Dr Rachel Wenke1,2, Dr Christy Noble1,4, Dr Kelly Weir1,2,3, Professor Sharon Mickan1,2,3 1Allied Health, Clinical Governance, Education and Research, Gold Coast Health, Gold Coast, Australia, 2School of Allied Health Sciences, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia, 3Menzies Health Institute, Griffith University,...
- April 2, 2019
Mrs Luciana Theodoro De Freitas1, Adjunct Professor Tilley Pain1,2, Associate Professor Fiona Barnett2 1Queensland Health, Townsville, Australia, 2James Cook University, Townsville, Australia Background: Dementia is a leading cause of disability worldwide including Australia. Effective interventions are urgently needed to prevent...
- April 2, 2019
Mark Gooding1, Kassie Shardlow2, Susan Stoikov2 1The Townsville Hospital, Townsville, Australia, 2Metro South Health, , Australia Background: Education of health professional students within clinical practice settings is an essential component of developing competent, effective and safe clinicians. Clinical educators (CEs)...
- April 2, 2019
Dr Sharon Hetherington1, Ms Natalia Hautala2, Dr Anthony Tuckett2 1Burnie Brae, Chermside, Australia, 2The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia Care workers are an integral part of aged care service provision in Australia and constitute 84 percent of the home...
- April 2, 2019
Ms Julie-Anne Ross1,4, Ms Cherie Hearn1,4, Ms Gertrud Armitt1, Mr Adam Semciw1,3, Mr Adam Govier2,4 1PA Hospital, Brisbane, Australia, 2Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, Australia, 3The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 4Australasian Allied Health Benchmarking Consortium, Brisbane, Australia Background...
- April 2, 2019
Ms Julia Kwiet1, Ms Rachel Edmondson2, Dr Zephanie Tyack3, Ms Angela Thynne4, Ms Anne Darton5, Ms Nicola Clayton6, Ms Tracey Perrett7 1 NSW Health, NSLHD, Department of Social Work, Sydney, Australia, 2Department of Physiotherapy, RNSH, Sydney, Australia, 3Centre for Children’s...
- April 2, 2019
Ms Joan Leo1, Ms Anne Harrison1 1Mercy Health, Melbourne, Australia Background: The dynamic healthcare environment demands an adaptive, resilient and responsive Allied Health workforce able to contribute to and influence safety and quality of care. It was recognised that to...
- April 2, 2019
Dr Jenni White1, Ms Kellie Grant1, EviTAH Committte2, Prof Terry Haines1 1Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, 2Victorian Department of Health and Human Services, Melbourne, Australia Background: Allied health professionals are encouraged to be research and policy literate in order to apply...
- April 2, 2019
Mrs Tegan Pinese1, Dr Merrill Turpin Merrill Turpin2, Dr Jodie Copley Jodie Copley2 1 School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Graduate School, University Of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 2Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Queensland,...
- April 2, 2019
MS Patrice Higgins1, Ms Cate Parry1 1ACT Health, Canberra, Australia When a patient’s decision-making ability is impaired, an alternate decision-maker such as a guardian or financial manager may need to be appointed. This process is often lengthy and complex. For...
- April 2, 2019