Shemah Appleton

Shemah Appleton Project Officer | SARRAH Shem is a project officer in SARRAH’s workforce development projects, drawing from experience as a rural and remote practicing high risk podiatrist, software development and digital project management.  Shem has been heavily involved in SARRAH’s delivery of its BRAHAW and TAHRGETS programs.

Workshop
Building a Rural and Remote Allied Health Assistant Workforce
A practical workshop

With a fast-growing Allied Health Assistant (AHA) workforce emerging in Australia, there is an increasing appetite for healthcare organisations to incorporate AHAs into their workforce.  Rural and remote organisations will benefit from this developing workforce but lack the administrative resource to undertake the necessary clinical design and workforce implementation activities.

SARRAH will deliver an interactive workshop introducing its ‘Allied Health Assistant Workforce Design & Implementation Guide’.  The practical design and implementation of an AHA workforce will be presented, including the establishment of a clinical governance framework, consulting stakeholders, and writing clinical task competencies.  All workshop participants will receive a hard copy of the guide for ongoing reference.  This workshop will be valuable and insightful for organisations planning to adopt or review a new or existing AHA model of care.