The program overview below is provisional and will be updated as planning proceeds. Please check this page regularly.
0800 | WORKSHOP REGISTRATION | PLAZA LEVEL (Grey St) | |||
Pre-Conference workshops will be held at the conference venue Monday 5th August. These workshops are an additional cost to attend and can be booked during the registration process. Each workshop has a limited number of participants that can attend and bookings will be taken in a first come, first served basis. Cost to attend each workshop $175 or $300 for two. Delegates and non-delegates are both welcome to attend. Lunch will be provided for all participants. |
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MORNING PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS | ||||
MEETING ROOM P6 | MEETING ROOM P7 | MEETING ROOM P8-P9 | MEETING ROOM P10 | |
0900-1230 | IAHA’s Cultural Responsiveness Approach: Realising, recognising and relating the value of culturally safe and responsive practice with Indigenous peoples Kylie Stothers, IAHA Workforce Development Manager |
Allied health – Selling our value Speakers: Peter Buttrum, Steve Williamson, Nick Steele, and consumers Donna and Freya Toussaint, and Carolyn Wharton Facilitators: Rachel Phillips and Michelle Stute |
An inter-disciplinary approach to #last1000days and #endPJparalysis, designing a framework for success Dr Ian Sturgess |
Realising the Allied Health Rural Generalist Pathway: Practical implementation approaches for success AHRGP Project Governance Group |
1230-1330 | Lunch [1200-1700 Exhibition Bump In] |
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AFTERNOON PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS | ||||
MEETING ROOM P6 | MEETING ROOM P7 | MEETING ROOM P8-P9 | ||
1330-1630 | Allied Health Clinical Education Symposium Jointly developed by the Australian Council of Deans of Health Sciences and the National Allied Health Clinical Educator Network |
Allied Health Digital Transformation National Allied Health Digital Information Network |
The first 1000 days Jackie Bennett and Anne Taylor |
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1600 | REGISTRATION OPEN | PLAZA LEVEL (Grey St) SPEAKERS PREPARATION ROOM OPEN | CONCORD LEVEL |
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1700 |
Welcome to the 2019 National Allied Health Conference! This is the first social opportunity to catch up with your interstate colleagues and sponsors and exhibitors of the Meeting. The welcome reception also provides a great opportunity to meet delegates who are attending the conference for the first time. Generously sponsored by |
0800 | REGISTRATION OPEN | PLAZA LEVEL (Grey St) SPEAKERS PREPARATION ROOM OPEN | CONCORD LEVEL |
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OPENING PLENARY | PLAZA AUDITORIUM | ||||||
0830-0905 | Official Opening Welcome to Country Welcome Addresses Consumer Video |
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0905-0915 | Invited Speaker: Caroline Edwards Reflection on the value of allied health- a Commonwealth perspective |
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0920-0940 | ![]() Evidence of the value of allied health Professor Kathryn Refshauge is Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor of Physiotherapy at the University of Sydney. She is a member of several boards and committees in the health sector in NSW as well as various professional and research bodies. She has also served on the executive of the Australian Physiotherapy Association and human research ethics committees, and was involved in the Excellence in Research for Australia initiative. Full biography. |
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0940-1020 | ![]() The challenge of hospital acquired functional decline – preventing the harm! Dr Ian Sturgess (BSc MB ChB FRCP) is an internationally renowned clinical expert in improving Emergency Care and was for many years the clinical leader for Britain’s Emergency Care Improvement Program. Ian has worked around the world with more than 180 hospitals seeking to enhance their Emergency Care and has been working with Francis Health since 2012. Full biography. |
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1020-1050 | ![]() Catering break sponsored by GENSOLVE |
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CONCURRENT SESSION A | ||||||
PLAZA AUDITORIUM | MEETING ROOM P7 | MEETING ROOM P8 | MEETING ROOM P9 | MEETING ROOM P10 | MEETING ROOM P11 | |
CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT | CLINICAL EDUCATION | INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND PRACTICE | INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE | LEADERSHIP | OPTIMISING SCOPE / MODELS OF CARE | |
