Interprofessional Education and Practice

Ms Sarah Jennings1, Ms Stacey Atkins1 1ISLHD, Shoalhaven, Australia Hospital Acquired Pneumonia (HAP) is an infection in the lungs that occurs during a hospital stay. A Hospital Acquired Complication (HAC) data review during the 2019-2020 financial year revealed inpatients in...

Mrs Pam Maroney1 1Monash Health, Dandenong, Australia Aim: The transition from student to practicing clinician can be challenging, so it is important to ensure that allied health new graduates that enter the mental health workforce receive the support and training...

Dr Kwang Meng Cham1, Dr Anu Polster1, Dr Guy Morrow1 1The University Of Melbourne Introduction/background: There is a paucity of research into interdisciplinary learning of professionalism that facilitates creativity and diversity. Aim/objectives: We evaluated students’ experiences participating in interdisciplinary group work that...

Dr Amy Freeman-Sanderson1,2,3, Professor Bronwyn  Hemsley1,4, Dr Carolyn  Hayes5,6, Dr Tamara  Power5,6, Gail  Forrest5, Dr David  Kennedy7, Dr Michelle  Courtney-Harris8, Dr Caleb   Ferguson9, Dr Cherie  Lucas10 1University of Technology Sydney, Broadway Sydney, Australia, 2Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, Sydney, Australia,...

Ms Angela Wood1,2, A/Prof Jodie Copley2, A/Prof Anne Hill2, A/Prof Neil  Cottrell2 1Metro South Health , Brisbane, Australia , 2The University of Queensland , Brisbane, Australia Contemporary healthcare requires various professionals to work collaboratively to provide optimal care for increasingly...

Dr Priya Martin1, Ms Martelle Ford, A/Prof Anne Hill, Ms Nicky Graham, A/Prof Geoff Argus 1Darling Downs Health, Toowoomba, Australia Background: The Rural Interprofessional Education and Supervision (RIPES) model is an innovative professional entry clinical placement model, developed in Queensland, to...

Ms Andrea Verde1, Ms Kathy Maggs1, Dr Joanne Wrench1, A/Prof Robyn Woodward-Kron2, Mr Rob LoPresti1, Ms Brit Gordon1 1Austin Health, Heidelberg, Australia, 2Medical Education, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia Allied Health graduates face expectations and pressures from employers to be...

Dr Kwang Meng Cham1, Dr Arno Parolini1, Professor Kathleen Gray1, Mr Karl Lawlor’, Dr Zerina Tomkins 1 1The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia Introduction/background: Interdisciplinary engagement with digital health data such as electronic health records (EHR) makes competency in health information technology...

Mrs Caterina Watson1,2,3,4 1Ramsay Healthcare, Joondalup Health Campus, Joondalup, Australia, 2Australian Sonographers Association, Melbourne, Australia, 3Australian Society of ultrasound in medicine, Chatswood, Australia, 4Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Australia Background: Ultrasound is used by numerous allied professional groups : sonographers, physicians,...

Dr Olivia King1,2,3, Ms Nicole  Shaw1,4 1University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, Australia, 2South West Healthcare, Warrnambool, Australia, 3Monash Centre for Scholarship in Health Education, Clayton, Australia, 4Deakin University , Geelong, Australia Background: Informal interprofessional workplace interactions are gaining the interest of health...