Allied Health

Allied Health is a significant and vast body of health professionals across areas as diverse as physiotherapy, podiatry, occupational therapy, psychology, social work, speech and language therapy, orthoptics, orthotics and dietetics.

Key initiatives

• Using AI to transform the delivery of vocabulary therapy for children who are late to talk
• Using robotic technology, including the use of games, to assist people with a brain injury to improve independence, community participation and quality of life
• Trialling hospital in the home (hospital substitution) for people following hip fracture surgery, improving patient outcomes and reducing pressure on the hospital system,
• Adopting telehealth into standard of practice for pediatric feeding clinics to reduce pressure on patients and families
• Helping women self-manage post-birth difficulties via culturally relevant health information
• Developing multi-lingual resources tailored to women with an acquired brain injury
• Developing triage tools for at-risk people in supported accommodation

By supporting allied health research at Ingham Institute, you will have an immediate and direct impact on the quality of life of our community.