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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. The sessions are pre-recorded by ACU academics and researchers and will be 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 |
Exercising through Pregnancy |
Associate Professor Kassia Beetham, Exercise and Sports Science, School of Behavioural Health Science, ACU |
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April |
Outcome measurement in value based healthcare: The what why and how. |
Dr Kylie Wales, Senior Lecturer Occupational Therapy, ACU |
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April |
Speech pathologists' perspective on developing AAC systems in Australia's culturally and linguistically diverse population |
Dr Natalie Skinner, Lecturer Speech Pathology, ACU |
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May |
Group facilitation – fundamental skills for supporting community aphasia groups (and other group services) |
Kathryn Pettigrove, Lecturer Speech Pathology, ACU |
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June |
Is resistance training different for older adults? |
Dr Vaughan Nicholson, Senior Lecturer, Physiotherapy, ACU |
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June |
Experiences of occupational therapists in enhancing forensic patients' use of everyday digital technology.
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Amie Allford, School of Allied Health Honours graduate |
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July |
Tensions between person-centred care and professional authority : Ethical dilemmas in working with people with significant vulnerability in Alcohol and Other Drug settings
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Associate Professor Tejaswini Patil, Social Work, ACU
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August |
Culturally and neurodiversity affirming allied health care for autistic children: Current knowledge, implications, and next steps |
Dr Julia Sterman, Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, ACU |
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August |
Promoting vocal health and strength for women through menopause |
Dr Nicole Free, Lecturer Speech Pathology, ACU |
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August |
The therapeutic value of Para sport for people with disability, and the role of allied health in promoting participation |
Dr Iain Dutia, Senior Lecturer Physiotherapy, ACU |
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September |
Pathways to research: A call to all clinicians to capture and create impact |
Dr Hannah Forbes, Lecturer, Occupational Therapy, ACU |
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September |
'Build your toolkit: Treating speech errors in children with cleft palate'. |
Dr Leah Hanley, Lecturer, Speech Pathology, Deputy Head, School of Allied Health ACT, ACU |
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September |
Interprofessional SIM in action: The ward for a day project |
Alison Blunt and Shari Maver, Lecturer’s Physiotherapy, ACU |
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October |
When Silence Is Required: Ethical Tensions of Non-Disclosure in Paediatric Care |
Dr Mandy El Ali, Senior Lecturer Nursing, ACU |
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October |
Effective practice requires more than good intent: Reflections on community-engaged learning in health education
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Dr Michelle Smith-Tamaray, Lecturer Speech Pathology, Assistant Deputy Head, School of Allied Health Melbourne, ACU |
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October |
Early Intervention strategies for sexual violence alongside communities with lived experience of refugee status
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Dr Belinda Green, Lecturer Social Work, ACU |
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November |
Occupational therapists’ perspectives on supporting the sexual wellbeing of people with mental health conditions.
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Monique Hambling, School of Allied Health Honours graduate |
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November |
A supervisory framework for autistic students on Professional Practice Placement: A Delphi study
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Associate Professor Diane Jacobs, Speech Pathology, ACU |
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November |
'Body mapping as an anticolonial tool for research and practice with multiply marginalised and silenced communities'.
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Simone Rowe, Lecturer Social Work, ACU |
Note: Topics and presenters are subject to change.
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