ORAL PRESENTATIONS (12 min presentation / 3 min Q&A) | ||||||
1050-1105 | Is “Rehab Vision” and effective tool to improve patient knowledge and understanding of inpatient rehabilitation? Kylie Draper |
The value of extended clinical placements: Perspectives from a unique optometry program Jaqueline Kirkman |
Taking an interprofessional approach to improving nutrition for older people in hospital Adrienne Young |
Tools and Outcomes for Delivering Culturally Responsive Allied Health Care Natalie Kneubuhler |
Reducing the cancer malnutrition burden: highlights of state-wide collaborations in Victoria Jenelle Loeliger |
Translating evidence into practice: a longitudinal qualitative exploration of allied health decision making Jenni White |
1105-1120 | I. C. U. I Hear U? The patient experience of being voiceless in the ICU Gabrielle Salisbury-Baker |
Remotely satisfied: The experiences of health students undertaking Work Integrated Learning placements in the Northern Territory Annie Farthing |
Validation of a new psychometric tool for assessing the competencies of clinical supervisors Sarah Hamilton |
A multidisciplinary approach to support management of nutrition, swallowing and quality of life in patients with Motor Neurone Disease Kirsty Niven |
AHP Leadership in Higher Education: Opportunities and Challenges Vivien Gibbs |
Allied health prescribing: perceptions of healthcare teams Karen Bettenay |
1120-1135 | Implementing malnutrition screening in Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) – what is the impact? Kate Belobrajdic |
Know Me Early: Helping clinicians to understand child development and identify developmental concerns Sarah Rogers |
Facilitating organisational change to enhance rural interprofessional education: A process evaluation Priya Martin |
Can Care Coordination reduce Hospital Admission in at-risk patients: The HealthLinks Project Evaluation at Peninsula Health Rebecca Pang |
Allied Health Governance in the Private Hospital Sector – A National Program of Organisational Renewal and Regulatory Coordination Rachel Resuggan |
The STAT model improves access to sub-acute ambulatory and community services: A stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial Katherine Harding |
1135-1140 | TRANSITION | |||||
1140-1155 | CoPreP study: Co-designing a Prehabilitation Program to improve experiences for men with prostate cancer Clarice Tang |
Allied Health Student Clinical Placements: is the placement mix right? Kassie Shardlow |
Lets Do Better Together: Training for Health Professionals on Transgender and Gender Diverse Affirmative Practice in a Hospital Context Andrew Wale-Corey |
Optimising the integrated management of children and young people with persistent pain Phil Nixon |
Improving Collaboration, Engagement and Influence for Allied Health Practitioners in Complex Multi-Disciplinary Settings Benjamin Freedman |
An evaluation of physiotherapist independent prescribing in Queensland Mark Cruickshank |
1155-1210 | Co-Production & Consumer Co-investigators in Allied Health Research – Initial Explorations in Gold Coast Health Kelly Weir |
Realising our value through Clinical Education: Health students’ experiences of clinical placements in Indigenous contexts Alison Nelson |
Strengthening interprofessional culture across health professional education and the workplace – the Interprofessional Twilight Challenge Kathryn Vick |
Developing transition planning processes to deliver sub-acute care closer to home Kerri-Anne Von Deest |
Retrospective analysis and future trends in allied health leadership and workforce: from therapy divisions to gig-economy aggregators Rosalie Boyce |
Outcomes of allied health primary contact outpatient services in Queensland public hospitals; patient reported outcomes, wait times to care and impact on specialist wait lists Michelle Stute |
1210-1225 | Healthcare Rights in Guardianship Matters: Participation and Timeliness Patrice Higgins |
The Allied Health Work Readiness Study: Identifying Personal Characteristics Signalling Work Readiness in Allied Health Students Maxine O’Brien |
Breaking the Silence: Exploring responses to Domestic and Family Violence in Clinical Practice Angel Carrasco |
Integrated Place Based Hubs – The Yarrabilba Family and Community Place – a proof of concept hub utilizing cross-sector partnerships to enable a shared focus on improving health, development and wellbeing outcomes of children and families living in a specific geographical catchment Joanne Allen-Keeling |
Emerging Leaders – Realising our value through embedding clinical leadership Rebecca Hughes |
