This article forms part of our allied health series for 2014, which aims to provide information about the management approach of different allied health professionals, using the case example of uncomplicated, mechanical low back pain.

The wide-ranging and significant disciplines representing allied health constitute the largest and one of the most rapidly growing health care workforces in North Carolina. With anticipated increases in patients' access to care, allied health professionals will need to call on their full scope of practice as part of a comprehensive health care team.

Most low-income nations have national medicine policy that emphasized the use of generic medicines in the public health sector. However, the use of generics is often debatable as there are concerns over its efficacy, quality, and safety compared to their branded counterparts. This study was conducted to compare the knowledge and perception of generic medicines among final year undergraduate med...

An educational and simulation-based training model, the Professional ACEs-Informed Training for Health Professionals designed allied health students was evaluated using a pre-and-post design. The model emphasizes trauma-informed care uses social simulation to educate train with skills address adverse childhood experiences. This study occupational therapy students’ (N=70) levels of self-efficacy...

B Bulletin of the World Health Organization | August 2008, 86 (8) the two schools have remained responsive to the students’ learning context needs by retaining a text-led mode of distance learning amidst strong pressure to switch to web-based learning. Surveys we have conducted indicate that only about 30% of our students are able to access the internet reliably for lengthy periods, making web-...

Attracting and retaining allied health professionals in rural areas is a recognised problem in both Australia and overseas. Predicted increases in health needs will require strategic actions to enhance the rural workforce and its ability to deliver the required services. A range of factors in different domains has been associated with recruitment and retention in the allied health workforce. Fo...

AIMS This study compares the views of final year medical, and nursing and allied health professional (NAHP) students in relation to four governmental proposals impacting on the sale and purchase of alcohol. METHODS Against a background of political will to address alcohol abuse in Scotland and moves within the National Health Service promoting a shifting of professional roles, self-completed ...

BACKGROUND Opportunities for interprofessional learning (IPL) and the promotion of interprofessional (IP) communication at the undergraduate level are important goals of health science faculties. IPL activities with shared curriculum validity to promote full student engagement can be challenging to identify. Case presentations that focus on patient-centred learning are one type of activity that...

Validation of AirPhysio Oscillating Positive Expiratory Pressure Device – Retail Short Paper Report Prepared by Professor Norman Morris, School of Allied Health Science and Menzies Health, Institute Griffith University Validation of AirPhysio Oscillating Positive Expiratory Pressure Device – Short Paper Report Prepared by Professor Norman Morris, School of Allied Health Science and Menzies Heal...