Better Together – Improving Parent / Carer access to food when their child is in hospital Clare Klimes1, Louise O’Shannassy1, Amitha Mather2 1Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network, Randwick and Westmead, NSW, Australia2HealthShare NSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia Abstract Background There are over...
- June 9, 2023
A new way of looking at competency framework for allied health managers Ka-Hi (May) Mak1, Louise Kippist21Liverpool Hospital, South Western Sydney Local Health District, Liverpool, NSW, Australia2School of Business, Western Sydney Univeristy, Parramatta , NSW , Australia Abstract Background –...
- June 9, 2023
Working Together: Giving our clinicians the skills to provide best evidence-based practice in Parkinson’s disease. Kathryn Ramsay1 1Ramsay Health Care, Joondalup Health Campus, Western Australia, Australia Abstract Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder in the world....
- June 9, 2023
Transitioning from a dispersed to an integrated model of allied health service delivery within the acute and subacute setting of a large multi-site healthcare organisation in Australia. Gemma Turato1, Florin Oprescu2, John Whiteoak2 1Sunshine Coast Hospital And Health Service, Birtinya,...
- June 9, 2023
More than a dollop: 3D printed food to improve the health and wellbeing of people eating texture modified food Liezhou Zhong1, Pilvi Kemppinen1, Joshua Lewis1,2,3,4, Amanda Devine1, Ros Sambell1, Jo Rees1, Jonathan Hodgson1,2 1Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute, School...
- June 9, 2023
Hospital bed block pressures eased by funding. Nursing home beds with social work in-reach support Misty Purdy1 1Canberra Health Services, Canberra, ACT, Australia Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic placed unprecedented pressure on hospital beds. To ease bed flow issues Canberra...
- June 9, 2023
Therapy garden space for youth inpatient mental health; planning, implementation and outcomes Louise Splatt1 1Royal Perth Bentley Group, Perth, WA, Australia Abstract A therapy garden space for inpatient youth mental health was established in collaboration with EMHS Innovation Ideas Challenge...
- June 9, 2023
Supporting Allied Health Practices and Outcomes – A National Approach for Primary Health Networks’ Engagement with Allied Health Richard Nankervis2 1CEO – Hunter New England Central Coast Primary Health Network, Newcastle, NSW, Australia2National Primary Health Network Cooperative, Newcastle , NSW,...
- June 9, 2023
Principles of Allied Health Governance Isaac Cockroft1, Hassan Kadous1, Karla Armson1, Andrew Davison11NSW Ministry of Health, St Leonards, NSW, Australia Abstract Background: Previous work has identified variability in operational and professional Allied Health governance arrangements across NSW health districts as...
- June 9, 2023
Building an Allied Health model. Changing the focus from discipline specific to a speciality-based team in Palliative Care. Anna Fulford1, Pippa Blackburn1Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Wollongong, NSW, Australia Abstract Background: There is limited evidence on the models of Allied...
- June 9, 2023