Exploring variation in outcomes between advanced practice physiotherapy screening clinics in Queensland Maree Raymer |
1225-1230 | TRANSITION | |||||
1230-1240 | LIGHTNING TALKS (3 minute talks) | |||||
CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT |
CLINICAL EDUCATION | INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND PRACTICE | INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE | LEADERSHIP | OPTIMISING SCOPE / MODELS OF CARE | |
Talk 1 | The Feedback Tree: a novel way of engaging staff and consumers to provide feedback on hospital foodservices Margot Leeson-Smith |
What supports allied health students on placement to begin to think, feel and act as a health professional? Linda Furness |
Transdisciplinary Model of Care between Allied Health and Nursing in a rural sub-acute setting Kathryn Costello |
Obesity: Everybody’s Problem, Nobody’s Responsibility Claire Pearce |
Development and Implementation of a Novel Dietetics Governance Structure in a new tertiary facility Kylie Clavarino |
Beyond a short trial: Exploring the sustainability of allied health expanded scope models of care Belinda Gavaghan |
Talk 2 | Promoting men-inclusive maternity services at Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital Gai Harrison |
Future health workforce educational needs: a qualitative exploration Sharon Mickan |
Tables and chairs: an interdisciplinary approach to improving the hospital environment for patients Adrienne Young |
Large, Loud, Learned: A proactive and integrative group to maximise independence and wellness in people with Parkinson’s Disease (PWPD) Natalie Grainger |
Reviewing allied health – no longer the back seat driver Sue Fitzpatrick |
A Transit Pharmacist Improves Patient Flow Estelle Jensen |
Talk 3 | Developing a New approach for Effective, Systematic, Timely and INteGrated (NESTING) pregnancy, birth and early parenting education program starts with consumer engagement Seridan Guyatt |
Post Placement Reflection Sessions – A Placement Capacity and Sustainability Initiative Vicky Stirling |
Four disciplines and a national program. Lessons from a collaboration to strengthen a palliative care simulation–based learning experience (SBLE) Kylie Ash |
INTRgr8: Integrating Ngo partners with Totara house to promote Recovery Richard Grist |
An initiative to build research capacity within a physiotherapy department and allied health service: hits and misses over a 24-year period Kathy Stiller |
Embedding Advanced Practice in Gastrostomy Tube Management: Two Years On Belinda Steer |
1240-1340 | ![]() Catering break sponsored by GENSOLVE |
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PLENARY SESSION | PLAZA AUDITORIUM | ||||||
1340-1345 | Consumer Video | |||||
1345-1425 | ![]() The first 1000 days and the implications for allied health professionals Dr Tim Moore is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Community Child Health (CCCH) at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne. Tim trained as a teacher and psychologist at the University of Melbourne, subsequently completing his Doctoral studies at the University of Surrey on self esteem and self-concept in children. Full biography. |
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1425-1455 | ![]() Catering break sponsored by GENSOLVE |
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CONCURRENT SESSION B | ||||||
PLAZA AUDITORIUM | MEETING ROOM P7 | MEETING ROOM P8 | MEETING ROOM P9 | MEETING ROOM P10 | MEETING ROOM P11 | |
CONSUMER ENAGEMENT | AGED CARE | OPTIMISING SCOPE / MODELS OF CARE | OPTIMISING SCOPE / MODELS OF CARE | WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT | NDIS | |
ORAL PRESENTATIONS (12 min presentation / 3 min Q&A) | ||||||
1455-1510 | Content ideas to boost your allied health business Ruben Mackellar |
Reducing hospital associated complications in older people: Results from the CHERISH cluster randomised controlled study Prue Mcrae VALUE BASED HEALTHCARE ABSTRACT Integrated systems, interdisciplinary teams, full scope practice and delegation to deliver better value healthcare? A SIMPLE case for change |
Safely Moving the Critically-Ill Patient: Yes you can! Felicity Prebble |
Management of musculoskeletal foot and ankle conditions prior to public-sector orthopaedic referral in South Australia Tom Walsh |
When do allied health professionals lose confidence to perform evidence-based practice activities? A cross-sectional study Marlena Klaic |
Leading the rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme in Queensland: Realising our Value as Allied Health professionals in navigating a new system and achieving outcomes for patients in Townsville Health Service/Rehabilitation Unit Richelle Carta |
