Workforce Development

Dr Olivia King1,2,3, Mr  David Meade1, Ms Kait  Brown2, Dr  Rosalie  Boyce1,2 1University Hospital Geelong, Barwon Health, Geelong, Australia, 2South West Healthcare , Warrnambool, Australia, 3Monash Centre for Scholarship in Health Education , Clayton, Australia Background: Strategies to embed allied...

James Bartholomew1, Tegan Dalla1, Julie McFarlane1 1Central Coast Local Health District, Gosford, Australia Background: The introduction of an electronic nutrition risk screening process resulted in a 440% increase in referrals to the Dietitian and a 38% reduction in referral response...

Ms Genevieve Juj1, Dr Toni Withiel1, Ms Lucinda Marr1 1Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia Background: Traditional approaches to recruitment in Australian health organisations typically prioritise competency-based outcomes over the cultural fit of prospective applicants. Research suggests that there is...

Ms Lara Cardinal1, Dr Amy Freeman-Sanderson2,1, Professor Leanne Togher1 1University Of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, 2University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia Background: While Speech Pathologists’ roles have an increasingly prominent role within intensive care units (ICU) the scope of their roles...

Katie Bourke1 1Boosting The Local Care Workforce, , Australia Background The ‘Boosting the Local Care Workforce Program’ (The Program) was announced in the 2017-18 federal budget as a $33 million dollar program support the growth of service providers in the...

Ms Annie Chapman1,2, Professor Andrew Baillie1,2, Dr  Joanna Kidd2,3, Prof Jenny Alison1,2, A/Prof Sarah Dennis2,3 1Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia, 2Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Lidcombe, Australia, 3South Western Sydney Local Health District, Liverpool, Australia Research...

Professor  Sharon Mickan1,2, Dr Rachel Wenke1,2, Dr Kelly Weir1,2, Dr Christy Noble1,2, Professor Andrea Bialocerkowski2 1Gold Coast Health , Southport, Australia, 2Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Australia Background/Objectives: Allied Health Professionals report positive attitudes to using research evidence in clinical...

Ms Susan Stoikov1, Dr Lyndal Maxwell2, Dr Jane  Butler2, Ms Kassie Shardlow1, Mr Mark  Gooding3, Professor Suzanne Kuys2 1Metro South Health, Woolloongabba, Australia, 2Australian Catholic University, Brisbane, Australia, 3Townsville Hospital and Health Service, Townsville, Australia Background: The transition from student...

Mrs Sue Sue Steele-Smith1, Ms  Sue  Aldrich1, Ms  Maria Berarducci1 1Health Education And Training Institute, Gladesville, Australia The Health Education and Training Institute (HETI) in partnership with the NSW Ministry of Health, has developed an Orthotist and Prosthetist (OP) Technical...

Dr Hassan Kadous1, Mr  Charles  Davison 1NSW Ministry Of Health, Sydney, Australia, 2NSW Ministry of Health, Sydney, Australia The NSW Ministry of Health Workforce Planning and Talent Development Allied Health and  Aboriginal Workforce Portfolios have collaborated to increase the Aboriginal...