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After the dust settles

After the dust settles. AN INSIGHT Hilary Ashby Occupational Therapist ASSIST Allied Health Service, SA. Delivery of an Allied Health Service to Rural and Remote Aboriginal Communities in South Australia. Acknowledgement of Country.

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After the dust settles

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  1. After the dust settles AN INSIGHT Hilary Ashby Occupational Therapist ASSIST Allied Health Service, SA

  2. Delivery of an Allied Health Service to Rural and Remote Aboriginal Communities in South Australia

  3. Acknowledgement of Country We acknowledge and respect the traditional custodians whose ancestral lands we are meeting upon here today. We acknowledge the deep feelings of attachment and relationship of Aboriginal peoples to country. We also pay respects to the cultural authority of Aboriginal people attending from other areas of Australia present here.

  4. Introduction Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands Allied Health Service via ASSIST

  5. The Location Curtin Springs 530 km 460 km MARLA (DES Satellite Store) 1,100 km

  6. The Scenery

  7. The Service Eligibility The aims What is provided: Home Community Hospital discharge

  8. The Referrals

  9. The People We See Range of disabilities Range of chronic illnesses The Aged

  10. The Service Delivery Trip planning Itineraries Communications Provisions carried Accommodation

  11. The Community Visits How many clients are seen? Where do we visit the client?

  12. The Equipment Domiciliary Equipment Service (DES) Equipment & minor home modifications

  13. The Equipment Repairs & maintenance Freight & delivery

  14. The Challenges Staff recruitment Suitable Equipment Making appointments Language

  15. 5 years down the track…

  16. When the week is done…

  17. We’re heading for home….

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