Malnutrition in hospitals is common and usually identified by weight loss. However, weight loss does not give information about body composition - the amount of fat and muscle in the body....
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Research publications have reported increased digestive tract cancers in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). The adult CF centre at The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) identified unexpected early...
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The Rural Allied & Community Health Team in Gayndah (Wide Bay HHS) has participated in state-wide trials since 2014 of the Allied Health Rural Generalist Pathway, including redesign of...
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The project reviewed the impact of implementing a transdisciplinary service in the Acute Stroke Unit (Toowoomba Hospital) on patient and service outcomes by comparing Short Stay Stroke Service (...
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A partnership has been established between a group of allied health professionals from across the central and north-west belt of Queensland to improve the patient’s sub-acute journey, particularly...
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The Townsville Hospital Paediatric Burns Service is the first of its kind in Australia, allowing families to make a choice about how and where they will receive their care.
Children with...
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The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Spinal Physiotherapy Screening Clinic and Multidisciplinary Service (SPSC&MDS) Telehealth clinic was implemented to enable access to appropriate non-...
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Telehealth in the home consultations were implemented and evaluated within five established allied health outpatient clinics at Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital.
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Primary contact physiotherapists provide timely access to safe, efficient and equitable care for clients with uncomplicated arthroplasty and hip fracture surgery.
Primary contacts are...
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Traditional models of care (MOC) use specialist medical practitioners as the key decision makers in all stages of referral, admission, treatment, monitoring and discharge process for this patient...
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