The 10th National Allied Health Conference was held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre from the 16th to the 18th October 2013. The theme for the conference was Educate, Motivate, Innovate, Celebrate. The aim of the conference was to celebrate innovation in allied health education, clinical service delivery and research and the contribution of this to the patient care and the health of the community.

The conference was a collaborative of Allied Health Professions Australia (AHPA), Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA), Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH) and the National Allied Health Advisory Committee (NAHAC), with coordination overseen by the Queensland Department of Health.

Organising Committee

Provisional Program

	Concurrent Sessions: Plaza Level
	Research & Evidence Based Practice Plaza 1 Chair: Ilsa Nielsen	Innovations in Client Care Plaza 2 Chair: Amanda Greaves	Professional Support Plaza 3 Chair: Lujuana Abernethy	Workforce Innovation Plaza Terrace Chair: Gail Gordon
1400-1415	Flexible, capable, adaptable: A dynamic allied health workforce Kerry May*, Fiona McAlinden, Michael SplawaNeyman, Michelle O’Rourke	Allied health research at Royal Melbourne Hospital: the first year of a new approach Jude Czerenkowski, Julia Blackshaw*, Catherine Granger	Improving patient access: Redesigning the allied health cancer care model of care at Cairns Base Hospital Cara Johnstone*, Lindsey Johnson, Ilsa Nielsen	Celebrating innovative research collaboration with outcomes: Professional support in Queensland  Karen Bell*, Fiona Hall*, Pim Kuipers, Sue Pager
1420-1435	Allied health staffing factor: Are we underestimating the cost of staffing required? Lyndell Keating*, Jonathan Prescott, James Sayer	Influencing EBP use by allied health professionals through education, motivation and innovation Shelley Wilkinson*, Fiona Hinchcliffe, Judith Hough	Engaging allied health in cancer survivorship – The positive change for life survivorship project Helen McLauchlan, Daniela Klarica, Trish Walker, Sharon Avery*	Positive psychology proving itself in retention Christine Franklin
1440-1455	Implementing an expanded scope of practise physiotherapy service in the Emergency Department at Robina Hospital Deb Lenaghan*, Rod Ellem	Understanding allied health professionals’ use of research evidence using the theory of planned behaviour Marlena Klaic*, Terry Haines, Fiona McDermott	Trial of a computer-based program that provides length of stay benchmark figures at a rehabilitation centre: its ability to identify and impact on prolonged lengths of stay and staff perceptions of its use Kate Roberts*, Kathy Stiller, Rachel Harling, Elizabeth Lynch, Sally Forward	Does clinical supervision lead to better outcomes? Findings from a study of allied health professionals Christine Saxby*, Jill Wilson, Peter Newcombe
1500-1515	Evaluation of an advanced Allied Health Assistant role in ACT Health Tegan Reid, Therese Edwards*, Claire Pearce*	A recursive model for capacity-building in the learning and sustainability of evidence based treatment  Ingrid Wagner*, Tania Withington, Richard Litster	Multisite investigation of weekend allied health services on acute medical/surgical wards Donna Markham*, Kathleen Phillip, Terry Haines, Deb Mitchell	Celebrating the innovative use telehealth technologies to educate, mentor and motivate best practice Desleigh De Jonge*, Wendy Stevens
1520-1535	Change sweet change: Improving equity for staff and clients through change management Andrea Whitehead*, Fiona Hinchcliffe	Comparison of GAS and Lawton Scale for measuring outcomes in a rural ambulatory rehabilitation serviceLouis Baggio*, David Buckley	Clinical allied health dashboard- By clinicians for clinicians Rebecca Moore, Leah Thompson*, Mark Butterworth	Raising the bar – Governance, education and training for the Allied Health Assistant (AHA) workforce in NSW Health Sue Steel-Smith*, Danijela Radovanovic*
1535	Afternoon Tea in the Exhibition