1510-1525 | Move Baby Move: Engaging with women with GDM to improve physical activity ‘messaging’ Anne Harrison |
Use of the Home Assessment Profile as an outcome measure to review Occupational Therapy practice within Aged Care Adam Cefai VALUE BASED HEALTHCARE ABSTRACT Providing high value care in high demand Allied Health services: An example of group education in chronic kidney disease |
Enhancing Speech Pathology Scope with Scoping Nicola Veness |
Experience of leadership and management clinicians in implementing best practice in inpatient management of people with obesity in a metropolitan public health service Alison Qvist |
Clinical Supervision and Allied Health practice: What are we doing? And does it make a difference? Kim Nguyen |
Ours or Yours- Health or Disability? Developing Guidelines to assist at the interface of Health and NDIS Helen Malcolm |
1525-1540 | #hellomynameis – what’s in a name? Sarah Bailey |
Effect of manual therapy and exercise on mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomised controlled trial Roger Engel VALUE BASED HEALTHCARE ABSTRACT Opportunity for delegation and interdisciplinary nutrition care in acute stroke units |
How can we better utilise our assistant workforce in speech pathology? Maria Schwarz |
Five-year trial of Allied Health Rural Generalist Training Positions in Queensland: outcomes and learnings Ilsa Nielsen |
Research Capacity – what is it, why is it important, and how is it measured? A meta-analysis of research on the Research Capacity and Culture Tool Andrew Baillie |
Responding to the evolution of the NDIS – Implementation of a Clinical Improvement Framework for Allied Health Professionals in a Not for Profit organisation Yolande Noble |
1540-1545 | TRANSITION | |||||
1545-1600 | Young People with Complex Trauma – Keeping them Connected when they “just want to be at the beach” Kate Headley |
The benefits of a combined cognitive and functional-task based exercise program for older adults with mild cognitive impairment: preliminary findings from a pilot study Luciana Theodoro De Freitas VALUE BASED HEALTHCARE ABSTRACT Additional weekend allied health services reduce length of stay in subacute rehabilitation wards but their effectiveness and cost effectiveness are unclear in acute general medical and surgical hospital wards: A systematic review |
The safety and efficacy of a virtual fracture clinic in a major australian tertiary trauma hospital Bernarda Cavka |
Bullseye! Increasing allied health resources for targeted patients in the acute hospital to achieve discharge directly home Lara Kimmel |
Allied Health Research Fellows enhance clinicians’ research engagement: an explanatory realist review Sharon Mickan |
The efficacy of a specialist NDIS social work role in a hospital setting : reducing waiting times and length of stay Susie Hines |
1600-1615 | Activ8 – Involving patients and carers in leading and acheving activity golas in an inpatient setting Sue Fitzpatrick |
High Level Care patients with hip fractures – Does discharge destination from acute care affect outcomes? Lara Anderson |
Vitality Passport: Halt Frailty, Spark Vitality Melanie Reeves |
The key to planning, developing, and managing a full-scope assistant workforce – unveiling perceptions around confidence of delegated models of care Alita Rushton |
Speech Pathology services in ICU: Clinician reported facilitators and barriers + Speech Pathology Workforce in ICU – Results of a National Survey Lara Cardinal |
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ORAL Boosting the Local Care Workforce: Understanding the Allied Health workforce in disability |
1615-1630 | Patient reported outcomes in spiritual care Heather Tan |
A systematic review of assessment tools and factors used to predict discharge from acute general medical wards Aruska D’Souza |
Evaluation of Primary Contact Occupational Therapy Hand Clinics for patients on surgical outpatient waiting lists in eight Australian public hospitals Ruth Cox |
Implementation a Transdisciplinary Model of Care for Mild Deficit Acute Stroke Patients Jessica Reinbott |
Allied Health Rural Generalist Training Program – Experiences from the Top End Justine Williams |
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ORAL Allied Health Succession Planning Practices in Large Health District: A Descriptive Study |
1630-1635 | TRANSITION |
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1635-1645 | LIGHTNING TALKS (3 minute talks) |
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CONSUMER ENAGEMENT | AGED CARE | OPTIMISING SCOPE / MODELS OF CARE | OPTIMISING SCOPE / MODELS OF CARE | WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT | ||
