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Greater Hobart Area

Hobart Tasmania

Provided strategies to minimise pain, promote function and quality of life in 7 different residential aged care sites in Hobart.Assessment and review of resident pain using Abbey or Modified Verbal Brief Pain Inventory and incorporating this into care plans. Care plans to reduce pain and boost quality of life could include: therapeutic massage, TENS.

Charles Jenkins Bentley

Provide physical exercise and cognitive activities such as quizzes and word finding gamesto promote functional independence of residents using person centred principles. This prepares them for home or aged cared facilities. Created a therapy board to support hand function.

Murdoch

Facilitated group activities for up to 20 residents which included men’s group, reminiscence, games, music, dancing and art. Activities were tailored to resident capabilities either high, medium or low care. These activities helped to maintain their social and cognitive function.Facilitated one on one sessions with client for 10 minutes to maintain.

Bentley Perth

Trainer ensuring that all staff with access to production understand the importance of basic microbiology and good aseptic practice in a sterile manufacturing plant. This was achieved by presentations and written assessment and helped to reduce the chance of product contamination.Coordinate and organised endotoxin testing ensuring that all finished.

Master Of Occupational Therapy

Bachelor'S Degree With Honours, Microbiology (Molecular Biology)

Isolation of a Y-chromosome probe to study the underlying biology of Canine X linked Muscular Dystrophy a good animal model for Duchennes.