Oral Presentation

Ms Maree Raymer1, Dr Louise Mitchell2, Associate Professor Tracy Comans3, Dr Peter Window1, Dr Shaun O’Leary1,3 1Metro North Hospital And Health Service, Herston, Brisbane, Australia, 2Department of Health, Brisbane, Australia, 3University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia Background: Advanced practice physiotherapy screening...

Ella Dunsford1, Katheryn  Farry2 1Mount Isa Centre For Rural And Remote Health, Mount Isa, Australia, 2North West Hospital and Health Service, Mount Isa, Australia, 3Gidgee Healing, Mount Isa, Australia, 4NWRH, Mount Isa, 4825 Background: Allied health service providers in North...

Dr Susan Waller1, Mr Chris O’Brien2, Mrs Karen Macgregor3, Mrs Andrina Mitcham4 1Monash University, Warragul, Australia, 2Bendigo Health Service, Bendigo, Australia, 3Central Gippsland Health, Sale, Australia, 4Mildura Base Hospital, Mildura, Australia Background: In 2016, the Federal government has funded all...

Ms Sheridan Guyatt1,2, Dr Shelley  Wilkinson1,3, Dr Brianna Fjeldsoe2, Associate Professor Michael  Beckmann1,3 1Mater Health, South Brisbane, Australia, 2University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia, 3Mater Research, South Brisbane, Australia Perinatal education (PNE) is an expected part of perinatal care for...

Jessica Hajdu1 1Queensland Health, Redcliffe, Australia The Speech Pathology team at Redcliffe Hospital was awarded project funding to establish and provide a telehealth service to paediatric outpatients. Prior to this, there were no telehealth services within Metro North for Paediatric...

Kirsty Niven1, Timothea Lau1,2, Rachael Hammond1, Dr Hans Bogaardt1,2, Dr Parvathi Menon1,4, Professor Steve Vucic1,4, Professor Victoria Flood1,2,3 1Westmead Hospital, Western Sydney Local Health District, , , 2Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, , , 3Charles Perkins Centre, University...

Dr Roger Engel1, Associate Professor Peter Gonski2, Associate Professor Subramanyam Vemulpad1, Dr Petra Graham1 1Macquarie University, North Ryde, Australia, 2Sutherland Hospital, Miranda, Australia BACKGROUND Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterised by declining lung function and decreasing exercise capacity. Exercise...

Miss Courtney Pocock1, Dr  David Silvera- Tawil2, Ms Sally Brinkmann1, Dr Jill Freyne2, Dr Dana Kai Bradford2, Ms Andrea Donnell1, Ms Karen Harrap2 1Western Health, St Albans, Australia, 2CSIRO, , Interpreters are required to aid communication between clinicians and patients...

Ms Jacqueline Kirkman1, Prof Sharon Bentley2, A/Prof James Armitage1, Prof Craig Woods1 1Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Australia, 2Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Australia Background:  Optometry student clinical placements have typically been conducted in metropolitan locations in short-rotations. This can...

Ms Heidi Wong1, Miss Stefanie  Ford2, Miss  Nadine Lezar2, Miss Kathrine Kho2, Miss Marley Davis2 1Children’s Health Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 2Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia Background: Electronic medication management systems (eMMS) have built-in decision support for electronic prescribing, dispensing...