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[Allied Health Professions Australia @comms_ahpa]

Congratulations to Maggie Beer who has won a prestigious television hosting award, beating industry heavyweights to win Best Host of a TV Format category at the C21 International Format Awards in Cannes.

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An amendment has been made to the recently passed Universities Accord (National Student Ombudsman) Bill 2024.

Thanks to Dr Helen Haines' efforts, the Bill will include a statutory review clause to commission a review of the paid prac system in 3 years

[Allied Health Professions Australia @comms_ahpa]

🎉 Happy Allied Health Professions Day!
This year’s theme ‘Stronger together,’ reinforces the value of working as a collective.
Learn more and get involved - https://t.co/VbNocLk2Bm
#AHPsDay2024 #StrongerTogether

[Chiro Australia @ChiroAustralia]

Happy Allied Health Professions Day! Today, we celebrate the important work that AHPs do and the role they play in people’s health and well-being.
#AHPsDay2024
#StrongerTogether.

#alliedhealth #alliedhealthprofessional #evidencebasedpractice #alliedhealthprofessionsday

[Allied Health Professions Australia @comms_ahpa]

🎉Allied Health Professions Day is tomorrow!

Download or digital kit and join us in celebrating allied health.

#ahpsday2024

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[Allied Health Professions Australia @comms_ahpa]

🎉Allied Health Professions Day is fast approaching!
Download or digital kit and join us in celebrating allied health on Monday 14 October.
#AHPsDay2024 #StrongerTogether
https://t.co/Z3mZAzxfbv

[Allied Health Professions Australia @comms_ahpa]

The National Disability Insurance Agency has announced it will reinstate high intensity supports. This change comes into effect from today, 1 October, and is a positive step for participants with challenging behaviours.

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[Allied Health Professions Australia @comms_ahpa]

Planned changes to the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items for chronic disease management have been postponed until 1 July 2025.

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[Allied Health Professions Australia @comms_ahpa]

AHPA appreciates @RACGP publicly calling for the Australian Government to increase usage of My Health Record by allied health practitioners with training and incentives.

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[Allied Health Professions Australia @comms_ahpa]

Find out about AHPA's recent participation in @CSIRO's Sparked community co-design workshop, and how you can sign up for the next webinar, where AHPA will present on data sharing and CDM. https://t.co/H263AnhN8S

[Australian Health Journal @AUHealthJournal]

MISSION ON ALLIED HEALTH PRIORITIES WORKFORCE & VALUE
People In Health Care
Anita Hobson-Powell, Chief Allied Health Officer
Department of Health and Aged Care,  Australian Government
Filmed Sunshine Coast, Queensland | September 2024

Anita Hobson-Powell holds the position of Chief Allied Health Officer for the Australian Government within the Department of Health and Aged Care @healthgovau . With a background as an exercise physiologist and extensive experience leading allied health professional associations*, she has been entrusted with three main priorities. First, she aims to raise awareness about the significance of allied health professionals and their role in the healthcare system. This involves ensuring that decision makers and individuals engaging with health services understand the contributions of allied health professionals.

Second, Anita is focused on increasing engagement within the sector and fostering collaborative relationships with government entities and regulatory bodies. By enhancing recognition and value of allied health professions, she aims to strengthen their involvement in decision-making processes and policy development.

Finally, her strategy includes promoting the inclusion of allied health services in government policies, programs, and reforms. This entails advocating for the consideration of allied health from the inception of new programs or policies, ensuring their active involvement, and emphasising the value they bring to both professionals and consumers of healthcare services.

Anita spoke to Australian Health Journal @AUHealthJournal on her role overseeing the development of Australia's first national allied health workforce strategy. This initiative involves collaboration with state and territory governments and the sector to address recruitment, retention, and ensuring the availability of a skilled workforce to deliver healthcare services across various domains.

She speaks to the vital role of the allied health workforce in preventive healthcare strategies and improving the health and wellbeing of Australians.

Recognising the delivery across Australia Anita recognises the importance of addressing healthcare needs in rural and remote areas, highlighting the essential contributions of the allied health workforce in meeting these unique challenges.

*Editors note - Anita’s past roles

Former Chair of National Alliance of Self Regulating Health Professions
Former CEO of Exercise & Sports Science Australia @ESSA_NEWS
Former Board Member Allied Health Professions Australia @comms_ahpa

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AHPA joined with other provider peaks in meeting with Shadow Minister @MichaelSukkarMP's office to state our pricing concerns. @NDS_Disability

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This week, AHPA CEO Bronwyn Morris-Donovan attended the Department of Health and Aged Care’s annual Primary Care Conference in Canberra.

The theme for this year’s conference was 'One health system in partnership.'
Read more ⤵

https://t.co/UB2hDzRdya

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@AuDigitalHealth released a new Allied Health Clinical Information System Connections to My Health Record (Industry Offer) on 2 September 2024 via AusTender.
Find out more:
https://t.co/MPkUTYSy8D

[Allied Health Professions Australia @comms_ahpa]

@AuDigitalHealth released a new Allied Health Clinical Information System Connections to My Health Record (Industry Offer) on 2 September 2024 via AusTender. Find out more:

https://t.co/MPkUTYSy8D

[Australian Ageing Agenda @AustAgeAgenda]

“Alongside the needs-based focus of #agedcare, there has to be a commitment & a clear definition that #alliedhealth is a fundamental part of direct care, alongside #nursing and personal care &... always be funded by govt," says Dr Chris Atmore, @comms_AHPA https://t.co/iNRsoMj0GJ

[Inside Ageing @InsideAgeing]

Opinion: Allied health and reablement critical to quality aged care https://t.co/U41vJXQhek via @insideageing #agedcare #homecare @comms_ahpa

[Australian Ageing Agenda @AustAgeAgenda]

A major reason for the gap in services in residential care is the lack of any mandatory targets, says @comms_ahpa.
https://t.co/cNSyzuXmOd #agedcare #agedcarenews

[healthservicesdaily @hsd_aus]

Funds ‘siphoned off’ for non-care, at the expense of allied health, by Laura Woodrow. @comms_ahpa calls for a minimum standard of #alliedhealth provision in #agedcare, as minimum care minutes cause service deterioration. #freeaccess https://t.co/uCNgPwgI9s