Talk 1 | Establishing a yoga program in response to patient-reported experience measures within a brain injury rehabilitation unit Rebecca Seeney |
Cognitive impairment in a tertiary hospital: prevalence and carer experience Prue Mcrae |
Impact of transdiciplinary advanced allied health practitioners within paediatric neurodevelopmental and behavioural clinics, in a regional public hospital and health service outpatient department Julie Creen |
A case of practicing scoping & extending scope of practice – it is FEES-ible! Shabeena Miskin |
10 Building Blocks to create allied health development pathways in large complex health services Rachel Resuggan |
UNALLOCATE / OTHER LIGHTNING Nutrition intake early after stroke is poor: Investigating nutrition within an Enriched Environment |
Talk 2 | What do consumers of inpatient mental health facilities want to consume? Insights from a food service consultation process Amber Thoroughgood |
Vitality Passport: Halt Frailty, Spark Vitality Jeremy Carr |
Virtual Fracture Care (VFC): Making fracture care easier for patients and clinicians Clarice Tang |
Jamming Together – working with music therapy to extend the scope of practice for AHAs Lucy Whelan |
Peer supervision: Co-design of a framework valuable to physiotherapists Dragana Ceprnja |
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Talk 3 | What mapping perinatal education tells us about the needs of expectant and new parents and the multidisciplinary team that provides this education? Sheridan Guyatt |
‘Functional Freedom for Fallers with Fractures’ – Where do we invest intervention to maximise outcomes for our consumers Nicholas Davis |
Optimising scope for pharmacists – a case of initiation of Orkambi(TM) treatment in paediatric patients with cystic fibrosis Heidi Wong |
Implementation and evaluation of speech pathology-led referring process for videofluoroscopic swallow studies Shana Taubert |
Translating Research into Practice – How confident are Allied Health Clinicians? Ashley Cameron |
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1645-1650 | TRANSITION | |||||
PLENARY SESSION | PLAZA AUDITORIUM | ||||||
1650-1700 | Wrap Up / Summary of Day 1 | |||||
1700 | Sessions conclude | |||||
1700-2000 |
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0800 | REGISTRATION OPEN | PLAZA LEVEL (Grey St) SPEAKERS PREPARATION ROOM OPEN | CONCORD LEVEL |
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PLENARY SESSION | PLAZA AUDITORIUM | ||||||
0830-0840 | Welcome and Recap of Day 1 | |||||
0840-0845 | Consumer Video | |||||
0845-0925 |
Professor Pat Dudgeon is from the Bardi people of the Kimberly area in Western Australia. She is a psychologist and Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society. Pat is a Professor and Poche Research Fellow at the School of Indigenous Studies at the University of Western Australia. Full biography. |
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0925-1005 |
Keynote Speaker: Professor Jo Travaglia Professor Joanne Travaglia is Professor and Director of the Centre for Health Services Management University of Technology Sydney. Her research examines the quality and safety of care, through the lens of critical theory. Her research examines the quality and safety of care, through the lens of critical theory. Full biography. |
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1005-1035 | Morning Tea with the Exhibitors | Plaza Level, BCEC | |||||
CONCURRENT SESSION C | ||||||
PLAZA AUDITORIUM | MEETING ROOM P7 | MEETING ROOM P8 | MEETING ROOM P9 | MEETING ROOM P10 | MEETING ROOM P11 | |
DIGITAL HEALTH | CLINICAL EDUCATION | INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND PRACTICE | WORKFORCE PLANNING | WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT | WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT | |
ORAL PRESENTATIONS (12 min presentation / 3 min Q&A) | ||||||
1035-1050 | Randomised Controlled Trial of technology enhanced vs. face to face cardiac compression training Alison Pighills |
Sustaining clinical placement capacity through partnerships and collaboration Liza-Jane McBride |
Asserting professional value while navigating power relations in the acute setting: a qualitative study of dietitian clinical decision making Ruth Vo |
PREPARE for Practice: A statewide allied health workforce survey Belinda Gavaghan |
Learning all the time: Articulating the value of an allied health education program Molly Galea |
Managing maternity leave and return to work for Allied Health Professionals in Queensland Health Hospitals – strategies and issues Julie Hulcombe |
1050-1105 | CALD Assist: Developing technology to assist communication between clinicians and patients from CALD backgrounds Courtney Pocock |
