Ellen McMaster 1Murrumbidgee Local Health District, Hillston MPS, 48 Burns Street, Hillston, NSW, 2675 ellen.mcmaster@gsahs.health.nsw.gov.au Background In response to significant gaps in Physiotherapy services in Hay in the 12 month period preceding project initiation, the project team analysed the factors...
- June 20, 2016
Rosanne Crouch1, Joyti Zwar2 1UniSA Department of Rural Health, PO Box 546, Port Pirie, SA, 5540, rosanne.crouch@unisa.edu.au 2CHSALHN, PO Box 546, Port Pirie, SA, 5540, joyti.zwar@sa.gov.au Background As a means of improving the quality and capacity of both local country...
- June 20, 2016
Kirsty Egan South East Regional Community Health Service, Country Health SA, PO Box 267, Mt Gambier SA 5290, kirsty.egan@sa.gov.au Stream: Healthy People: “Consumer Directed Care” Introduction: The first stage of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was rolled out in...
- June 20, 2016
Caroline Phillips1, Ann Cuypers2 1Kimberley Mental Health & Drug Service, PO Box 64 Broome WA 6725, Caroline.Phillips@health.wa.gov.au 2Bunbury (WA) Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, PO Box 553 Bunbury WA 6725, Ann.Cuypers@health.wa.gov.au Background: We conduct therapy within group and individual...
- June 20, 2016
Wendy Thiele1, Darlene Wyatt2, CHAD Forum and team members 1Country Health SA, Manager, Children’s Health and Development (CHAD) Programs, C/- Pt Augusta Hospital, Hospital Road Pt Augusta SA 5700, Wendy.Thiele@health.sa.gov.au 2Country Health SA, Clinical Senior Social Worker, Pt Lincoln Health...
- June 20, 2016
Alison Pighills 1Mackay Hospital and Health service, P.O. Box 5580, Mackay Mail Centre, Mackay, Qld 4741 alison.pighills@health.qld.gov.au Background Rural patients receive limited Allied Health (AH) services. Small, disbursed, rural populations do not justify full-time posts for the core AH professions....
- June 20, 2016
Tess Worboys1, Melinda Brassington2, Elizabeth Ward3, Petrea Cornwell4 1Occupational Therapy, Charleville Hospital, South West HHS, PO Box 219, Queensland, 4470, melindapetkov@hotmail.com 2Occupational Therapy, Charleville Hospital, South West HHS, PO Box 219, Queensland, 4470, tess.worboys@health.qld.gov.au 3Centre for Functioning and Health Research,...
- June 20, 2016
C Rogers, H Sturk, A White, D Kavanagh, D Sanders 1Queensland University of Technology, Lvl 6, 62 Graham Street, South Brisbane, Q 4101, carla.rogers@qut.edu.au Background: The past decade has seen significant growth in the use of information and communication technology...
- June 20, 2016
Matthew Beard1, Joseph Orlando1, Saravana Kumar2 1Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Joseph.Orlando@sa.gov.au 2International Centre for Allied Health Evidence (iCAHE), University of South Australia, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000. Background There is consistent evidence that people...
- June 20, 2016
Mulcahy A1, Giles G2 1Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, 255 Elizabeth St, Sydney NSW 2000. Amanda.mulcahy@safetyandquality.gov.au 2 Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, 255 Elizabeth St, Sydney NSW 2000. Gillian.Giles@safetyandquality.gov.au Background Allied health clinicians,...
- June 20, 2016
