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ROK Continued from previous page Below L-R Professor Pegg, Maree Geraghty, Chief Executive, Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service, MP Kirsten Livermore, Minister Plibersek and Clinic Manager Jude Wills. CQUniversity Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Graham Pegg, who helped to cut the ceremonial ribbon, said the Clinic had a focus on rehabilitation and chronic disease and was a great partnership between the University and Queensland Health. He said there were students from nine universities - including CQUniversity - gaining clinical experience through the Clinic, which can provide up to 200 clinical placements each year. In future, the proportion of participating students enrolled with CQUniversity would increase. Several VIPs at the launch praised the multi-disciplinary nature of the Clinic, meaning students in areas including Oral Health, Occupational Therapy, Podiatry, Physiotherapy and Speech Pathology can learn to work alongside each other, becoming more holistic and well-rounded as professionals. Minister Plibersek outside the facility with Professor Pegg and MP Kirsten Livermore. The hands-on, project-based learning is a key reason as to why CQUniversity graduates are highly sought after by employers. Quality on-campus facilities ensure learning is delivered ‘in context’, taught in a similar setting to that of a real-world situation. The addition of the new Allied Health Clinic at CQUniversity Rockhampton will provide clinical experiences to students studying the new suite of Allied Health programs. CQUniversity has introduced around a dozen new Allied Health Programs across regional Queensland, with others including Paramedic Science, Medical Science including Pathology, Nutrition and Clinical Investigation, Medical Imaging and Sonography, Chiropractic Science, and Exercise and Sports Science. In addition, CQUniversity is offering Medical Sonography in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. Rockhampton – Allied Health Clinic The future’s looking up. Clinic Manager Jude Wills and Deputy VC Professor Pegg give visitors a tour before the official ribbon cutting. Stage 1 was a $12 million project, drawing on $9.7 million from Health Workforce Australia. Deputy VC Professor Pegg said planning was already well advanced for a Stage 2 Clinic* valued at up to $16 million to be constructed beside Stage 1. Stage 2 would include more facilities and equipment for staff and patients as well as additional teaching spaces. Principal contractor Murphy Builders Queensland completed the Stage 1 project, which was project-managed by Shirley Hynes from CQUniversity’s Directorate of Facilities Management (DFM). * The Federal Government has earmarked the Stage 2 funding as part of CQUniversity’s proposed merger with Central Queensland Institute of TAFE, to become a dualsector institution. 2
Clinical Placements for nurses The Nursing and Midwifery programs at CQUniversity equip students with the theoretical, practical and research knowledge required to be a competent and effective nursing professional. To provide the right balance of theory and workplace learning opportunities, the program incorporates 840 hours of clinical placement in a variety of settings. This emphasis on clinical experience is set to continue as CQUniversity rolls out even more Allied Health options in 2013. The fresh programs will be in addition to Nursing and Midwifery, Paramedic Science, Medical Science, Medical Imaging and Sonography, Oral Health, Chiropractic Science, Accident Forensics, Health Promotion, Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Health, Psychology and Social Work. The new batch includes Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Physiotherapy and Podiatry at undergraduate level and reflects the contemporary direction of the national agenda on health and emphasises a multi-disciplinary approach. CQUniversity Nursing student Kellie Rundell recently completed her final clinical placement in Mt Isa, after requesting a ‘rural and remote’ location. Kellie experienced a range of community nursing roles, including the Homeless Health Outreach Team (HHOT), and says she gained a lot by working within a multidisciplinary group of nurses, health workers and social workers. According to Federal Health Minister Tanya Pilbersek, who officially opened Stage 1 of the Allied Health Clinic on CQUniversity Rockhampton Campus the 19th of October 2012, health students who learn to love life in Rockhampton will be more likely to seek professional placements in rural and regional communites, helping to alleviate workforce shortages. CQUniversity lecturer, Nicholas Ralph, who recently won the 2012 Australian Nurse of the Year award for innovation, said it is a priority for the external nursing program, as well as the new internal program at Noosa, to train students in their own communities. “Nurses educated in their local area are more likely to work there, which provides a big boost to local communities - something that is very important to us,” Mr Ralph said. Kellie back on campus after her very varied clinical placement in Nursing. Minister Pilbersek and MP Kristen Livermore chat with Assoc Prof Leonie Short and Dr Ceinwen Fay from Oral Health during the opening of the new Allied Health Clinic at CQUniversity Rockhampton Campus. Scholarships for nurses to get back into the workforce With a recent Health Workforce Australia report projecting a shortfall of around 110,000 nurses in the nation's hospitals, nursing homes and mental health facilities by 2025, the next generation of healthcare workers will be critical to the longterm future of Australia's health system. The greater shortage of nurses in non-metropolitan health services, especially rural and remote areas, is of particular concern and is contributing to poorer access to health services. Nurses who may have left the workforce, but are keen to return, are encouraged to apply for the next intake of a Registered Nurse Re-Entry Course offed by distance education, with online study. Approved by the Australian Health Practitioners Registration Agency (AHPRA), this CQUniversity course can arrange clinical placements in the applicant’s home region. This course suits nurses who have left the workforce more than five years (but less than 10 years) ago. Successful applicants can apply for a $6000 scholarship from the Australian College of Nursing to support study costs. CQUniversity’s Registered Nurse Re-Entry Course is currently the only course of its kind offered in Queensland. Details are available from CQUniversity’s Centre for Professional Health Education via 07 5440 7036 or professionalhealth@cqu.edu.au Pioneering students in the Oral Health program try out facilities in CQUniversity’s new Allied Health Clinic. 3
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