NSW Forum

Thursday 1 November 2012 DAY 1

8.00am Session title 9.15am RegiSTRATioN oPeNS OpeNiNg AND KeYNOTe ADDress Dining Room

12 November

2012

Australian Technology Park, Sydney

WelcOme TO cOuNTrY oPeNiNg mr David coyne. Executive Director, Office of Senior Practitioner, ADHC, NSW KeYNoTe ADDReSS Professor gail Whiteford inclusion as innovation: occupational Therapys Societal Contribution 10.45am Session title 11.15am mOrNiNg TeA se 01: OTs eNgAgiNg iN iNNOvATive prAcTice Dining Room se 02: prAcTiciNg OT iN rurAl AND remOTe seTTiNgs Room 6A An evidence Based Model to expand Access to occupational Therapy in Rural NSW Kim Bulkeley The University of Sydney overcoming barriers to the use of information and Communication Technology (iCT) by occupational therapists working in rural and remote New South Wales rebecca chedid The University of Sydney A Magic Tablet: The Use of Telehealth with Rural Families and Teams. A Paediatric Palliative Care Perspective madelon scully Hunter New England LHD se 03: sTuDeNTs iN OT Room 7ABC

Sydney Playground Project Anita Bundy The University of Sydney obesity and occupational therapy: Reviewing the evidence Kirsti Haracz The University of Newcastle Displacement, detention & doing life as a new Australian clarissa Adriel OOFRAS

enhancing student professional reasoning through community engagement programs rebecca Wolfgang University Department of Rural Health & Rural Clinical School evidencing graduating competence using the oT practice process model: integrating competence and practice reasoning susan ryan The University of Newcastle outcomes for graduates of the Sydney Master of occupational Therapy program: initial findings from three years of follow-up data lynette macKenzie The University of Sydney

NSW Forum
Thursday 1 November 2012 DAY 1
12.45pm Session title 1.45pm luNcH se 04: sYmpOsium Dining Room

12 November

2012

Australian Technology Park, Sydney

Times are a changing reforms to health care and provision of services This symposium is an opportunity to hear about imminent changes to the health care system. Speakers will focus on the changes relevant to occupational therapists and the implications for professional practice for the individual and for the profession as a whole. margaret Neuss, NSW Home Modification and Maintenance Services Council, Di sfiligoi, Northern Sydney Medicare Local, christine regan, NSW Council for Social Services, Karl charikar, Occupational Therapy Australia National Office 3.15pm Session title 3.45pm AFTerNOON TeA se 05: sYmpOsium Dining Room se 06: sTANDArDisiNg AssessmeNTs AND eNsuriNg uNiFOrmiTY OF OT prAcTice Room 6A Building Connections to standardize oT Practice Cardiac/Respiratory Assessment Protocol throughout the Local Health District Helen Antcliffe and lyn mcDonnell South East Sydney and Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health Districts evidence Based Practice Upper Limb Assessment for patients with intracranial disorders: A clinical decision tool Karleen Allen (Dumbrell) Royal Prince Alfred Test retest reliability study of DriveSafe/DriveAware Joan ODonnell Macquarie University 5.15pm WelcOme DriNKs se 07: DevelOpiNg sTuDeNTs iNTO prOFessiONAls WOrKsHOp Room 7ABC Changing the way students evidence their competencies susan ryan The University Of Newcastle

Duty of Care v Dignity of Risk: Have we got the Balance Right? These important issues will be raised in this interactive session which will include some case presentations and scenarios. Jenny Barron Anita Bundy, The University of Sydney Kirsti Haracz, The University of Newcastle cathie Andrews, University of Wollongong

NSW Forum
Friday 2 November 2012 DAY 2
8.30am RegiSTRATioN oPeNS session title KeYNOTe ADDress 9.00am Dining Room

12 November

2012

Australian Technology Park, Sydney

Professor lindy clemson Translation of evidence into practice: challenges and directions in embedding principles of enablement into evidence-based programs 10.00am mOrNiNg TeA se 09: issues iN OT prAcTice Room 6A occupational therapist and practice owner: Transforming practice through enquiry susan lowe Skills for Kids occupational Therapy Managers views of generation Y oT staff susan ryan The University of Newcastle e-health record what does this mean for our practice and what does it mean for us as patients Dr Trina gregory NEHTA se 10: uNDersTANDiNg THe DisABiliTY reFOrms WOrKsHOp Room 7ABC enable 101 Understanding the process for aids and equipment funding reaonie Kurtz and greg Foreman EnableNSW

session title se 08: evAluATiON iN OT 10.30am prAcTice Dining Room Returning to driving after surgery for un-ruptured intracranial aneurysms and AVMs Joan ODonnell Macquarie University investigation of vocational programs and outcomes for people with traumatic brain injury in NSW phillippa mcrae Liverpool Hospital Safe transport for people with disability: occupational therapists knowledge base linda elliott TranSPOT 12.00pm luNcH

NSW Forum
Friday 2 November 2012 DAY 2

12 November

2012

Australian Technology Park, Sydney

session title se 11: YOur AssOciATiON: se 12: WOrKiNg WiTH 1.00pm issues, cpD, regisTrATiON OlDer clieNTs Dining Room Room 6A An interactive session, a time for your questions and concerns to be expressed. CPD requirements sadie robertson Occupational Therapy Australia Registration Katherine moore Occupational Therapy Board of Australia Reforms and representation issues for members Your association listens to you. rachel Norris Occupational Therapy Australia embedding exercise into daily life activity improves function and reduces falls: LiFe. an innovative new program lindy clemson The University of Sydney Mapping a road to driving retirement with the driver who has a diagnosis of dementia: enhancing acceptance of the difficult decisions catherine Andrew University Of Wollongong An Aged Care Make-over: Creating stimulating surroundings for residents with dementia Alice palmer University of Newcastle

se 13: usiNg THe eviDeNce iN prAcTice Room 7ABC Wheelchair prescription Clinical guidelines for therapists to inform clinical actions and guide decisions lesley radbron Lifetime Care and Support Authority evaluating the evidence for the use of Functional electrical Stimulation for children with neurological upper limb impairments Kathryn Asher Sydney Childrens Hospital Bounce Back 4 Kids: An occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy group Program for children aged 5-12 years Tahnee Westbury Hopalong Occupational Therapy For Children

2.30pm

AFTerNOON TeA se 15: WOrKsHOp usiNg A se 16: WOrKsHOp NON-TrADiTiONAl TOOl TO meNTOriNg Room 7ABC eNHANce OccupATiONAl THerApY iNTerveNTiONs Room 6A Pulse oximetry and oxygen Technology optimizing energy Conservation Helen Antcliffe Prince of Wales Hospital Mentoring: increasing resilience in therapists susan lowe Skills for Kids

session title se 14: meNTAl HeAlTH 3.00pm Dining Room

Supporting people with a mental illness around disclosure in the workplace practice based evidence Kirsti Haracz University Of Newcastle Changing outcome measurement practice is needed to encompass the evidence of mental health recovery Nicola Hancock University of Sydney 4.00pm

pleNArY FeeDBAcK AND clOsiNg Dining Room