The allied health workforce is currently in a very exciting and unique position to demonstrate leadership in health care and health workforce reform. Much has been documented regarding the challenges that the healthcare system is currently facing and is likely to face in the coming decades. We know we have an aging population, higher incidents of chronic disease and predicted workforce shortage...

BACKGROUND Allied health assistants provide delegated support for physical therapists, occupational therapists and other allied health professionals. Unfortunately the role statements, scope of practice and career pathways of these assistant positions are often unclear. To inform the future development of the allied health assistant workforce, a state-wide pilot project was implemented and audi...

The study reported in this paper compared data from 20 separate focus groups, representing providers and consumers of health services in the Grampians region, Victoria, on their perceptions of the allied health service issues in that region. The results of the study indicated that providers and consumers raised many similar issues in regard to allied health services--access to allied health ser...

introduction: job satisfaction is one of the key factors affecting professional success which, in turn, allows an organization to achieve its objectives. and ultimately it can result in individual and social health. thus, managers are highly concerned with factors affecting job satisfaction. in this study, it was decided to investigate factors determining the staff's job satisfaction. methods a...

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.

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...

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...

INTRODUCTION This discussion paper reviews and synthesises the literature on simulated learning environment (SLE) from allied health sciences, medical and nursing in general and audiology specifically. The focus of the paper is on discussing the use of high-fidelity (HF) SLE and describing the challenges for developing a HF SLE for clinical audiology training. METHODS Through the review of th...

Many professionals work closely with physicians and nurses to provide healthcare that is safe, patient-centered, efficient, equitable, timely, and effective. These professionals represent many and varied allied health disciplines. Each allied health professional is ethically accountable for bringing a theoretically-sound and evidence-based approach to problem-solving in healthcare delivery. Alt...