Differences in perceptions of primary health care gaps by profession and remoteness in remote and rural Queensland: rural allied health practitioners’ perspective Keith Palanna1, David Wellman1, Christian Hughes1 1Health Workforce Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia Abstract Introduction Health practitioners and practice...
- June 9, 2023
Evaluation of an Integrated Social Work Led Domestic and Family Violence Service at St Vincent’s Health Network Sydney Paul Andrews1, Adele Sheridan Magro1ST Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia Abstract Background: Domestic and family violence (DFV) is a major global health,...
- June 9, 2023
Implementation of a validated Assessment in Spiritual Care practice; the Spiritual Distress Assessment Tool (SDAT). Craig Exon1, Emma Schneider21Spiritual Health Association, Melbourne, VIC, Australia2Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia Abstract Patients presenting to acute hospital services benefit from spiritual care, however...
- June 9, 2023
Establishment and effectiveness of the Behavioural Emergency Response Team – Australia’s first rapid response service for people with disabilities who have complex and challenging behaviours Michelle Stute1, Jessica Orford1, Alicia Chaplain1 1Metro North Hospital And Health Service, Herston, Queensland, Australia...
- June 9, 2023
Establishing a new multidisciplinary pre-surgical optimisation service: Preliminary results Ebrahim Bham1, Dale Edgar2,3,4, Ben Thompson4, Ellie Newman41Department of Anaesthetics, Armadale Health Service, Mt Nasura, WA, Australia2Safety and Quality, Armadale Kalamunda Group Health Service, Mt Nasura, WA, Australia3Institute for Health Research,...
- June 9, 2023
Breaking barriers: Evaluating an early intervention speech pathology program for children living with vulnerabilities in Sydney. Shantanu Sheshgir1, Brendan Goodger2, Kylie Somerville2 1Larter Consulting, Geelong, Victoria, Australia2Central and Eastern Sydney Primary Health Network, Mascot, New South Wales, Australia Abstract Background:...
- June 9, 2023
How do we ensure high value care for women, babies and children needing Social Work services in acute hospitals? The implementation of a Teams-based approach and a prioritisation tool for Social Work. Jessica Maskell1, Sarah Rollins, Melissa Slipper , Angel...
- June 9, 2023
The Impact of Allied Health Assistants in Social Work: A New Role Snezana Vujic1, Veronique Clyde11Canberra Health Services, Canberra , ACT, Australia2Canberra Health Services, Canberra, ACT, Australia Abstract Social Work Allied Health Assistants (SW AHA) is a relatively new role...
- June 9, 2023
A small digital change can make a big difference: Improving documentation compliance and accuracy required for funding a tertiary Mental Health service in Victoria. Julie Louie1, Mai Vu1, Adam Boulton1, Penny Hendricksen2, Simon Russell2 1Melbourne Health, EMR Team, Parkville, VIC...
- June 9, 2023
Let’s collaborate…Staff and student experiences using an Interdisciplinary approach to student placements. Catherine Carnegie1, Emma Woods, Melinda Ryan 1NSW Health – Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Port Kembla, NSW, Australia Abstract Background: An interdisciplinary team approach involves team members working...
- June 9, 2023