Mr John Cannell1, Mr Alex Wilson2 1Tasmanian Health Service North, Launceston, Australia, 2Ambulance Tasmania, Hobart, Australia Whilst falls occur across the age spectrum, allied health staff are particularly involved in the minimization of harm and prevention of falls in the...
- October 17, 2017
Ms Dawn Simpson1,2, Dr Monique Breslin2, Dr Toby Cumming3, Associate Professor Coralie English4,5, Dr Seana Gall2, Dr Matthew Schmidt6, Dr Michele Callisaya1,2 1Physiotherapy Department Tasmanian Health Service South, Hobart, Australia, 2Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia,...
- October 17, 2017
Ms Ianthe Boden1,2, Ms Nadia Zalucki1, Dr Doa El-Ansary2, Dr Laura Browning2,3, Dr Elizabeth Skinner2,3, Professor Linda Denehy2 1Launceston General Hospital, West Launceston, Australia, 2Physiotherapy Department, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, 3Division of Allied Health, Western Health, Footscray, Australia Objectives:...
- October 17, 2017
Dr Clare Ramsden1 1Tasmanian Health Service, Hobart, Australia Anterior Communicating (ACom) Artery aneurysm syndrome was first defined in the 1980s, and initially included severe memory impairment, confabulation, and personality changes. Following an early growth of research in this area, there...
- October 17, 2017
Ms Robyn Montgomery1 1Dhhs, Hobart, Australia In November 2016 an audit of 56 haemodialysis dependent patients was undertaken. 40% of the group were classified as malnourished 64% of these malnourished patients are male, 32% have diabetes 11% were underweight and...
- October 17, 2017
Mr Sam de Zoete1, Mr Brendon Bakes2, Ms Dawn Simpson1, Ms MIchele Callisaya1 1Physiotherapy Department, Tasmanian Health Service South, Hobart, Australia, 2Acute Rehabilitation Unit, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Australia Background: Emerging evidence suggests that enriched rehabilitation environments (physical, cognitive and...
- October 17, 2017
Mrs Gretchen Scott1, Ms Kath Kerr2 1ThS- Social Work Services, Howrah, Australia, 2THS-Famliy Violence Counselling and Support Services, , Victims of Family Violence are high users of health services but are often not identified. This limits the capacity of health...
- October 17, 2017
Mr John Cannell1, Mr Alex Wilson2 1Tasmanian Health Service North, Launceston, Australia, 2Ambulance Tasmania, Hobart, Australia Whilst falls occur across the age spectrum, allied health staff are particularly involved in the minimization of harm and prevention of falls in the...
- October 17, 2017
Miss Sophie Leworthy1 1Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Australia Background: Evidence indicates the cost of inpatients falling and sustaining injury whilst in hospital is immense, both to the individual and to the health system. Typically the risk of falls is higher...
- October 17, 2017
Mr Saliu Balogun1, Prof. Tania Winzenberg1, Dr Karen Wills1, Dr David Scott2,3, Dr Michele Callisaya1,2, Prof Graeme Jones1, Dr Dawn Aitken1 1Menzies Institute For Medical Research, University Of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia, 2Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash...
- October 16, 2017