+61 3 6231 2999 mail@conferencedesign.com.auVAHRC 2019

2017 Program

Friday 31st March 2017

08:30 – 09:00	Arrival and registration Level 1 Foyer
	Opening Plenary Session Room 105 & 106
09:00 – 09:05	Welcome to Delegates Ms Kathleen Philip – Chief Allied Health Advisor for Victoria
09:05 – 09:15	Welcome to Country Aunty Carolyn Briggs
09:15 – 09:25	Conference Opening Ms Kathleen Philip – Chief Allied Health Advisor for VictoriaOpening Message The Hon Jill Hennessy, Minister for Health
09:25 – 09:55	From the ashes …… the place of research in high quality healthcare Professor Euan Wallace, CEO, Safer Care Victoria
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09:55 – 10:25	Leading change: The power of collaboration and thinking big Professor Julie Bernhardt, Physiotherapist, Senior Principal Florey Research Fellow at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Melbourne
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10:25 – 10:50	Morning Tea Level 1 Foyer

10.50 – 12:30

Concurrent Session 1

	Concurrent Session 1A Room 110	Concurrent Session 1B Room 105 & 106	Concurrent Session 1C Room 103	Concurrent Session 1D Room 104	Concurrent Session 1E Room 108	Concurrent Session 1F Room 101 & 102	Concurrent Session 1G Room 107	Concurrent Session 1H Room 109
	Translating research into practice	Chronic disease management	Public Health; diet, exercise, lifestyle	Public Health workforce innovation	Leadership and mentoring	Consumer collaboration	Rural health innovations	Group symposium
Guests Speakers 10:50 – 11:15	Improving care for arthritis through allied health-led translational research Associate Professor Ilana Ackerman	The changing face of cancer: Living with consequences of a cancer diagnosis and its treatment Professor Mei Krishnasamy	A cost effective approach to combating the diabesity epidemic with an integrated diet and lifestyle approach Professor Catherine Itsiopoulos	Workforce futures: towards research-informed reform Mr Dean Raven	A personal journey from one of the state Allied Health leaders Ms Donna Markham	What lies beneath: The power of consumer collaboration Ms Katherine Lawler	Finding the innovation in e-health for rural allied health service delivery Professor Teresa Iacono	Enabling better life outcomes for stroke survivors Case 1 – Chronic Stroke Review Tool and Intervention Guide (Rev-TIG): an overview Dr Kim Brock Case 2 – Participation: the central domain of the Chronic Stroke Rev-TIG Dr Tamara Tse Case 3 – How can rehabilitation allied health clinicians contribute to better mental health outcomes for people with chronic stroke? Dr Carol Silberberg Case 4 – Strategies for facilitating goal setting when a person has difficulty identifying realistic goals Dr Christine Graven
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11:16 – 11:33	Early mobilisation surgical management of fracture neck of femur Ms Marisa Delahunt	Improving access for community and subacute outpatient services Dr Katherine Harding	A novel exercise initiative for older adults Mrs Myrla Sales	Credentialling, competency and capability framework (Revised edition) Ms Catherine Radkowski	Key issues facing the Victorian allied health workforce Professor Susan Nancarrow	What about the caregivers? Dr Kimberley Haines	Embracing change in the dental practice to deliver better health outcomes Associate Professor Margaret Rogers
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11:35 – 11:52	SENSe: Sensory rehabilitation Professor Leeanne Carey	Specialised physiotherapy for in-patients with diabetes Ms Jacqueline Kay	Physical activity and participation in amputees Miss Jennifer Langford	Allied Health interdisciplinary professional practitioner (AHIPP) Mr Nick Ternes	Nothing endures but change Dr Sze-Ee Soh	Patient and family engagement in goal setting in brain injury Ms Jacinta Sadler	Redesign of joint replacement care pathway Miss Laura Bowman
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11:54 – 12:11	Early detection for infants at high risk of cerebral palsy Dr Susan Greaves	Bladder and bowel symptoms experienced by people with chronic pain Mrs Cheryl Ludwik	Bridging the gap from hospital to community services Mrs Renee Jervies & Mr Andrew Smith	Advanced practice women’s health and continence Ms Robyn Brennen	Leading through building a research culture Ms Donna Borkowski	Patients’ perceptions of weekend allied health influence on quality Mr Mitchell Sarkies	The Heartbeat drumming program for stroke Ms Sheila Smith
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12:13 – 12:30	Preoperative exercise training for non-small cell lung cancer Dr Catherine Granger	Knee and health related quality of life in patellofemoral joint pain Mrs Sally Coburn	Exercise improves glycaemic control in women with gestational diabetes mellitus Ms Anne Harrison	Gait and lower limb observation of paediatrics (GALLOP) Miss Simone Cranage	Building research capacity within physiotherapy Dr Kathy Stiller	Patient centred multidisciplinary case conferences Mrs Nicole Jones	Youth disengagement from education Dr Carol Mckinstry
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12:30 – 13:20

