Mrs Megan Harbourne1 Donna Rudd2 1Queensland Health, Douglas, Australia  2James Cook University,Townsville,Australia  Abstract: In 2012, the Allied Health Professions Office of Queensland funded a pilot project to determine if the traditionally single-discipline trained Clinical Physiologists, could be trained in a generalist...

Mrs Lisa Baker1 1Rural Allied & Community Health, Wide Bay HHS, Queensland Health, Gayndah, Australia Abstract: Background The Wide Bay HHS has seven rural hospital and Multipurpose Health Services each serviced by an outreach allied health team. The allied health...

Ms Betty Mareko1 1Queensland Health, Thursday Island, Australia Abstract: Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service Northern Sector (TCHHS-North) have one permanent senior physiotherapist to provide services to 16 islands of the Torres Strait and 5 communities within Northern Peninsula...

Ms Bethany  Oi-Ching Yeung1, Dr Kim Bulkeley1, Professor Michelle Lincoln1 1The University Of Sydney, Lidcombe, Australia Abstract: Culturally responsive health services are imperative to closing the gap in health outcomes for Aboriginal people in rural and remote communities. Access to...

Miss Jessica Muller1, Associate Professor Gaynor Parfitt1, Dr Katja Siefken1, Associate Professor James Dollman1 1Health Sciences Division, University Of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia Abstract: Background: We know non-communicable disease (NCD) rates are highest for those living outside major cities in...

Miss Rebecca Le1, Jessica Garner1 1Hunter New England Health, NSW, Australia Abstract: Rural Generalism: “a service that responds to the broad range of health care needs of rural communities”1. The HNE generalist program was established to address these needs, in...

Dr Werner Vogels1, Ms. Corina Modderman1 1La Trobe University, Albury-Wodonga, Australia Abstract: The number of Aboriginal children and young people in Out of Home Care (OoHC) has been steadily increasing over the last few years. Health outcomes of this cohort...

Mrs Robyn Gill1,2, Mrs Bronya Wingrove1, Mrs Joanne Lawson1 1Country Health SA Local Health Network, , Australia, 2Flinders University of SA, Bedford Park, Australia Abstract: Retention of rural Allied Health Professionals (AHP) is a recognised challenge for health care organisations...

Miss Kirsty Healing1, Mr Daniel Lowrie 1Royal Brisbane Women’s Hospital, Albion, Australia Abstract: Introduction: For much of the 21st century, Australia has endured the most prolonged and severe drought since records began. This drought has been found to have negative...

Miss Katheryn Farry1, Ms Ellen McMaster2, Ms Jane Doepel3, Ms Amy Dionysius4, Ms Shellee Latimore5, Ms Natalie Simms6, Ms Ilsa Nielsen7 1North West Hospital And Health Service, Mount Isa, Australia, 2Murrumbidgee Local Health District, , Australia, 3Torres and Cape Hospital...