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Mr Steven O’Connor1 1Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia Background of the Project: For head and neck cancer patients, the radiation therapy treatment process can be a stressful one. While many patients experience significant side effects such as mouth and...

Ry Darcy1, Monica Madrid1 1Queensland Health, Mareeba Hospital, Australia Background: Rates of orthopaedic surgery are increasing nationally, impacting Physiotherapy referrals across sites and increasing wait times for Physiotherapy in rural areas. Larger centres have adopted group programs for postoperative orthopaedic...

Miss Laila Bar1 1GCUH Hospital, Southport, Australia Patients are medically referred to Occupational Therapy for graduated compression garments for a variety of vascular conditions.  In 2014, the Gold Coast Health Occupational Therapy Vascular Outpatient clinics implemented a delegation model to...

Dr Melanie Hayes1, Dr Jennifer Fletcher1, Professor Lorraine Smith1 1University Of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia Background: Interdisciplinary collaboration in education promotes innovative practice, required to solve complex problems. This is particularly important in healthcare education, as interdisciplinary teamwork and collaborative practice...

Miss Madeline Raatz1,2, Professor Elizabeth Ward2,3, Dr Jeanne Marshall1,2 1Speech Pathology Department, Queensland Children’s Hospital , Brisbane, Australia, 2School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 3Centre for Functioning and Health Research, Brisbane, Australia Background:  The...

Mr Matt Vickers1, Stephanie Gleeson1, Cath Butler1, Jemma Sanders1, Steph Dempsey1, Mr  Peter Hough1 1Peninsula Health, Mornington, Australia Background: In 2017, a new funding model for subacute inpatient services in Victoria identified length of stay performance at Peninsula Health longer...

Mr Piers Truter1,2,3, Associate Professor Caroline  Bulsara6, Associate Professor  Yusuf Nagree1,4, Associate Professor Katrina Spilsbury6, Dr Marshall Makate5, Dr Daniel Ng3, Ms Pippa Flanagan1, Ms Karen Mason1, Ms Susi Brooker3, Dr Karen Richards3,7, Associate Professor Dale  Edgar1,2 1Fiona Stanley Hospital,...

Mrs Cassandra Knight1, Mrs  Amber Thoroughgood1 1Hunter New England Local Health District, Allied Health Directorate, Newcastle, Australia Background: The NSW Health Nutrition Care Policy was revised in 2017 and with a new policy came a revision of Hunter New England...

Mrs Sue Sue Steele-Smith1, Ms  Sue  Aldrich1, Ms  Maria Berarducci1 1Health Education And Training Institute, Gladesville, Australia The Health Education and Training Institute (HETI) in partnership with the NSW Ministry of Health, has developed an Orthotist and Prosthetist (OP) Technical...

Dr Hassan Kadous1, Mr  Charles  Davison 1NSW Ministry Of Health, Sydney, Australia, 2NSW Ministry of Health, Sydney, Australia The NSW Ministry of Health Workforce Planning and Talent Development Allied Health and  Aboriginal Workforce Portfolios have collaborated to increase the Aboriginal...