Month: May 2021

Hyranthi Kavanagh1 1Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Australia Commencing in the second half of 2020, a trial of Team First Aid (TFA) and Psychological First Aid (PFA) was commenced within key ward specialty areas to improve the hospital’s response to health...

Ms Rachel Yates1 1Universities Australia, Deakin, Australia Background and Aim Quality clinical placements in pre-registration years are essential to developing a skilled health workforce. They influence how and where clinicians work – with direct implications on health workforce skills and...

Eman Merza1, Dr Stephen Pearson2, Professor Glen Lichtwark3, Dr Alessandro Garofolini4, Associate Professor Peter Malliaras1 1Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Science, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, 2Centre for Health, Sport and Rehabilitation Sciences Research, University of Salford,...

Ms Tracey Beck1, Dr Tien Khoo1,2,3 1Northern NSW Local Health District, Australia, 2Griffith University Australia, Australia, 3University of Wollongong, Australia Introduction Unconditional Stories is a collaborative cross disciplinary study undertaken via a narrative medicine and narrative art approach to enhance...

Ms Jacqueline Kay1, Rose Goonan1, Michelle Middlewick1, Alana Jacob1 1Melbourne Health, Parkville, Australia Aim Describe the difference between anticipated and actual service delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method Retrospective audit of clinical preparation strategies for COVID-19, with analysis of positive...

Dr Belinda Gavaghan1, Jennifer Finch1 1AHPOQ Background The Transition to Sub Acute (T2SA) care project was undertaken between 2017 and 2020 and sought to increase access to rehabilitation closer to home for patients from rural and remote communities in central...

Ms Bethany Leslie1, Mrs Jessinta Benton1, Mr Anthony Hall1 1St John Of God Midland, Perth, Australia Patients with Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSCs) often have complex social needs in addition to their primary chronic disease. The consequence of chronic disease...

Dr Karen Borschmann1, Dr Renee Clapham1, Ms Michelle Proctor1, Ms Tanya Gilliver1, Ms Karella De Jongh1, Ms Melinda Collins1, Ms Penny Lording1, Ms Rita Kinsella1, Ms Kate Brooks1, Ms Kate Fox1, Ms Adrienne Munro1 1St Vincent’s Hospital (Melbourne), Fitzroy, Australia...

Ms Kirstie Faulkner1, Carly Maurer1 1Central Queensland Hospital And Health Service, Rockhampton, Australia Background Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CQHHS) set an ambitious plan to address the challenges of delivering high-value, sustainable services to meet the growing demands of...

Bernadette Kelly1, Martine Waters2, Stella Snape-Jenkinson3, Hermione Wheatley4 1Redcliffe Hospital , Redcliffe, Australia, 2Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston, Australia, 3Caboolture Hospital , Caboolture, Australia, 4North Lakes Health Precinct, North Lakes, Australia Background Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) has been shown to predict...