Ms Lara Anderson1, Dr Lara Kimmel1, Dr Chris Moran1, Associate Professor Sue Liew1 1The Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Australia Background: Hospital presentations for management of hip fracture are increasing and a growing cohort are admitted from High Level Care (HLC). Whilst...
- April 4, 2019
Ms Hannah Olufson1 1Queensland Health People living with severe mental illness (SMI) consume more energy dense, nutrient poor diets than the general population and have lower levels of nutrition literacy (Dipasquale et al., 2013; Teasdale et al., 2017). To provide...
- April 4, 2019
Ms Sharon Goldsworthy1 1SA Pharmacy, Adelaide, Australia Aim: To describe the development of a long term strategic workforce planning roadmap. Methodology: SA Pharmacy Executive with a workforce strategist, following the international workforce planning standard, established a workforce planning project. The...
- April 4, 2019
Phillipa Cordner1, Jacqui Willcox1, Rachael Fairhurst1, Cari Traicos1 1Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service, Australia Background: Long term tube dependency in paediatric patients has a significant physical, social and psychological impact on children and their families/ carers. There is also...
- April 4, 2019
Mrs Rebecca Hughes1, Mrs Andrea Hurwood1, Mrs Helen Weston1 1Mobile Rehab, Brisbane, Australia On a background of an ageing population, rapid growth in the community health sector and changing expectations of consumers, clinical leadership is essential to underpin the future...
- April 4, 2019
Amanda Simon1, Nadishani (Nadi) Fernando1, Diana Barnett1, Ronalda Hoffman1, Tiffany Allen1 1Children’s Hospital At Westmead, WESTMEAD, AUSTRALIA Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) occurs in all parts of Australian society and is a permanent acquired brain injury caused by alcohol consumption...
- April 4, 2019
Catherine Stephens1, Kristy Perkins 1Department of Health, Brisbane, Australia, 2West Moreton Hospital and Health Service, Ipswich, Australia Background: The National Allied Health Data Working Group (NAHDWG), a collaboration of representatives from jurisdictions and the National Allied Health Classification Committee (NAHCC),...
- April 4, 2019
Liza-Jane McBride1, Cate Fitzgerald2, Claire Costello3, Kristy Perkins4 1Queensland Department of Health, Brisbane, Australia, 2Metro South Health , Brisbane, Australia, 3Children’s Health Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 4West Moreton Health, Ipswich, Australia Background: The implementation of a state-wide allied health clinical placement...
- April 4, 2019
Mrs Yolande Noble1, Ms Clare Besly1 1Montrose Therapy and Respite Services, Darra, Australia Background: The disability sector is transforming in response to the rollout of the NDIS. Allied Health workforce development and commitment to growing and sustaining capability through investment...
- April 4, 2019
Ms Ilsa Nielsen1, Ms Vanessa Burge2 1Allied Health Professions’ Office of Queensland, Queensland Health, Cairns, Australia, 2Cunningham Centre, Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service, Toowoomba, Australia Introduction: Queensland Health has been developing and trialling Allied Health Rural Generalist (AHRG) Training...
- April 4, 2019