Mater Allied Health Inter-Professional Student Education: How Not To Step On Toes Catherine Carter |
Is clinical supervision effective for all the allied health professions? Findings from a Queensland mixed methods study suggest significant profession-specific differences Christine Saxby |
How much allied health is enough? Using current clinical care ratios to support workforce planning and workload monitoring for allied health professionals Julie-Anne Ross |
Reality or rhetoric: Is allied health clinical supervision really all that? Janelle Roby |
Optimising the impact of allied health: learning from the Victorian Allied Health Workforce Research Project Susan Nancarrow |
1105-1120 | The Telestroke-Rehab experience: Supporting rural allied health staff in providing stroke rehabilitation closer to home for patients in country WA Ruth Warr |
Behind the stats – what do clinical educators do? Mark Gooding |
The Australian New Zealand Burn Association (ANZBA) burn rehabilitation course (BRC): An allied health collaboration Julia Kwiet |
Reshaping the Allied Health Workforce Mix- What Should It Look Like and What Is the Value? Anne Maree Buttner |
Barriers and enablers to behaviour change in clinicians participating and leading research: A qualitative exploration Rachel Wenke |
DASH – Dynamic Allocation of Staff Hours Kath Feely |
1120-1125 | TRANSITION | |||||
1125-1140 | Does electronic medication management system (eMMS) save pharmacists’ time? Heidi Wong |
Factors influencing perceived stress and anxiety reported by physiotherapy students during clinical placements – qualitative data Kathy Stiller |
Interprofessional Family Conferencing (IFC): Translating knowledge to practice using simulation based education Daniella Pfeiffer |
Developing a 5-year SA Pharmacy Workforce Roadmap Sharon Goldsworthy |
Mapping rural workforce outcomes from a longitudinal study of allied health graduates Leanne Brown |
What enables high performance dispersed teams of health professionals in community settings?: An exploratory study Annette Zucci |
1140-1155 | A New Era of Opportunity: Informatics for Allied Health Danielle Hornsby |
How can we expand clinical placements to better impact on future workforce development and need? A policy analysis approach Rachel Yates |
Standardising interprofessional graduate attributes in university health professional study programs – lessons learnt and opportunities uncovered Nathan Reeves |
Organising orientation adds value to allied health workforce planning across four hospital and community settings Mian Wang |
Daring Action – Inspiring Allied Health Clinical Leaders to Influence and Lead in real-time Joan Leo |
Delegate Before You Detonate – Optimising Use of the Assistant Workforce Raymond Kopeshke |
1155-1210 | Telehealth implementation and practice in rural paediatric psychology, speech-language pathology and parent education services Jessica Campbell |
A picture maybe worth a thousand words but a narrative is priceless Maryanne Long |
Inside The Black Box – An inter-professional education session on how to teach clinical reasoning in others Tameeka Robertson |
From the ground up: Designing care and supporting workforce readiness within a paediatric inpatient service Merridy Moore |
Early career workforce development for Advanced Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy (AMP) roles Louise Wellington |
Faster, Fairer, Stronger: Subacute Physiotherapy Workforce Redesign – Methodology, Implementation and Outcomes Alana Jacob |
1210-1215 | TRANSITION | |||||
1215-1225 | LIGHTNING TALKS (3 minute talks) | |||||
DIGITAL HEALTH | CLINICAL EDUCATION | INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND PRACTICE | WORKFORCE PLANNING | WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT | WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT | |
Talk 1 | Paediatric Speech Pathology via Telehealth Jessica Hajdu |
Collaborative allied health clinical education Susan Waller |
Investigating multidisciplinary team management of pressure injuries in sub-acute care Alice Doring |
Planning for the future: assessment of research capacity in health professions Sharon Lee |
Forging career pathways – a partnership between Holmesglen Institute and Monash Health Lucy Whelan |
Student power: Utilising student resourced services to meet the growing demand for outpatient speech pathology services in an acute hospital setting Lucy Lyons |
Talk 2 | Development and implementation of a multi-disciplinary training package to improve the confidence and competence of clinicians in the use of Telepractice for outpatient services Michael Harris |