1600-1730	EDUCATE – Supply and Demand Clinical Training for the Future Chair: Susan Nancarrow HWA Perspective Mr George Beltchev, Executive Consultant, Clinical Training Reform, Health Workforce AustraliaUniversity Perspective Professor Lindy McAllister, University of SydneyPublic Health Employer’s Perception Mr John Merrick, Health Education and Training Institute (HETI) NSWPanel Discussion
1730	Sessions End
1730-1930	CELEBRATE – Networking Reception Plaza Foyer, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre Sponsored by
	Friday 18 October 2013
0800	Registration Open
	Plenary Session Chairs: Julie Hulcombe, Department of Health, Queensland & Lyn Littlefield, Allied Health Professions Australia
0830	Keynote Address: Two way thinking on building a healthy nation one person at a time Ms Tania Major, acclaimed Indigenous advocate and former Young Australian of the Year
0930	Keynote Address: Performance and Accountability and Implications for Allied Health Dr Dianne Watson, Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Performance Authority
1030	Morning Tea in the Exhibition
	Concurrent Sessions: Plaza Level
	Workforce Innovation Plaza Terrace Chair: Lee McGovern	Rural & Remote Plaza 1 Chair: Renae Moore	Interprofessional Education & Practice Plaza 2 Chair: Nicky Haron	Paediatrics Plaza 3 Chair: Tania Hobson
1050-1105	Benchmarking in allied health services – If you can’t measure it you can’t manage it! Fiona Jenkins*, Robert Jones*	WA Country Health Service allied health transition to Practice Graduate Program Katherine Lamont*, Suzanne Spitz	Preparing pre-graduate students for the workplace – Proving the worth of an Interprofessional, competency based education program Rebecca Black	Paediatric allied health drop-in clinics improve accessibility and efficiency Lisa Sandaver, Timothy Effeney*
1110-1125	Securing the allied health workforce – Evaluation of subacute models of care, including fiscal modelling Steven Wood*, Steven Bowden, Patricia Bradd, Tish Bruce	Educate, articulate, motivate more ‘transition to remote practice’ training tools  Annie Farthing*, Nicole Beattie, Renae Moore, Shelagh Lowe, Lois McCullagh	Inter-professional education and the first year experience: ongoing developments in a core health sciences course Melanie Hayes	Feeding difficulties in children with autism spectrum disorders and so-called ‘fussy eaters’: Baseline information from the HELP Study  Jeanne Marshall*, Pamela Dodrill
1130-1145	Doing things differently: extending the scope of Allied Health Assistants in Speech Pathology Simone Williams*, Julianne Coyle, Rebecca Downes	Maximising our Remote Professional Health (MORPH) workforce project  Kathy Relihan*, Tanya Lehmann*	An innovative model of interprofessional paediatric education for allied health professionals  Alexandra Little	Simulated Learning in Paediatric Allied Health (SLIPAH): Making the SLIPAH fit!  Kristine Kelly*, Meg Moller, Sarah Wright
1150-1205	Using The Calderdale Framework to develop employer led higher education Rachael Smith*, Jayne Duffy*	Rural private therapy framework: delivering high quality, sustainable and accessible services to people with disabilityAngela Dew, Jo Ragen*, Rebecca Barton	Flying start Queensland Health: International innovation for inter-professional educationPeter Fuelling*, Dionne Williams	How can parents educate health professionals about their experiences in child development services: A grounded theory model for goal setting  Shareen Forsingdal*, Winsome St John, Vanessa Miller, Anna Harvey, Penny Wearne
1205-1300	Lunch & Poster Viewing in the Exhibition (even numbered posters)
	Concurrent Workshops: Plaza Level
