Kathy Stiller1, Deborah Gallasch2, Amy Conlon-Leard3, Michelle Hardy4, Anna Phillips5, Gisela Van Kessel5 1Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, Australia, 2Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia, 3The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, Australia, 4Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre, Adelaide, Australia, 5University of South Australia,...
- April 3, 2019
Mrs Vicky Stirling1, Mrs Deborah Fitzgerald1 1Queensland Health, Gold Coast, Australia Background: Allied Health university program and cohort growth to meet perceived workforce needs have led to an increase in demand for pre-entry student placements. To meet this demand Allied...
- April 3, 2019
Professor Sharon Mickan1,2, Dr Xanthe Golenko2, Professor Nicholas Buys2, Professor Andrea Bialocerkowski2 1Gold Coast Health , Gold Coast, Australia, 2Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Australia Objective: New technologies, globalisation and an aging population are changing our current healthcare and education...
- April 3, 2019
Mrs Linda Furness1,2,3, Dr Anna Tynan1,2,4, Dr Jenny Ostini2 1Darling Downs Health, Toowoomba, Australia, 2University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia, 3Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia, 4University of Queensland, Rural Clinical School, Toowoomba, Australia Background: Clinical placements support student health professionals...
- April 3, 2019
Ms Jacqueline Kirkman1, Prof Sharon Bentley2, A/Prof James Armitage1, Prof Craig Woods1 1Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Australia, 2Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Australia Background: Optometry student clinical placements have typically been conducted in metropolitan locations in short-rotations. This can...
- April 3, 2019
Catherine Carter1, Amy Chiu1, Chloe Jobber1, Meredith Kenny1, Lucy Lyons1, Paul Miller1, Lisa Boustead1 1Allied Health Clinical Educators Network – Mater Health, South Brisbane, Australia Background: Best practice guidelines endorse holistic care as effective and a sustainable form of service...
- April 3, 2019
Kathy Stiller1, Deborah Gallasch2, Amy Conlon-Leard3, Michelle Hardy4, Anna Phillips5, Gisela Van Kessel5 1Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, Australia, 2Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia, 3The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, Australia, 4Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre, Adelaide, Australia, 5University of South Australia,...
- April 3, 2019
Sarah Rogers1, Dr Ruth Nicholls1, Dr Sue Greaves1, Bernadette O’Connor 1Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) is a major tertiary hospital, providing paediatric care across Victoria, interstate and overseas. In a 2016 survey of 240...
- April 3, 2019
Miss Sophie Blakely1, Ms Natasha Eaton1 1Redcliffe Hospital, Redcliffe, Australia Are you tired of just sitting in front of a screen for your professional development? Are you looking for engaging and practical ways to build the clinical skills of you...
- April 3, 2019
Miss Wendy Milgate1, Miss Tiegan Jackson2 1ACU, Brisbane, Australia, 2Queensland Health / ACU Graduate, Brisbane, Australia Background: The number of OT programs throughout Australia is increasing. To meet accreditation requirements, OT students are required to complete a range of professional...
- April 3, 2019