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Ms Jolie Thomas1, Bianca Othello1, Emily Burrows1, Jordan Tabe1, Jenaya Schmid1 1Allied Health staff and Aboriginal Health staff within Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, Australia Biography: Jolie is the Allied Health Director for Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network...

Mrs Sarah Versitano1,2, Dr Joy Paton2, Dr Iain Perkes1, Dr Artur Schvetcov1 1Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Australia, 2Western Sydney University, Australia Biography: Sarah Versitano is a senior art therapist based at an acute inpatient child and adolescent mental health unit...

Ms Emma Tan1,2 1Northern Sydney Local Health District, NSW Health, St Leonards, Australia, 2The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia Biography: Emma is an occupational therapist who has worked across community, acute care, rehabilitation and emergency response contexts. The majority of...

Mr Michael Turner, Ms Courtney Hammond1, Mr Matthew Kemsley1, Ms Saraid Martin1, A/Prof Kim Morey1 1SAHMRI, Adelaide, Australia Biography: Both presenters identify as Aboriginal. Courtney Hammond is an Eastern Arrernte and Tanganekald woman with ties to Country in the lower...

Miss Georgia Gosse1, Dr Helen Banwell1, Dr Joshua Pate2, Prof Saravana Kumar1 1University Of South Australia, Allied Health and Human Performance, Adelaide, Australia, 2University of Technology Sydney, Graduate School of Health, Sydney, Australia Biography: Georgia Gosse is a PhD candidate...

Dr Simon-Peter Telford1,2,3 1SA Health SALHN – Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, Australia, 2Australasian Association of Writing Programs, Melbourne, Australia, 3Creative People, Products and Places Research Centre, Adelaide, Australia Biography: Simon-Peter is a Creative Writing Arts Facilitator with Arts in...

Mr Scott Gibbings1, Dr Pam Harvey2, Dr Cassie McDonald1,3 1Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia, 2Monash University, Bendigo, Australia, 3University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia Biography: As Manager of the Allied Health Workforce Unit at Alfred Health, many of Scott’s days involve muesli,...

Ms Melissa Ho1, Ms Su Wen Ng1, Ms Alissia Divitcos1, Ms Donna Staples1, Mr Peter Hawkins1 1St Vincent Hospital Melbourne, Australia Biography: Melissa Ho is a Senior Physiotherapist at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Community Rehabilitation Services. Melissa completed a Bachelor...

Mr James Seymour1, Ms Toni Withiel1, Ms Celia Marston1,2,3 1Melbourne Health, Melbourne, Australia, 2The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia, 3Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Biography: James Seymour is a Grade 2 Occupational Therapist, and Clinician Researcher, with 4 years of...

Mr Mitchell Smith1 1Hunter New England Health, Newcastle, Australia Biography: Mitchell has a background of Physiotherapy and is currently working as a project officer for the Allied Health Directorate within Hunter New England Health (NSW Health). As a part of...