From Side-Line to Centre: Person- Centered Approaches to Communication Access in Health Molly Banks1,2,3, Fiona Murphy1,2,3, Rebecca Karmas1,3 1South Western Sydney NSW Local Health District – NSW Health, Campbelltown, NSW, Australia2Western NSW Local Health District – NSW Health, Orange, NSW,...
- June 9, 2023
Mind the (33%) gap! Measuring the unmet clinical demand across allied health in inpatient general medicine – an audit of patient episodes of care and complexity Aruska D’Souza1, Bridget Agius1, Alisha da Silva1, Jenni Medland1, Hilda Griffin1 1The Royal Melbourne...
- June 9, 2023
Twice-daily allied health therapy improves function and is associated with discharge directly home in acutely hospitalised older adults: a mixed methods feasibility study. Aruska D’Souza1, Jacqueline Kay1, Alana Jacob1, Marlena Klaic1, Celia Marston1, Rose Goonan1, Hannah Crowley1, Catherine Granger11The Royal...
- June 9, 2023
Is frailty associated with poor in-hospital or longer term outcomes following trauma? Sarah O’Rorke1, Claire Tipping1, Melissa Webb1, Lara Kimmel1,21Alfred Health, Victoria, Australia2Monash University, Victoria, Australia Abstract Introduction: Recent evidence suggests that frailty may be better than age itself to...
- June 9, 2023
What matters to you? Deep dive to better understand the unmet needs of mid-career physiotherapists working in a large metropolitan hospital. Dina Pogrebnoy1,2, Kirsty May1, Allison Hogan1, Christopher Weiers1, Kimberley Haines1,3 1Western Health, 2University of Newcastle, 3University of Melbourne Abstract...
- June 9, 2023
Learning from Care Coordinators – How we adapted trans-professional practice into home-based Allied Health services, during the Victorian COVID-19 pandemic response and beyond. Andrea Pearce1, Lauren Growse11Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Abstract BACKGROUND: During the Victorian COVID-19 pandemic, there was...
- June 9, 2023
Early and Intensive therapy for hospitalised trauma patients improves hospital and patient reported outcomes Lara Kimmel1,2, Melissa Webb1, Belinda Gabbe2, Doug McCaskie11Alfred Health, Victoria, Australia2Monash University, Victoria, Australia Abstract Introduction: Evidence suggests that early and intensive allied health (AH) therapy...
- June 9, 2023
How do we know the scope of practice that is endorsed for our clinicians? An electronic credentialing register for Allied Health clinicians Lauren Growse1, Annie Pearce11Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Abstract Background: Credentialing and defining scope of practice aims to...
- June 9, 2023
Physiotherapy Prevention of Post-operative Pulmonary Complications in the Upper Abdominal General Surgical Patient – Are we doing enough? Jasmyn Burnett1, Carol Watson1, Brittany Fergusson1, Kirstie Harrison11Royal Perth Hospital, Perth , WA, Australia Abstract At Royal Perth Hospital one of the...
- June 9, 2023
“Seems like something I would use a lot”: evaluation of an online resource MyPainHub for people with musculoskeletal conditions and their healthcare professionals. Dragana Ceprnja1, Katherine Maka1, Jonathan Ko2, Kerrie Evans2,3, Trudy Rebbeck2,4 1Westmead Hospital WSLHD, Sydney, NSW, Australia2University of...
- June 9, 2023