Allied Health Videos

Allied health professionals work in many different areas, and here we hear from those who undertake quite diverse roles or who have chosen specialist career pathways:

Petra van Vliet talks about her role as family support worker in palliative care

The following short videos are from the School of Nursing & Midwifery at Flinders University (SA).

Lauren Woodford (Occupational Therapist, Central Adelaide Palliative Care Service) addresses the question What is the role of Occupational Therapy in Palliative Care?

  Lauren also discusses other occupational therapy (OT) and palliative care topics:

• Goal setting with people who have palliative care needs
• What is your advice to students about working in Palliative Care?
• Occupational therapy interventions for non-pharmacological symptom management in palliativ care
• How do you take care of your personal emotional needs while working in Palliative Care?
• How can a homeless person requiring Palliative Care be assisted through Occupational Therapy?
• How can Occupational Therapists assist with psychological and spiritual needs of patients?
• What cultural sensitivities can arise in Palliative Care?
• What models are used by Occupational Therapists in Palliative Care?

From The Palliative Care Bridge:

• Paediatric palliative care, a personal story - Maria Heaton
• Speech pathology and palliative care - Prudence Ellis
• Tips for care workers, a personal story - Maria Heaton
• Manual handling - the role of the Occupational Therapist in palliative care - Anita Daltrey
• Exercise in palliative care - Roslyn Savage
• Managing fatigue - Karen Winchester, Roslyn Savage
• Respiratory symptoms and managing secretions in end of life care - Dr Caitlin Sheehan
• Bereavement - Professor Liz Lobb
• Depression - Dr Sarah Thompson
• Nutrition and palliative care - Ms Melissa Scattergood
• Loss, grief and bereavement - Professor Liz Lobb
• Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder - Dr Catherine Mason
• Cancer rehabilitation - Dr Andrew Cole

A short video produced by Dr. Cathy Payne (Dublin) and Helly Talbot-Rice (London) on a Rehabilitative Approach to Palliative Care.
 

Last updated 02 June 2020