, Dr Robert Boland2,6, Professor Ian Harris1,4,7, Professor Victoria Flood8,9, Dr Bernadette Brady6,7,10, A/Professor Justine Naylor1,4 1South Western Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales, , , 2Fairfield...

Ms Sarah Nash1, Ms Catherine Willis1 1Bay Of Plenty District Health Board, Tauranga, New Zealand With Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions being the leading cause of disability in New Zealand, the demand on BOPDHB orthopaedics services currently outweighs the capacity to manage...

Miss Claire Tharakan1, Miss Jo Sobb1, Dr James Beazley1 1Qld Health, Cairns, Australia Introduction: To assist with the increasing orthopaedic workload in our hospital, an allied health led hand therapy clinic was established to manage all post-operative care of routine...

Dr Jo-Anne Pinson 1Monash Health, Clayton , Australia, 2Peninsula Health, Frankston, Australia, 3Monash University, Clayton, Australia In Australia, there has been a strong drive to improve the research culture across Allied Health Therapy and Science disciplines, with the introduction of...

Mrs Jessica Samways1 1Mater Health, South Brisbane, Australia, 2Mater Pharmacy, South Brisbane, Australia Speech pathologists at Mater Hospital Brisbane receive many referrals for “pill dysphagia”, or difficulty swallowing solid oral dose medication. Some of the referrals to speech pathology would...

Prof Hylton Menz1, Dr Christopher Harrison2, Dr Clare Bayram2 1Discipline of Podiatry, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia, 2Menzies Centre for Health Policy, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University...

Mr Simon Fenby3 1Mercy Hands NFP, , , 2Water for Africa NFP, , , 3Perth Radiological Clinic, , Simon is an Australian Senior Sonographer with special interest in Musculoskeletal and Obstetric Ultrasound. He studied Diagnostic Radiography and Medical Ultrasound at...

Kate Andersen1, Mr Patrick Brown1, Sue Fitzpatrick1 1Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Wollongong, Australia Background / Objectives: Risk of hospital acquired adverse health outcomes in older patients has prompted efforts to avoid unnecessary hospital admission in this group (Pritchard et....

Mr Kenny Kessler1 1Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia Patients with foot and ankle pathology are referred for orthopaedic surgical evaluation at Royal Perth Hospital. Increasing volume of referrals and limited availability of sub-speciality surgeons has resulted in an increasing waitlist,...

Shelly Casey1, Lilliana Barone1 1Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Port Kembla Hospital, Australia Background: Sarcopenia is a muscle disease that results in decreased muscle strength, mass and function. It is a disease usually associated with aging however it is now...