Cristal Newman1, Petrea Cornwell2, Elizabeth Ward3, Annmarie McErlain1, Adrienne Young4 1 Community and Allied Health, Roma Hospital, 197-234 McDowall St, Roma, Qld 4455, cristal.newman@health.qld.gov.au 2 Allied Health Research Collaborative, The Prince Charles Hospital; and Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, 627 Rode...
- June 20, 2016
Anna Tynan1,2, Lisa Deeth3, Debra McKenzie4, Eilleen Shepherd5, Helen Linnerman6 1Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service, Baillie Henderson Hospital, PO Box 405 Toowoomba, Queensland, 4350. Anna.tynan@health.qld.gov.au 2School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Herston Road, Herston, Queensland, 4006. 3Darling...
- June 20, 2016
Jenny Wheeler Dubbo Hospital, Myall St, Dubbo, NSW, 2830, jenny.wheeler@health.nsw.gov.au Patients living outside Dubbo, WNSWLHD, were travelling hundreds of kilometres for simple fracture management. Patients, family and friends incurred costs from time off work, school, travel, food, accommodation and discomfit,...
- June 20, 2016
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