1300-1415	Plaza Terrace Chair: Tanya Lehmann Plaza 1 Chair: Lin Oke Plaza 2 Chair: Lindy McAllister Expanding Scope To Improve Services Implementing prescribing in allied health – the journey Dr Adam Bird, La Trobe University, VictoriaRenewing the workforce – the challenges Ms Kathleen Philip, Department of Human Services, VictoriaRural and remote allied health generalist Ms Ilsa Nielsen, Department of Health, Queensland National Health Reform – The New Environment And Reform Health reform – What does it mean for allied health Ms Julie Connell, Metro South Hospital and Health Service, QueenslandNational health reform: AH input into IHPA and NHPA and what’s next Mr David Stokes, Australian Psychological Society (APS)Implementation of medicare locals and primary care reform Ms Erica Kneipp, Commonwealth Department of Health & Ageing Medicare Locals Branch Clinical Education Showcase Getting “interprofessional” into the every day! Ms Robyn Smith, Northern Health Learning and Research, VictoriaSimulation within medical imaging Mr Russell Booth, St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, VictoriaCreating opportunities through identified need: Development of primary care based student assisted programs using a collaborative model of service development Ms Frances Millar, University of Queensland Health Care Ipswich Aged and Chronic Disease Clinic Mr Darryl Grundy, CEO UQ Health Care Group discussion Group discussion Group discussion
1415-1435	Afternoon Tea in the Exhibition
	Concurrent Sessions: Plaza Level
	Clinical Education Chair: Julie Hulcombe	Workforce Innovation Chair: Julie Connell	Clinical Practice Chair: Judith Catherwood	Community & Primary Care Chair: Amanda Greaves
1440-1455	Innovative solutions for traditional problems: Development of new student placement models at the University of the Sunshine Coast  Heidi Miller*, Penny Taylor, Frances Millar, Davin Lloyd	Resourcing allied health managers for activity based funding and workforce planning Steven Bowden*, Trish Bradd	Poor nutrition and function after acute hospitalisation: opportunity for innovative post-discharge care Adrienne Young*, Lauren Rogers, Alison Mudge, Jenna Allen, Merrilyn Banks, Lunda Ross, Tess Clark, Liz Isenring	Development and implementation of a community palliative care equipment service Geraldine Hodson
1500-1515	Fostering and Inspiring Research Engagement (FIRE): A research incubator scheme for undergraduate allied health students Jenny Ziviani*, Rachel Feeney, Siobhan Schabrun, David Copeland, Paul Hodges	Restructuring allied health for quality; effective, efficient and economical service provision Gail Gordon*, Sue Pager	Education and motivation in clinical handover at a tertiary hospital; A model for allied health disciplines Therese Dodds	Allied health and its role in reducing chronic disease complications impacting the homeless population  Rebecca Mannix
1520-1535	NSW Health ClinConnect – Innovation in clinical placement managementBrenda McLeod*, Elizabeth Schlossberger	Innovation in models of care: Implementation of an allied health clinical leader in a medical assessment and planning unit  Marguerite Bennetts*, Doug Murtagh*	Connecting practice: A dynamic framework for implementing workplace supervision and support Susan Nancarrow*, Julia Coyle, Dianne Boxall, Anna Moran, Rodney Pope, Jennifer Young	Early and intensive allied health rehabilitation programs improve patient outcomes and drive financial efficiencies Steven Bowden*, Steven Wood, Tish Bruce, Patricia Bradd
1540-1555	‘Learn, feel inspired, creative and affirmed’ – Mixed methods findings in professional music therapy supervision Jeanette Kennelly	Allied Health Assistant Implementation Program – Taking delegation to task Andrea Elliott*, Annette Davis*, Lisa Somerville, Claire Brett	Utilising Allied Health Assistants to implement a new model of occupational therapy service delivery on the medical wards at the Townsville Hospital  Kym Murphy	Community pharmacy – Leading innovation in primary health careKathleen Moorby*, Andrew Matthews
1600-1615	Intercontinental nutrition and dietetic practice placements: A collaborative and innovative partnership between London and Melbourne  Sophia Lee*, Natalie Simmance, Sharon Croxford, Kathryn Waller	Leading the future for allied health – a governance perspective Joanne Travaglia*, Patricia Bradd*	Multidisciplinary action research improves nutrition related outcomes post acute hip fracture Jack Bell*, Judith Bauer, Sandra Capra, Chrys Pulle	Allied health enabling the development of health localities  Martin Chadwick
	Closing Address – Plaza Terrace
1620-1630	Conference Close