Variable levels of perceived stress and anxiety reported by physiotherapy students during clinical placements – quantitative data Kathy Stiller |
Development of a framework to evaluate implementation of an interprofessional education and practice organisation-wide strategy to foster integrated family centred care Kristine Kelly |
Electronic reporting of allied health cancer care interventions in regional Queensland Martine Waters |
Developing the NSW Health Diagnostic Imaging Medical Physics WorkforceDeveloping the NSW Health Diagnostic Imaging Medical Physics Workforce William Ryder |
Are you ready for this? – reflecting on the implementation journey of electronic medication management system (eMMS) Heidi Wong |
Talk 3 | Introducing eHealth into Physiotherapy Care for Enhanced Recovery Caesarean Patients Joanne Crowley |
Realising the value of a student led service learning placement in challenging mental health stigma: “This placement has changed me for ever” Nicole Killey |
Supporting a culture of interprofessional awareness and communication – sharing the journey and the learning activities that the Capability Development Team at Capital & Coast DHB has developed to support and increase interprofessional capability in practice Vicky Ryan |
The allied health workforce paradox: The coexistence of oversupply and unmet need Susan Nancarrow |
Supporting an allied health workforce to facilitate complex implementation projects: lessons learned from the SIMPLE project Adrienne Young |
Creating a Useful and Sustainable Allied Health Activity Dashboard Tanya Trevena |
1225-1325 | Lunch with the Exhibitors | Plaza Level, BCEC | |||||
PLENARY SESSION | PLAZA AUDITORIUM | ||||||
1325-1330 | Consumer video | |||||
1330-1410 |
Professor Terry Haines is Head of the School of Primary and Allied Health Care at Monash University. In this role he is responsible for a school with 6 departments, over 150 staff, and over 180 research higher degree students. He has a professional background in physiotherapy and health economics, and has worked in research roles imbedded within health services for over 15 years before commencing as the Head of School in 2017. Full biography. |
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1410-1415 | TRANSITION | |||||
CONCURRENT SESSION D | ||||||
PLAZA AUDITORIUM | MEETING ROOM P7 | MEETING ROOM P8 | MEETING ROOM P9 | MEETING ROOM P10 | MEETING ROOM P11 | |
MEASURING VALUE | MENTAL HEALTH | OPTIMISING SCOPE / MODELS OF CARE | PAEDIATRICS | RURAL HEALTH | WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT | |
ORAL PRESENTATIONS (12 min presentation / 3 min Q&A) | ||||||
1415-1430 | Evaluating the responsiveness and clinical utility of the Australian Therapy Outcome Measure for Indigenous Clients (ATOMIC) Nicholas Sheahan |
Healthy Living Program: Improving the dietary behaviours of people with severe mental illness Hannah Olufson |
Is establishing a specialist back pain assessment and management service in primary care a safe and effective model? Twelve-month results from the Back pain Assessment Clinic (BAC) prospective cohort pilot study Adam de Gruchy |
Imagining the impossible: Perspectives from young people with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, parents/caregivers and health professionals when preparing for the transition to adulthood Tegan Pinese |
Approaches to system-level implementation of the Allied Health Rural Generalist Pathway: experiences from three jurisdictions Kendra Strong |
Understanding the impact of vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue on hospital social workers Mim Fox |
1430-1445 | Dedicating resources to allied health digital informatics – an exercise in value optimisation Ryan McVey |
Strategies to enhance Allied Health Professionals in Mental Health Services to practice to full scope: A paradigm shift from case management Fiona Hall |
Evaluation of a novel physiotherapist-led assessment clinic within the Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) Maxillofacial Department Rod McLean |
High Intensity Users: A chart audit of multiple presentations to a paediatric emergency department Jaime Odonovan |
Who wins when multidisciplinary health students have immersive service learning placements in regional communities with high needs and limited services? Robyn Fitzroy |
The Metro South Health Allied Health Assistant Learning and Development Project Jeremy Lindsay |
1445-1500 | The Allied Health National Best Practice Data Sets – Are we there yet? Catherine Stephens |
Innovative Culturally Integrative Models in Psychological Treatments of CALD Population Dragos Ileana |
Time to Care: Queensland Podiatry Telehealth Service for Foot Disease Sarah Jensen |
