Owen Allen 1Phoenix Functions, 5 Jack St, Atherton, Qld, 4883. owen@phoenixfunctions.com.au Premised on the need for a broad cultural shift in Australian society as the fundamental process for improving health across the lifespan and the immediate generations to come, this...
- June 17, 2016
Bharat Vaikuntam1, Robyn Grote 2 1School of Medicine, University of Queensland, QLD, 4029, bharat.vaikuntam@uqconnect.edu.au 2Queensland Motion Analysis Centre, MNHHS, Queensland Health, QLD, 4029, robyn.grote@health.qld.gov.au Background Gait analysis may be simply defined as the recorded quantification of human motion. The purpose...
- June 17, 2016
Emma Nunan1, Charlotte Dean2, Hannah Herrmann3 1Environmental Health Centre, 117 Gertrude Street Port Pirie, SA 5540 emma.nunan@sa.gov.au 2Environmental Health Centre, 117 Gertrude Street Port Pirie, SA 5540 charlotte.dean@sa.gov.au 3Environmental Health Centre, 117 Gertrude Street Port Pirie, SA 5540 hannah.herrmann@sa.gov.au Background...
- June 17, 2016
Ilsa Nielsen1, Mark Minnery2 1Allied Health Professions’ Office of Queensland, Queensland Department of Health, Level 6, 5B Sheridan St, Cairns, 4870. ilsa.nielsen@health.qld.gov.au 2Allied Health Professions’ Office of Queensland, Queensland Department of Health, Level 1, 15 Butterfield St, Herston, 4006 Background...
- June 17, 2016
The Commonwealth Government recently acknowledged the dearth of allied health workforce in rural and remote Australia by funding University Departments of Rural Health (UDRH) an extra $2million a year to double allied health student placements in rural areas. This UDRH...
- June 17, 2016
Lauren Gale1, Lara Bishop2, Martin Laverty3 1Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, Level 2, 10-12 Brisbane Ave, Barton ACT 2600, lauren.gale@rfds.org.au Background The RFDS provides critical health services to remote and rural Australians, including over 92,000 telehealth consultations; 65,000 patient...
- June 17, 2016
Healthy People – Partnering with Consumers Attachment theory essentially highlights the importance of a significant parental relationship shaping the child’s psychological development. A child with a good attachment relationship with a parental figure is able to fulfill physical and psychological...
- June 16, 2016
Kim Rusten Macquarie Unit, Orange Health Service – Bloomfield campus, Mental Health Drug & Alcohol services, Western NSW LHD, Locked Bag 6008, Orange NSW 2800. kim.rusten@health.nsw.gov.au Background: Our lives are increasingly focussing on computer access via desktop computers, laptops, tablets...
- June 16, 2016
Heidi Manson 1South West HealthCare Ryot Street Warrnambool Vic 3280 hmanson@swh.net.au As part of the 2013-2014 Department of Health Workforce Innovation Grants, South West Healthcare piloted a new Grade 3 Allied Health Assistant (AHA) role in Diabetes Management. Chronic disease,...
- June 16, 2016
The recent review of Mental Health Drug and Alcohol services in WNSWLHD has identified a gap in multidisciplinary input for community mental health consumers. These consumers are at high nutritional risk, often resulting in further physical comorbidities. The dietetic service...
- June 16, 2016