Flora Versyck1 BASKO Healthcare1 ABSTRACT Background or Problem/ Issue: Contracture management can be done in different ways but they are not always effective and painless. The purpose of LLPS contracture treatment with a dynamic non-weightbearing orthosis is to obtain an...

Jessica Moller1, Rebecca McKay1 Gippsland Lakes Complete Health1 ABSTRACT Background or Problem/ Issue: Our community health occupational therapy (OT) team use a variety of outcome measures in daily practice which have not been routinely collected, collated or examined a meaningful...

Ainsleigh Whelan1, Jessica Moller1 Gippsland Lakes Complete Health1 ABSTRACT Background or Problem/ Issue: Home modifications adapt the home environment to enable individuals to function with maximum independence (Law et al., 1997). Minor home modifications are defined as simple non-structural changes...

Chelsea Arceri1 Gippsland Lakes Complete Health1 ABSTRACT Background or Problem/ Issue: 54% of East Gippsland are overweight or obese, 19% are consuming sugary drinks each day and 48% are not meeting their recommended serves of fruit and vegetables. Transforming workplaces...

Rebecca Woodland1, Fiona Rawson1, Deanne McKendry1 Gippsland Lakes Complete Health1 ABSTRACT Background or Problem/ Issue: The recruitment of Allied Health staff to regional areas is difficult. Sourcing appropriately qualified and experienced staff in order to meet local community needs is...

Sally Wilson1 West Gippsland Healthcare Group1 ABSTRACT Issue: In 2018/19 in Victoria it took 301 and 265 days for 90% of patients to be admitted for elective Total Knee and Total Hip replacement surgery respectively, and 4.6% and 2.7% (respectively)...

Christopher Duff, Dr Bradley Kendall, Prof Gerald Holtmann, Amy Nevin, Dr Heidi Staudacher Bond University, Princess Alexandra Hospital, University of Queensland, Gippsland Southern Health Service ABSTRACT Background or Problem/ Issue: Functional dyspepsia (FD) is a gastrointestinal disorder characterised by symptoms...

Amelia Tobias1 Ortho Advantage1 ABSTRACT Background or Problem/ Issue: Centralised multidisciplinary healthcare is the preferred model for treating Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFU). Separation from customary lands and people, cost of transport and accommodation are major barriers faced by indigenous people...

Jordan McMillan1, Emma Boyes1 Latrobe Community Health Service1 ABSTRACT Background: With the ageing population and the rise in preventable diseases and conditions in Australia, an added demand is being placed on allied health services. COVID-19 forced the health and fitness...

Karen Lee1 Bairnsdale Regional Health Service1 ABSTRACT Background: Malnutrition amongst hospital patients continues to be a problem with up to 40% of patients presenting as malnourished on admission or are at-risk of developing hospital-acquired malnutrition. An important strategy in treating...