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Currently, life expectancy at birth for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is on average 8 to 9 years less than non-Indigenous females and males. Wardliparingga Aboriginal Health Equity Theme of the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, has...

Biography: Professor Jenny May AM has been passionate about rural health since her first rural medical student placement in 1980 and then as a trainee rural doctor at Tamworth Hospital in 1985 . Professor May’s vast and extensive knowledge working...

Health systems worldwide are generating extraordinary quantities of data, however data tells us little to nothing until it is curated, and interrogated (analysed) for critical insights which inform more effective decision making   The effective use of data is key to...

Biography: Caleb Rixon’s journey from a 24-year-old stroke survivor to a leading online health advocate redefines resilience in adversity. As the visionary leader of Genyus Network, Caleb ignites change in the disability sector, empowering people impacted by stroke and brain...

Biography: Anita Hobson-Powell is the Australian Government’s Chief Allied Health Officer. Anita trained as an exercise physiologist. She has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Human Movement, Master of Science and Master of Business. Anita’s career has been dedicated to...

Dr Martin Chadwick1 1Chief Allied Health Professions Officer, NZ Ministry of Health Biography: Martin is the Chief Allied Health Professions Officer within the Ministry of Health, working in partnership with the Chief Medical Officer, Chief Midwifery Officer and Chief Nursing...

Alan Garner Abstract: The prevailing paradigm in management of traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA) focuses on identifying and correcting the likely treatable causes from among the 4Hs and 4Ts of classic medical cardiac arrest management, whilst de-emphasising rhythm checks and chest...

Miss Lilian Anderson1,2, Dr My Tran2, Dr Jinhu Li2, Prof Mark Cormack2 1Canberra Health Services, Australia, 2Australian National University, ACTON, Australia Abstract: Background and rationale: A consistent source of allied health (AH) workforce data is critical for health workforce planning....

Miss Matilda Smith1, Miss Kate Rodgers1, Mrs Maree Wood1 1Mid North Coast Cancer Institute, Coffs Harbour, Australia Biography: Matilda Smith is a Radiation Therapist at MNCCI Coffs Harbour, where she has worked for the past 18 months since completing her...

Ms Elena Gerstman1,2,3, Dr Jennifer Jones1,2,3, Ms Chris Michaels3, Prof Sue Berney1,2, Prof Karin Thursky2, Prof David Berlowitz1,2,3 1Austin Health, Heidelberg, Melbourne, Australia, 2University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia, 3Institute for Breathing and Sleep, Heidelberg, Australia Biography: Elena is a motivated...