The University of Queensland is cementing its presence in the rapidly growing biotechnology precinct in Brisbane’s south, announcing that an existing site will become UQ’s fourth campus: UQ Dutton Park.
Professor John Cairney from UQ’s School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences featured in a Health and Wellbeing Queensland article about the launch of the new centre.
A new training centre nearly 700km west of Brisbane – designed to boost nursing, midwifery and allied health skills in some of Queensland’s most remote areas – officially opened in Charleville today.
Telerehabilitation provides the remote delivery of clinical care to patients, and during the current COVID-19 pandemic, is a vital service. However, telerehabilitation’s relevance is not simply limited to times when travel is restricted.
Even though we are in the midst of a pandemic, other health conditions continue and it’s important that people have access to rehabilitation so that they continue to improve their function and can fully participate in life, school or work.
The outback town of Charleville is set to become a major rural health training hub thanks to Federal Government funding for UQ to build a $2.5 million state-of-the-art clinical training facility.
We spoke with Kelly Beak, the Clinic Manager and Clinical Educator for Speech Pathology within the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences to find out more about speech pathology and what the clinic offers.
