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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Alycia Young1, Laura Gillan2 1Rural Fit, 7-9 Jack Smyth Drive, NSW, 2340, Alycia.Young@ruralfit.com.au 2Rural Fit, 7-9 Jack Smyth Drive, NSW, 2340, Laura.Gillan@ruralfit.com.au Rural Fit is a multidisciplinary private allied health business with a central hub in Tamworth, NSW. Rural Fit...

Barbara Wicks The innovation of iCare therapy is providing access to physiological rehabilitation in rural and remote settings. Return to mobility following stroke (CVA) cerebro-vascular incident , (MVA) Motor vehicle accident (TBI) traumatic brain injury and other neurological impairments is...

Alison Holt 1Barossa Hills Fleurieu Region, Country Health South Australia LHN, PO Box 196, Gawler SA 5118 Change. It’s happening everywhere and it’s happening fast. Change weary… Change fatigue… change resistant. Health professionals playing the role of the victims of...