Allied Health Professions Australia

🌟 Wishing our members and stakeholders a very happy and restful holiday season. The AHPA office will be closed from Monday 23 December and will reopen on Monday 6 January. We look forward to working together again in 2025.

📢 Make sure the allied health voice is heard! Don’t miss out on the next Sparked AU Community Co-Design Workshops in Adelaide in February 2025. Tickets sell out quickly so book today. #alliedhealth #digitalhealth #digitaltransformation

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The excellent work of the Sparked AU team continues! Allied Health Professions Australia encourages all members of the #alliedhealth sector, particularly professional associations, professionals and software providers to review this Patient Summary release and make sure all the critical information consumers and their care teams need to know from you is included. Lets work together to make sure consumers can access safe, timely care wherever they are in the health system or the world! Bronwyn Morris-Donovan Jackie O'Connor

Media alert: AMTA and NDIS participants and families to speak on proposed funding cuts   President of the Australian Music Therapy Association (AMTA) Monica Zidar RMT will join NDIS participants, their families and music therapy professionals to discuss proposed Federal government cuts to funding. This follows an urgent letter to Bill Shorten requesting a meeting to discuss this matter which he has so far refused. Read the letter: https://lnkd.in/gGMp4FrG The funding cuts proposed by government follow an unauthorised leak from the NDIA, no consultation and are despite the evidence case. Families, children and music therapy professionals will be available for interview.    Who: AMTA President, NDIS participants and their families, music therapy professionals When: 1.15pm today  Where: Mural Hall, Parliament House    For further information or to arrange an interview please contact Kushan Nawagamuwage on 0411 217 454. #MusicTherapy #NDIS #AlliedHealth #KeepMusicTherapyInTheNDIS 📷 Parliament House, Canberra

It was wonderful to see the increased numbers of people bringing an allied health perspective to the Sparked AU Clinical Design Group yesterday! Just in time as we begin to discuss Chronic Disease Management use cases and data groups like interventions, health behaviours and social determinants of health. A big thank you to Melinda Wassell of Chiropractic Australia for presenting on behalf of the sector re defining allied health interventions. Is your profession on board to make sure the National Terminology Data Standards will enable you to share the important information you generate about your clients? #alliedhealth #digitalhealth Bronwyn Morris-Donovan Jackie O'Connor

🎉 Congratulations to Speech Pathology Australia and Dietitians Australia on this important advocacy! AHPA is proud to have both organisations as members. We also acknowledge that many of our members share significant concerns regarding the NDIS Lists of Supports and will keep members informed with relevant updates.

AHPA is deeply saddened to hear about the passing of extraordinary speech pathologist Eleanor Bryant. We extend our condolences to Eleanor's family and loved ones at this difficult time.

It has been a day of insightful presentations and productive discussions in Canberra for the AHPA Members Day 2024! From aged care, disability and mental health to workforce strategy, and multidisciplinary team care, AHPA and our members have presented on a variety of critical topics, and heard from Anita Hobson-Powell (CAHO) regarding the current CAHO priorities. We look forward to seeing what the rest of the day brings. #alliedhealth #canberra

AHPA members Speech Pathology Australia and Dietitians Australia have written to the Hon. Bill Shorten, Minister for the NDIS, requesting urgent updates are made to the lists of NDIS supports. There are significant concerns the current NDIS Supports lists fail to address requirements of people with dietary and swallowing needs, leaving them without access to essential items, including modified fluids, thickeners, food processors and liquid aerators. To ensure people with disability can manage their dietary and/or swallowing needs, these items must be funded through the NDIS when prescribed by a qualified speech pathologist or accredited practising dietitian. Although this particular issue is most relevant to dietitians and speech pathologists, it reflects problems our various members are encountering with the transitional NDIS Support List. #4abetterNDIS #alliedhealth