Ms Alexandra  Hogan2, Ms Jaimee Dutton1, Mrs Leah Curran3, Ms Jane  Warburton4 1Top End Health Service, Tiwi, Australia, 2Office Of Disability – Top End Remote, Department of Health, Casuarina, Australia, 3Top End Health Service, Tiwi, Australia, 4Office Of Disability –...

Ms Kate Pollard1, Ms  Michelle Antoine1, Ms Lucy Seiler1, Ms Ashleigh O’Loughlin1, Ms Emma Brady1, Ms Rebecca McGrath1 1Office Of Disability, Top End Remote, Katherine, Australia Abstract: How much time do you spend with your colleagues? For us this may...

Dr Ruth Nicholls1, Ms Helen  Codman1, Ms Melody Trueman1, Mrs Chrissy Temperley1 1Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Parkville, Australia Abstract: The Allied Health and Nursing Education Outreach Program (AHNEOP) based at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne commenced in mid-2017 with the...

Mrs Joanne Lawson1, Ms Kathryn Heath, Ms Ruth Adamson, Rochelle  Kurmis2 1Country Health South Australia, Adelaide, Australia, 2The Burns Unit – Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia Abstract: Between 2004 – 2012, the Royal Adelaide Hospital Burns Service and the Women’s...

Ms  Marissa Arnot1, Miss Kiah  Peterie1 1Queensland Health, Thursday Island , Australia Abstract: The geographical nature of the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area (NPA) presents challenges for the delivery of health care. Thursday Island (TI) is the hub of...

Ms Debbie Roe1, Miss Erica  Bleakley1 1Royal Darwin Hospital, Leanyer, Australia Abstract: “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” -Marcel Proust Having worked in a variety of different Occupational Therapy settings...

Mr Peter Young1, Miss Natalie Papallo1 1Western NSW Local Health District, Orange, Australia Abstract: Orange Health Service (OHS) is reasonably well equipped with specialised equipment, yet this pool is poorly managed, stored and maintained, resulting in inefficiencies, inappropriate prescriptions and...

Mr Steve Cadell1 1Central West Rehabilitation Service, CWHHS, Longreach, Australia Abstract: Problem: Until 2017, patients residing in Central West Queensland (CW) have been unable to access rehabilitation and restorative care services close to home. Consequently, this has led to increased...

Miss Deborah Reveley1 1Brain Ambulance Pty Ltd, Mandurah, Australia Abstract: Imagine if there was a toolkit that anyone could access (including those with low literacy) which would provide simple information and instructions for mental health problems. If you ever searched...

Mr Edward Johnson1, Miss Gabrielle Byrne1  Miss Hannah Jeffery 1Marathon Health, Dubbo, Australia Abstract: Background Many clinicians in rural and remote areas are generalists, such that they have a broad knowledge of many fields of practice. Disability practice requires clinical skills...