Understanding Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): a Multidisciplinary Assessment Team Model of Care for those referred to a FASD Assessment clinic and the Implications for Intervention and Education about the impact of FASD on young people Nadi Fernando |
Keeping kids closer to home: Experiences of an expanded scope and allied health assistant delegation model for paediatric burn rehabilitation Debra Phillips |
Developing a team-based, tailored approach to building research capacity in allied health Angela Chang |
1500-1515 | Measuring the Value of the Specialist Management with Acute Rehabilitation Treatment (SMART) Program Jamie Hunter |
Sound Thinking: Neurologic Music Therapy for cognitive training in adult mental health rehabilitation Cameron Haigh |
Unleashing the power of Allied Health in Capital and Coast DHB – a transformative new model of care and priorities for change Dorothy Clendon |
Implementation of a Multidisciplinary Netcoaching Rapid Tube Wean Program at Gold Coast University Hospital Phillipa Cordner |
Strategies for increasing allied health recruitment and retention in rural Australia – a rapid review Rebecca Heron-Dowling |
“It was a bit daunting”: Care worker experiences of online training to up-skill them to deliver the Active at Home exercise program Sharon Hetherington |
1515-1520 | TRANSITION | |||||
1520-1530 | LIGHTNING TALKS (3 minute talks) | |||||
MEASURING VALUE | MENTAL HEALTH | OPTIMISING SCOPE / MODELS OF CARE | PAEDIATRICS | RURAL HEALTH | WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT | |
Talk 1 | Comparative Analysis and Lessons Learned from Ten Consulting Reviews of Allied Health Services across Australasia Janice Mueller |
Groups 4 Health (G4H): Building connectedness to support health in transitioning home from rehabilitation Louise Lynch |
Bariatric Specialist Multi-Disciplinary Consultancy Service (Team B-A-R-I) Peter Young |
The journey of a paediatric patient with Child Life Therapy (CLT) at Gold Coast University Hospital- A Case Study Phillipa Cordner |
Occupational therapist led environmental assessment and modification to prevent falls: Review of current practice in an Australian rural health service district Alison Pighills |
Realising our value through Workforce Development: Developing an Indigenous health workforce Alison Nelson |
Talk 2 | Service change and Supporting Lifestyle and Activity Modification after Transient Ischaemic Attack (S+SLAM-TIA): Measuring the value of implementing an evidence based secondary stroke prevention program into a health service Heidi Janssen |
Sensory Modulation implementation in mental health services: The North Queensland experience Luciana Theodore De Freitas |
Changing Landscapes: The Advanced Generalist; Improving career structure for rural physiotherapists Kelly Thurlow |
Are we doing what they’re doing? Tube weaning at The Canberra Hospital and internationally Kathryn Rodda |
Navigating the Challenges of Introducing a Sub-acute Pathway to North West Queensland: Learning Together Ella Dunsford |
Is there a link between clinician reported time spent on research and research success? Angela Chang |
Talk 3 | Experiences mapping allied health clinical terminology to SNOMED CT-AU Alicia Chaplin |
Avoiding critical consequences of dysphagia: A collaboration between speech pathology and nursing staff in mental health Alison Battin |
‘Service To reduce Risk, improve Independence and Decrease Emergency admissions’ – Evaluation of an Advanced Practice Allied Health falls clinician role Lisa Oakley |
Who is responsible for assessing children’s weight?: views from health care professionals Kamila Davidson |
Improving rural health through implementation of a pharmacist-led post discharge and high-risk medication service in a rural community Michelle Rothwell |
Five-year review of a regional Allied Health Graduate Program: What value do graduates perceive? Kathryn Vick |
1530-1555 | Afternoon Tea [1600-1800 Exhibition Bump Out] |
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CLOSING PLENARY SESSION | PLAZA AUDITORIUM | ||||||
1555-1605 | Awards | |||||
1605-1645 |
Tim Ferguson is one of Australia’s most accomplished comedians. He has battled Multiple Sclerosis (MS) for 30 years, but it won’t get in his way! He wrote and directed the comedy movie ‘Spin Out’ [Sony Pictures, 2016] tours the world with comedy trio the Doug Anthony All Stars [DAAS] and has written bestselling novels, comedy manuals, and live shows. Full biography. |
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1645-1650 | Conference Handover & Wrap Up | |||||
1650 | Conference Close |
0830 | Registration |
0900 | Post Conference Leadership Workshop | Plaza 11 |