Ms Joanne Morris1, Associate Professor Steve Milanese1, Associate Professor Lorraine Sheppard1, Dr Diana Perriman2, Ms Christen Richardson3 1University Of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia, 2Canberra Health Services, Canberra, Australia, 3Australian National University, Canberra, Australia Background: Increased demand on public orthopaedic outpatient...
- May 14, 2021
Mrs Lucy Whelan1,2, Mr Adam Sands1 1Monash Health, Clayton, Australia, 2Monash University, Clayton, Australia AIM: To utilise an Allied Health Assistant (AHA) to engage eligible adults who: are on parole or on a Community Corrections Order (CCO) have a primary...
- May 14, 2021
Mrs Lucy Whelan1,2, Mrs Greta DeVincentis1, Ms Nathalie Walkington1, Ms Sarah Rawlings1, Ms Tamara Hollett1 1Monash Health, Clayton, Australia, 2Monash University, Clayton, Australia Background: The COVID 19 Pandemic presented Monash HITH service with an unprecedented increase in demand for services...
- May 14, 2021
Mrs Lucy Whelan1,2, Mrs Greta DeVincentis1, Mr David Harding1, Ms Melanie Toy Laing1 1Monash Health, Clayton, Australia, 2Monash University, Clayton, Australia BACKGROUND: To rationalise the use of physiotherapist clinical skills in a large metropolitan childrens’ hospital associated with competing demands...
- May 14, 2021
Johana Zuluaga1 1Top End Health Service, , Australia Top End Health Services (TEHS) is the largest provider of healthcare in the Northern Territory. In order to canvas service and workforce development priorities and opportunities for allied health, TEHS Allied Health...
- May 14, 2021
Mrs Catherine Moss1, Ms Amanda Love 1Queensland Health, Brisbane, Australia Interprofessional education (IPE) is an important precursor to interprofessional collaborative practice (IPC). Variable opportunities exist for health students to participate in IPE activities while on clinical placement. To address a...
- May 14, 2021
Ms Nicole Prideaux1, Associate Professor Maayken van den Berg2, Associate Professor Claire Drummond2, Associate Professor Christopher Barr2 1SA Health, Adelaide, Australia, 2Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia Background: Stroke precedes low cardiovascular (CV) fitness reported to limit successful...
- May 14, 2021
Ms Felicity Andrews1, Ms Karina Lewis1,2,3 1Queensland Health, Gold Coast, Australia, 2Queensland Health, Logan, Australia, 3Medical Career Planning, Townsville, Australia Introduction Creative Careers in Allied Health (CCIAH) is a community of health professionals who believe a health career should be...
- May 13, 2021
Ms Selina Taylor1, Ms Sophie Harris1, Ms Rebecca Senini1, Ms Rebecca Stephenson1, Ms Selina Taylor1,2, Professor Beverley Glass1 1James Cook University, Townsville, Australia, 2Centre for Rural and Remote Heath, Mount Isa, Australia Australia’s rural and remote populations experience inequality of...
- May 13, 2021
Dr Naomi Crafti1 1Turning Point, Richmond, Australia In early March 2020, along with many other industries, the practice of traditional healthcare was turned upside down due to the emergent pandemic caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). From general practice...
- May 13, 2021