Lightning Talk

Martha Sorensen1, Ann Gregory1 1Ccdhb, Wellington, New Zealand Background One community service, three teams separated by geography managing and prioritising referrals differently across each site- would moving to a centralised triage service improve how referrals are managed to improve care...

Associate Professor Adam Bird1, Dr Kate Bridgman1, Dr Shane Erickson1, Dr Lisa Furlong1 1La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia The engagement of allied health students in telehealth consultations whilst on clinical placement has rapidly increased due to the disruption caused by...

Mrs Simone Munro1, Andrea Bramley1,2, Debra Mitchell1,3 1Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia, 2Latrobe University, Bundoora, Australia, 3Monash University, Clayton, Australia Background Quality improvement (QI) is essential for safe, effective, equitable healthcare. Embedding quality improvement theory into allied health practice is crucial...

Mrs Tegan Bell1 1Austin Health, Heidelberg , Australia With COVID-19 being highly transmissible, Austin Health isolated suspected and confirmed coronavirus patients in dedicated wards. To provide best practice care while minimising our movements in these secure wards, allied health needed...

Martha Sorensen1, Ann Gregory1 1Ccdhb, Wellington, New Zealand Background Through moving to a centralised triage community referral management model we identified the opportunity to trial remote delegation to Allied Health Assistants to manage OT/PT referrals following initial phone triage. Would...

Miss Phoebe Yeung1, Mr Mohamed Badawy1, Ms Jo-Anne Pinson1, Mr Michael Lawson1, Mr Christopher Leong1 1Monash Health, Clayton, Australia Aim This study aims to assess the utilisation of mobile X-ray units, mobile imaging of non-routine body parts, and radiographer to...

Jo-Anne Gibbs1 1Capital And Coast DHB, Porirua, New Zealand Post covid lock-down, alongside being identified as an area of high DNA’s and a burgeoning wait list, outpatient physiotherapy (musculoskeletal) moved very quickly to pilot a new way of triaging. Previously,...

Mrs Katie Cole1, Mrs Sarah Chapman1 1Canberra Health Service, Canberra, Australia Introduction The Allied Health Graduate Program (AHGP) has been in place since 2013. The program runs once to twice each year. It includes six modules designed to support transition...

Kelly Squires1, Associate Professor Leanne Brown1, Doctor Susan Heaney1,2, Associate Professor Lesley MacDonald-Wicks2, Doctor Catherine Johnston2 1University of Newcastle Department of Rural Health, Tamworth, Australia, 2University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia Emerging literature continues to demonstrate the use of simulation-based learning...

Associate Professor Carol McKinstry1, Ms Kylie Carra1, Ms Laura Bailie1, Ms Ruby Daniell1, Mr Amery Clews1 1La Trobe University, Bendigo, Australia Occupational therapy commenced in Australia during World War 1 to provide rehabilitation for former service members with physical and...