Robyn Vincent1, Jordan Madigan2 1Allied Health Professional (Occupational Therapist), Community based support, Transition Care Program, Murray Mallee Community Health Service, Riverland Mallee Coorong Region, CHSALHN, PO Box 346, Murray Bridge SA 5253, email: robyn.vincent@sa.gov.au 2Physiotherapist, Transition Care Program, Murray Mallee...
- June 17, 2016
Ankur Verma 1National Rural Health Student Network, Suite 2 Level 5/10 Queens Road Melbourne VIC 3004 Australia, executivecommittee@nrhsn.org.au Theme Thriving Communities Background The National Rural Health Student Network (NRHSN) represents the future of rural health in Australia. It has more...
- June 17, 2016
Heather Agnew1, Robyn Gill2 1Senior Clinical Educator, Occupational Therapy, Country Health SA Local Health Network/ Flinders University of SA, PO Box 267 Mount Gambier SA 5290, heather.agnew@sa.gov.au 2Senior Clinical Educator, Physiotherapy, Country Health SA Local Health Network/ Flinders University of...
- June 17, 2016
Thong Wing CHAN1, Jennifer PINK2, Michelle PENNY1 1SA Pharmacy, 10 Maddern Street, Berri. South Australia 5343, thongwing.chan@sa.gov.au 2SA Pharmacy, Level 8, Citi Centre Building, 11 Hindmarsh Square, Adelaide, South Australia 5000 Background SA Pharmacy and Country Health SA Local Health...
- June 17, 2016
Ruth V. Klee 1Country Health SA, 71 Hospital Road, Port Augusta, SA 5700, Ruth.Klee @sa.gov.au Being an overseas trained professional Social Worker in the Australian health service, then becoming “the patient” with a Breast Cancer diagnosis has been a challenging...
- June 17, 2016
Inga Alexander 1Occupational Therapist for Central Queensland and Central West; Queensland Health, Level 2 – Allied Health Department Rockhampton Hospital, Rockhampton, Q. 4700 Inga.Alexander@health.qld.gov.au With health care becoming more diverse, sexuality has become acknowledged as a part of human nature and viewed as...
- June 17, 2016
Jane George1, Emma Lacey-Williams2 1West Coast District Health Board, Grey Hospital, PO Box 387, Greymouth, New Zealand jane.george@westcoastdhb.health.nz 2West Coast District Health Board, Grey Hospital, PO Box 387, Greymouth, New Zealand emma.laceywilliams@westcoastdhb.health.nz Introduction: With a geographical area of nearly 25,000...
- June 17, 2016
As a dental student I understand the impact poor oral health can have on a person’s general health. However, many people may believe themselves to be healthy while in reality they are neglecting their oral health which can have significant...
- June 17, 2016
Nick Keith and Chris Gray1 1Churches of Christ Care, Children, Youth and Families, Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Supporting multiple young people with challenging behavioural needs is a complex task, which may lead to responsescare. In an effort to promote the developmental...
- June 17, 2016
Associate Professor Martin Jones, Sandra Walsh University of South Australia The life expectancy of people living with a serious mental illness (SMI) is up to 10-15 years less than the general population. Accessing timely and appropriate physical health care is...
- June 17, 2016
