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ACU’s School of Allied Health is pleased to offer free professional development sessions, or ‘speed sessions’, to our placement providers, university students and alumni.
These brief recordings cover clinical practice and research topics relating to allied health: occupational therapy, physiotherapy, social work and speech pathology. The sessions are pre-recorded by ACU academics and collaborators and emailed to subscribers each month.
This professional development program is for allied health professionals, university students and ACU alumni, and aims to support ongoing learning throughout their careers and studies.
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| MONTH | TOPIC | PRESENTER |
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April |
Supporting young people experiencing psychosis with their employment. |
Dr Melissa Aguey-Zinsou Lecturer in Occupational Therapy |
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May |
Vaping in adolescents. |
Dr Nia Luxton Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy |
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May |
Mental health and social work. |
Dr Aniqa Farwa Senior Lecturer in Social Work, Assistant Deputy Head of School Strathfield |
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July |
The application of the CO-OP Approach to improve occupational performance of children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). |
Ms Catherine Hilly Lecturer in Occupational Therapy and PhD Candidate |
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July |
Prevalence and risk factors for chronic lower limb oedema in the older population – a community cohort study. |
Ms Maree O’Connor Physiotherapist and Higher Degree Research Candidate |
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July |
Aphasia camps in Australia: Empowering communities to support sustainable services. |
Dr Megan Trebilcock Lecturer in Speech Pathology |
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August |
Gait disorders in Parkinson’s disease: What do we know and how can we manage them? |
Professor Michael Cole Associate Dean, Research, Faculty of Health Sciences |
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August |
Build your toolkit: Treating speech errors in children with cleft palate. |
Dr Leah Henley Senior Lecturer in Speech Pathology, Course Coordinator of Bachelor of Speech Pathology Canberra |
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September |
The Role of Occupational Therapists in Supporting Individuals with Myalgic Cncephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Long COVID. |
Ms Julie Hughes Lecturer in Occupational Therapy |
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September |
“De-implementation of Bobath therapy (and what to replace it with)”. |
Associate Professor Simone Dorsch Associate Professor in Physiotherapy |
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October |
First Nations health and anti-racist research and practice. |
Associate Professor Jessica Russ-Smith Associate Professor in Social Work, Deputy Head of School of Allied Health Canberra, & Chair, Indigenous Research Ethics Advisory Panel |
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October |
Training the future aged care workforce and the role for speech pathology. |
Associate Professor Erin Conway Associate Professor in Speech Pathology, School of Allied Health Research Coordinator, & Chairperson, Human Ethics Research Committee Associate Professor Kieran Flanagan Associate Professor in Speech Pathology, Deputy Head of School Brisbane & Speech Pathology National Course Coordinator |
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November |
What factors do allied health students take into account when making employment decisions? |
Ms Chloe Schlatter, 2023 graduate, ACU |
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November |
Methods for describing a child's visual ability. |
Dr Belinda Deramore Denver Lecturer in Occupational Therapy |
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November |
Are you what your dad eats? The role of fathers in early life nutrition. |
Dr Adam Walsh Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics & National Course Coordinator in Master of Dietetic Practice |
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December |
Update on the FAIR consensus from the IOC (Female, women, and girl Athletes: Injury prevention). |
Dr Shreya McLeod Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy |
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December |
Rethinking co-design: Using adapted Delphi methods to engage hard-to-reach populations in ethical, inclusive knowledge creation. |
Professor Helen McLaren Professor of Social Work & Head of Social Work Discipline |
Note: Topics and presenters are subject to change.
We're available 9am–5pm AEDT,
Monday to Friday
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