Mr Jeremy Lindsay1 1Metro South Hosptial And Health Service, Brisbane, Australia Background: Perceived inconsistent and/or insufficient allied health assistant (AHA) learning and development is commonly reported by allied health professionals (AHP/s) as a barrier to enhanced task delegation to AHAs,...
- April 4, 2019
Ms Kate Headley1, Ms Sophie Phillips1, Ms Kelsey Stalker1 1LINKS Trauma Healing Service, Family And Community Services NSW, Charlestown, Australia In October 2017 the LINKS Trauma Healing Service commenced a 3 year pilot study offering multidisciplinary trauma treatment for children...
- April 4, 2019
Ms Justine Williams1, Ms Renae Moore1 1Top End Health Services, Casuarina, Australia Introduction: The Allied Health Rural Generalist Pathway is a strategy to build the capacity, value and sustainability of allied health services and multi-disciplinary teams in rural and remote...
- April 4, 2019
Ms Kate Vickers1,2, Dr. Nazlee Siddiqui2, Ms Sue Colley1, Ms Leann Lancaster1 1South Western Sydney Local Health District, Liverpool, Australia, 2The Unviersity of Tasmania, Rozelle, Australia Introduction: Succession planning (SP) is an effective strategy to manage workforce shortages and high...
- April 4, 2019
Mrs Kathryn Vick1, Ms Nicole Shaw1,2, Ms Sherryn Evans2 1Barwon Health, Clinical Education & Training, Geelong, Australia, 2Deakin University, Faculty of Health, Geelong, Australia The Interprofessional Twilight Challenge (ITC), an initiative between Barwon Health (BH) and Deakin University (DU) which...
- April 4, 2019
Measuring the Value of the Specialist Management with Acute Rehabilitation Treatment (SMART) Program
Ms Jamie Hunter1, Dr Kristy Coxon2, Ms Caitlyn Robson1 1Westmead Hospital, Westmead, Australia, 2Western Sydney University, Penrith, Australia Background: The Specialist Management with Acute Rehabilitation Treatment (SMART) program provides multi-disciplinary rehabilitation to acute patients at Westmead Hospital. This program is...
- April 4, 2019
Dr Katherine Harding1,2, Ms Annie Lewis1,2, Professor Nick Taylor1,2, Professor Sandy Leggat2, Assoc Professor Jenny Watts3 1Eastern Health, Melbourne, Australia, 2La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia, 3Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia Background: Poor access to sub-acute ambulatory care and community services has...
- April 4, 2019
Dr Adrienne Young1,2, Dr Merrilyn Banks1, Dr Alison Mudge3, Ms Prue McRae3 1Nutrition and Dietetics, Royal Brisbane And Women’s Hospital, Herston, Australia, 2School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Australia, 3Internal Medicine, Royal Brisbane and...
- April 4, 2019
Ms Rebecca Heron-dowling1, Mr Hassan Kadous1, Ms Cath Maloney2 1NSW Ministry Of Health, North Sydney, Australia; 2Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH) In 2018, NSW Health commissioned a consultancy to write a rapid review outlining effective and...
- April 4, 2019
Miss Kylie Draper1,2, Professor David Greenfield2, Doctor Indu Nair1 1Sydney Local Health District, , Australia, 2The University of Tasmania, , Australia BACKGROUND: Inter-hospital transfers facilitate optimal continuity of care however, no standardised education existed within our acute-care and rehabilitation facilities....
- April 4, 2019