Australia has world-leading protections for international students, embodied in a law called the “Education Services for Overseas Students Act” (the ESOS Act). But what does that mean for you? In this session, Klara Major will take you through the rights...

Mrs Sarah Rheinberger1 1Empowered Space, , Australia Abstract: After seven years of working as a generalist in remote western Australian I reluctantly moved to the big smoke where I was faced with the prospect of having to “choose” an area...

Overseas Student Ombudsman Klara got a taste of international student life when she went on exchange to France in the final year of her degree. This gave her a love for all things ‘foreign’, leading her to work in visa...

Edward Johnson1 1University Of Sydney, , Australia Abstract: Background:This paper describes an individualised telepractice speech pathology intervention conducted with a subject living in an outer regional area with limited access to allied health. Methods:An individualised therapy program was devised in...

Mrs Prasha Sooful1, Ms Justine Williams1, Ms Renae Moore1 1Top End Health Service, Tiwi, Australia Abstract: Entry into the workforce can be challenging and complex to navigate, particularly for allied health graduates. Formal, structured allied health graduate programs in the...

Ms Jennifer Finch1 1Allied Health Professions’ Office of Queensland, Queensland Department Of Health, , Fortitude Valley  , Australia Abstract: Context and Aims:A novel collaboration has been forged between public allied health services and primary healthcare service providers to develop an...

A/Prof. Len Crocombe1 1University Of Tasmania, Deep Bay, Australia Abstract: Increasingly links are being found between oral and systemic health; e.g. aspiration pneumonia, diabetes, coronary heart risk, and rheumatoid arthritis. Historically, dentistry has used water fluoridation and behavioural modification to...

Mrs Linda Furness1,2,3, Dr Anna Tynan1,2,4, Dr Jenny  Ostini2 1Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service, Toowoomba, Australia, 2University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia, 3Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia, 4The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia Abstract: Background: Clinical placements provide...

A/Prof. Len Crocombe1, Dr Lynette Goldberg2 1Centre for Rural Health, College of Health and Medicine, University Of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia, 2Wicking Centre for Dementia Research and Education, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia Abstract: Poor oral...

Miss Lisa Davenport Abstract: Purpose: Refugees are vulnerable to poor health and experience barriers to accessing health services. This scoping review presents evidence on the health issues and barriers to accessing healthcare services experienced by a specific refugee community; Karen...