Ruth Neagle1, Claire Easterbrook2, Fiona Murray3 1 Podiatrist, Inner Northern Community Health Service, PO Box 196 Gawler SA 5118, ruth.neagle@sa.gov.au 2 Senior Podiatrist, South East Regional Community Health Service, PO Box 267 Mount Gambier SA 5290, Claire.easterbrook@sa.gov.au 3 Advanced Clinical...

Michelle Schilling Country Health SA Local Health Network (Port Lincoln site) PO Box 630, Port Lincoln, SA, 5606, michelle.schilling@sa.gov.au Background There is evidence to indicate that poor nutritional care can threaten the safety of people in hospital and community settings...

Lauren Jeffery1, Professor Deborah Theodoros2, Professor Trevor Russell3 1Telerehabilitation Clinic Manager & Clinical Educator, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4067, l.harms1@uq.edu.au 2Co-Director Telerehabilitation Clinic, Centre for Research in Telerehabilitation, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4067, d.theodoros@uq.edu.au 3Co-Director Telerehabilitation Clinic, Centre...

Joshua W Freeman South West Hospital and Health Service, 44-46 Bungil Street, Roma 4455, josh.freeman@health.qld.gov.au The South West Hospital and Health Service Community and Allied Health Division is made up of over 170 staff providing both inpatient and outpatient services...

Kathryn Fitzgerald1, Maeva Hall2 1Western Australian Centre for Rural Health. PO 109 Geraldton WA  6531, Kathryn.Fitzgerald@uwa.edu.au 2Western Australian Centre for Rural Health. PO 109 Geraldton WA  6531, Maeva.Hall@uwa.edu.au The Western Australian Centre for Rural Health (WACRH) is a University Department...

Rachel Bega Queensland Health, 475 Bridge Rd, QLD, 4740, Rachel.bega@health.qld.gov.au Most Allied Health departments in the public health system adopt one of two models of care: a centralised referral system where all referrals are received through a single point of...

SR Davis1, J Hulcombe, D Bianchini, R Moore 1Cairns director@gnartn.org.au For a new organisation like GNARTN which is by virtue of its structure and funding a radical departure from the way government agencies collaborated, many said for GNARTN to “take...

Kerstin McPherson Charles Sturt University, Leeds Parade , Orange NSW 2800 kermcpherson@csu.edu.au There is a growing number of graduates from Australian universities in Physiotherapy. With fewer opportunities in metropolitan areas, graduates will seek work in sole rural and remote positions. ...

Dr Nisal Gange1, Samantha Gollan2, Frances Mattocks3 1Geriatric, Adult Rehabilitation and Stroke Service, Toowoomba Hospital, PMB2, Toowoomba, 4350, nisal.gange@health.qld.gov.au 2Geriatric, Adult Rehabilitation and Stroke Service, Toowoomba Hospital, PMB2, Toowoomba, 4350, sam.gollan@health.qld.gov.au 3Geriatric, Adult Rehabilitation and Stroke Service Toowoomba Hospital, PMB2,...

Kim Devery1, Jennifer Tieman2 1Palliative and Supportive Services, School of Health Science, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100 Adelaide, 5001. Kim.devery@flinders.edu.au 2Palliative and Supportive Services, School of Health Science, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100 Adelaide, 5001. Background Many allied health professionals...