NSLHD News December 6 2019

Jessica Ford, Michelle Kleiner, Danielle Stone, Patricia Schlotfeldt, Julia Kwiet and Dijana Dragicevich were among the award winners from the North Shore Ryde Allied Health Symposium

Allied health staff turn out for symposium The North Shore Ryde Allied Health Symposium proved Outside The Box’.

guest speakers Vicki Flood, Laurie McKinnon and Mark Hancock as well as a fiery topical debate on ‘The Biopsychosocial Transmission and Impact of Trauma’. The day was a big success and the committee would like to congratulate all presenters and applaud the category and overall winners.

The symposium showcased the hard work of the entire allied health team and gave each discipline an insight into the role and scope of colleagues, as well as the opportunity to share emerging ideas for change and clinical improvement.

Celebrating Genetic counsellors day Genetic counsellors from across the district and beyond recently celebrated Genetic Counsellor Awareness Day. Genetic counsellors are allied health professionals who have specialised training and research projects being completed by fellow allied health professionals, inspired by this year’s theme ‘Thinking a hit, with staff from both hospitals and community health centres turning out for the 2019 event. The day was focused on showcasing quality improvement, innovation

Attendees also had the opportunity to listen to

to help individuals, couples and families understand and adapt to the many implications of the genetic contribution to specific health conditions.

To learn more about Genetic Counsellors, you can see the Australian Society of Genetic Counsellors website (hgsa.org.au/asgc/asgc).

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