Lightning Talk

Janice Wong1, Mr Christopher Kwok1, Mr Luvern Moothan1, Ms Anna-Marie Thompson1, Ms Susan Cantwell1, Dr Janice Wong1,2,3 1St John of God Health Care, Social Outreach, Mental Wellbeing Services, Perth, Australia, 2Telethon Kids Institute, Nedlands, Australia, 3The University of Western Australia,...

Ms Louise Ryan1, Ms Stacy Leavens1, Mr David Sostaric1 1Capital Health Network – ACT Primary Health Network, Deakin, Australia The vast majority of children with mental health issues have experienced some form of trauma, which can have lasting negative impacts...

Shani Jackman1 1Queensland Children’s Hospital, South Brisbane, Australia Queensland Children’s Hospital (QCH) provides paediatric tertiary health services for children and young people across Queensland, Northern NSW and Northern Territory by close to 4,000 staff. The introduction of the National Disability...

Katie Palmer1, Dr Kelly-Ann Bowles1, Professor Rebecca Lane3, A/Professor Julia Morphet1,2 1Monash University, 2Monash Health, 3Victoria University Background Heart failure (HF) is a debilitating, life-long disease with a heavy personal cost, significantly impacting quality of life. As medicine advances and...

Miss Melissa Evans1, Dr Haylee Lane1, Dr Danielle Hitch2,3, Dr Genevieve Pepin2 1IPC Health, Melbourne, Australia, 2Deakin University, Geelong, Australia, 3Western Health, Melbourne, Australia Introduction There is limited discussion of intra-disciplinary practices within occupational therapy or healthcare literature more broadly,...

Mrs Elizabeth Jeffries2, Mrs Catherine Forbes1, Miss Anne Christie3, Miss Ming Hu4 1Western NSW LHD, Parkes, Australia, 2Western NSW LHD, Bathurst, Australia, 3Western NSW LHD, Condobolin, Australia, 4Western NSW LHD, Dubbo, Australia Background Western NSW Local Health District (WNSWLHD) is...

Dr Emalka Kulathunga1 1Western Health, Sunshine, Australia, 2The University of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia Delivery of health care in hospital settings continues to adapt with changes in COVID-19 restrictions. Restrictions in place have made it challenging to provide on-site learning experiences...

Prof Mary Butler1, Senior Lecturer Machiko Niimi2 1University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, 2Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin, New Zealand Interprofessional, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary practice are increasingly emphasised in healthcare education and practice. Increasing specialization means that it is difficult for a single...

Dr Jaime Leigh1,2, Mr Stefan Wigg1, Mr Rodney Hollow1, Prof. Robert Briggs1 1Royal Victorian Eye And Ear Hospital, East Melbourne, Australia, 2University of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia Overview The recently established Victorian Cochlear Implant Program represents innovation in audiology service delivery....

Ms Melissa Rixon1, Mr Thao Nguyen1, Ms Eloise Thompson1, Ms Laura Smith1, Rachel Minett1 1Melbourne Health, Parkville, Australia Background Sixty-nine percent of acute stroke patients have upper limb impairments on admission. Over 400 physiotherapists and occupational therapists have attended the...