Mr Tom Walsh1,2, Dr Linda Ferris1, Dr Nancy Cullen1, Dr Christopher Brown2, Ms Cathy Loughry3, Dr Nikki McCaffrey4 1The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville South, Australia, 2The Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, Australia, 3Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, Australia, 4Deakin...

Miss Deborah  Hewson1, Mrs Mary  Rayner1, Professor  Ken Walsh2 1Tasmanian Health Service, Hobart, Australia, 2University of Tasmania , Hobart , Australia Background and rationale: Trauma informed care is an organisational structure and treatment framework aimed to understand, recognise, and respond...

Ms Christy Dorward1, Ms Jolene May1 1Tasmanian Health Service, Hobart, Australia Background:  Activities of daily living (ADL’s) are essential to maintaining health and wellbeing and participating in a wide range of meaningful activities. Aim: The aim of the review was to...

Dr Jonathan Mond1, Ms Bianca Bullivant2 1Centre For Rural Health, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Australia, 2School of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia In the past three decades, there has been a substantial increase in prevalence of both obesity and...

Mr David Jovic1, Ms Renee Wilson 1THS-north, West Launceston, Australia Background The LGH has seen a dramatic increase in the number of hip and knee arthroplasty surgeries since July 2016. Previously, the average length of stay (LOS) at LGH was...

Mr Paul Crisford1, Professor Tania Winzenberg1, Professor  Alison Venn1, Dr  Martin Schultz1, Dr Dawn Aitken1, Dr  Verity  Cleland1 1Menzies Institute For Medical Research, Hobart, Australia Objectives Health professionals are encouraged to promote physical activity (PA), but little is known about...

Dr Feitong Wu1, Dr Michele Callisaya1, Dr Karen Wills1, Dr Laura Laslett1, Professor Graeme Jones1, Professor Tania Winzenberg1 1Menzies Institute For Medical Research, University Of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia Objectives: Poor balance is a risk factor for falls and fracture in...

Mrs Helen Titmuss1, Mrs Rebecca Cannell1 1THS-North Occupational Therapy, Launceston, Australia Neglect is a common perceptual disorder post-stroke, where spatial and/or sensory inattention significantly disrupts independence and occupational performance.  Clients experiencing neglect have poorer functional outcomes, increased length of stay,...

Mr John Cannell1, Ms Amy Rathjen1, Mr Clint Freeman1 1Tasmanian Health Services North, Launceston, Australia Physical activity during inpatient rehabilitation is crucial to improve client’s physical capacity and ability to regain independence. Activity levels outside of therapy sessions has been...

Mrs Jennifer Mckibben1 1Oral Health Services Tasmania, 2A Archer Street, New Town, Australia Early childhood decay is a severe and rapidly progressing form of tooth decay that affects infants and young children. It is the most common chronic disease of...