Lunch and Poster Session
Level 1 Foyer

13:20 – 15:00

Concurrent Session 2

	Concurrent Session 2A Room 103	Concurrent Session 2B Room 105 & 106	Concurrent Session 2C Room 110	Concurrent Session 2D Room 107	Concurrent Session 2E Room 104	Concurrent Session 2F Room 108	Concurrent Session 2G Room 101 & 102	Concurrent Session 2H Room 109
	Disability and enablement	Novel Allied Health models	Student research higher degree symposium	Quality and research in Private Health	Education	Mental Health	Culture, diversity, access, equity	Group Symposium
Guest Speakers 13:20 – 13:45	Enabling participation in paediatric rehabilitation: challenges and opportunities Professor Christine Imms	Allied Health innovation; thinking strategically and differently Ms CaraJane Millar	Not just surviving, but thriving in a PhD and beyond! Professor Robin Daly & Professor Terry Haines	A Private Healthcare journey through quality and research Mr Andrew Currie	Students’ responses to a simulated interprofessional education intervention to teach falls prevention Dr Cylie Williams	Suicide Prevention : The development of an evidence based intervention as a response to self-harm Professor Lynette Joubert	Improving clinical management and quality of life in mid to late stage Huntington’s disease Dr Caroline Fisher	Exercise physiology for chronic disease management Case 1 -Establishing safe exercise for severe labile hypertension and hypotension Professor Steve Selig Case 2 -Multimodal exercise for advanced prostate cancer Ms Niamh Mundell and Mr Steve Foulkes Case 3 – Exercise during very low calorie diet: Body composition, strength and function changes Mr Dan Van Den Hoek
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13:46 – 14:03	South Australian NDIS experience Ms Heather Baron	Hand therapy direct from emergency referrals Mrs Yvonne Fellner	Click Here for Student research higher degree symposium presentations	Clinician-led implementation of clinical guidelines for stroke Dr Natasha Brusco	Research interest and experience of clinicians Professor Nicholas Taylor	Psychosocial care needs of parents with incurable end stage cancer Ms Vera Steiner	Health justice partnership model Ms Fiona McAlinden
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14:05 – 14:22	NDIS impact on health services Ms Brynn Lewin	Efficiency and patient satisfaction with nutrition assistants for a cancer clinic Ms Lauren Atkins		Malnutrition identification, coding and costs Ms Sarah Ryan	Negotiation skills and influencing behaviours for Allied Health professionals Ms Anna Nethercote	Partnering mental health and primary health services Ms Jo McElhinney & Ms Stephanie Aalders	Music and home-based music therapy for children and families from diverse cultural backgrounds’ in palliative care Ms Lucy Forrest
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14:24 – 14:41	Unheard voices: patients’ with communication disability Dr Robyn O’Halloran	Safe recovery falls prevention Mr Praveen Mulinti		Multidisciplinary rehabilitation program following abdomino-pelvic cancer surgery Associate Professor Helena Frawley	Multimedia knowledge translation interventions Dr Christian Barton	Social Media interventions for young adults living with suicidal ideation Mr Paul Dodemaide	APPlying technology to assessments of people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds Ms Courtney Pocock
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14:43 – 15:00	Cancer survivorship and enablement Ms Kathryn Rorke	Outcomes of an accelerated discharge pathway after spinal fusion Ms Sarah Temby		Promoting quality and research in private community rehabilitation Ms Kate Phillips	Integration of simulation to education of optometry students Dr Kwang Cham & Ms Anthea Cochrane	Adult mental health: Implications for dependent children Ms Lisa Hebel	Equity in healthcare resource allocation decision making: A systematic review Ms Haylee Lane
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1500 – 15:30

Afternoon Tea
Level 1 Foyer

	Closing Plenary Session Room 105 & 106
15:30 – 16:00	Getting heard by the herd: The art & science of knowledge translation Professor Iona Novak, Occupational Therapist, Head of Research at Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Institute, The University of Sydney
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16:00 – 16:30	Awards & Concluding Remarks Ms Kathleen Philip and Professor Meg Morris
16:30	Conference Close