Oral Presentation

Dr Belinda Lawford1, Prof Rana Hinman1, Prof Alicia Spittle2, Dr Renata Morello3, Prof Kim Bennell1 1Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, Department of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia, 2Department of Physiotherapy, School of...

Ms Bethany Hooke1, Mrs Sarah Baggio1 1Children’s Health Queensland, Brisbane, Australia The interface between health, education, disability and child safety is complex and dynamic. Navigating any one of these systems can be fraught, yet families of children and young people...

Mrs Jacinta Brenan1, Ms Jacqueline Kay1 1The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Australia Objectives: Describe objectively measured physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour in geriatric rehabilitation patients receiving care in the home-based (patient’s home) compared to the hospital-based (ward) setting. Design:...

Ms Meagan White1, A/Prof Vinicius Cavalheri2,3, Ms Kellie Blyth1 1Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group, Perth, Australia, 2Allied Health, South Metropolitan Health Service, Perth, Australia, 3Curtin School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, Australia The 111-bed State Rehabilitation Service has a...

Ms Danielle Stone1,2,3, Professor Liz Ward4,5, Dr Hans Bogaardt1,3, Dr Robert Heard1, Professor Bonnie Martin-Harris6, Dr Andrew Smith7, Professor Jim Elliott1,3,8 1Speech Pathology Department, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Australia, 2Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney,...

Mr Nicholas Sheahan1, Dr  Rosamund  Harrington, Dr Alison Nelson, Associate Professor Loretta Sheppard 1The Institute For Urban Indigenous Health, Brisbane, Australia Introduction: Research suggests a current dearth of culturally responsive outcome measures for use with First Australian peoples. Most outcome...

Gabrielle Salisbury-baker1 1St George Hospital, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, Kogarah, Australia Background: Patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation and tracheostomy within the ICU setting regularly experience a period of voicelessness. The psychosocial effects of voicelessness are well documented, with...

Ms Nicola Veness1, Ms Mary-Ellen  Tarrant1 1Royal North Shore & Ryde Hospitals, St Leonards, Australia Fibre-optic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallow (FEES) is an advanced scope of practice for speech pathology (SP). The Royal North Shore (RNSH) & Ryde Hospital SP...

Mrs Janelle Roby1, Mrs Rebekah Reurich1, Dr Sue Fitzpatrick1 1Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Wollongong, Australia Background:The complex demands of modern healthcare and clinical governance has resulted in increasing demand for effective clinical supervision (CS) for Allied Health professionals (AHP’s). ...

Mr Cameron Haigh1 1Metro South Health, Brisbane, Australia BACKGROUND: Cognitive impairment is a key factor limiting long term function and quality of life for individuals with mental illness. While a number of Cognitive Remediation Therapy (CRT) approaches have shown to...