OBJECTIVE Allied health assistants (AHAs) are an emerging group in allied health practice with the potential to improve quality of care and safety of patients. This systematic review summarizes the evidence regarding the roles and responsibilities of AHAs and describes the benefits and barriers to utilizing AHAs in current health care settings. METHODS A systematic process of literature searc...

PURPOSE A sound, scientific base of high quality research is needed to inform service planning and decision making and enable improved policy and practice. However, some areas of health practice, particularly many of the allied health areas, are generally considered to have a low evidence base. In order to successfully build research capacity in allied health, a clearer understanding is require...

BACKGROUND Health services that operate 7 days per week are under pressure to show the increased cost of providing weekend services can be measured in improved patient outcomes. The evidence for weekend allied health services in acute medical and surgical wards is weak and there is wide variation between the services offered at different hospitals. METHODS This qualitative study was undertake...

AIM Interprofessional education has been recognized as an effective educational approach towards enabling students to provide comprehensive and safe team care for promotion of health outcomes of patients. This study was conducted in order to assess the readiness of postgraduate health science students for interprofessional education/learning, as well as identify barriers to the implementation o...

This article presents a curriculum model that emphasizes the development of transdisciplinary teaming skills for therapeutic recreation students and students from other related services professions. While health care professionals are often required to work in teams, professional preparation programs provide limited instruction and few experiences that prepare graduates for truly collaborative ...

introduction: certainly, personal health or social health issues are the most important aspects of human life. health is an essential condition for social roles and activities and is an essential condition for social roles and activities in people. lifestyle is a combination of individual behavioral patterns and habits that is created throughout socialization processes, by personal interaction ...

Objectives (1) To investigate pharmacy students’ perceptions of 10 occupations within the medical and allied professions: community pharmacists, dentists, dietitians, general medical practitioners (GPs), hospital pharmacists, medical specialists, nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and social workers. (2) To explore students’ perceptions of community and hospital pharmacists at di...

Occupational violence is a worldwide, multifaceted problem affecting all industries, including healthcare. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of the experiences of 158 allied health professionals, 135 doctors, and 1229 nurses working in a rural area in eastern Australia. Response rates were 72 percent for allied health professionals and 62 percent for general practitioners (GPs) and nurses. ...