Allied Health powerpoint

1. A CAREER IN ALLIED HEALTH
J E N G U E S T
P H Y S I O T H E R A P I S T
Wilderness School
Year 10
Work Experience Week

2. Allied Health
 Allied Health encompasses a broad group of health
professionals who use scientific principles and
evidence-based practice for the diagnosis, evaluation
and treatment of acute and chronic diseases;
promote disease prevention and wellness for
optimum health, and apply administration and
management skills to support health care systems in
a variety of settings
 Professionals outside of Medical, Nursing, Dentistry

3. Allied Health Disciplines
 Physiotherapist
 Chiropractor
 Podiatrist
 Osteopath
 Occupational Therapist
 Speech Pathologist
 Pharmacist
 Audiologists
 Diagnostic Medical personnel
 Imaging Specialists
 Nutritionists / Dieticians
 Dental personnel
 Paramedics
 Exercise Physiologist / Exercise Scientist

4. Collaborative Care
 Traditional hospital settings for acute care through
to rehabilitation
 Now private clinics are focusing on this

5. Skills and future job prospects
 Primary Practitioner – don’t need a referral
 Health care and preventative health care is growing
as we work to save health dollars
 Witch Doctor versus modern doctor
 Collaborative care is the key and better recognized

6. Arenas to work
 Traditional hospital settings
- Intensive Care Setting
- Surgical / medical
- Neurological
- Obstetrics
- Paediatrics
 Acute care –> rehabilitation

7. Arenas to work
 Private Settings
- Prehabilitation
- Rehabilitation
- Preventative care
- Injury management
- Maintenance

8. Private Settings
 Private Hospitals
 Single clinic
 Franchise clinics
 Clinic within a larger company
 Aged Care
 Sporting facilities
 Rural and regional
 Domicillary care

9. Various positions within the your profession
 Clinician
 Lecturer
 Researcher
 Leadership
 Governing Body / Advocacy
 Club Therapist
 Media / Instagram famous !

10. Uni Pathways for Physio: (for Charlie)
 Uni SA – Directly into Physio school
- 3 year science / human movement – and
then 2 years masters of physio
 Flinders Uni – 3 years science plus 2 year masters of
physio
 Adelaide Uni - 3 years science plus 2 year masters of
physio