Chapter 1- AHPA Flashcards
What is AHPA?
Allied health profession Australia:
The national peak body for major professions and representative bodies other than medical practitioners nurses and unions
What are the key attributes of allied health professions?
-The possession of coherent and disciplined set of skills, knowledge, Values and professional ethics relating to a specific health service discipline
-The capacity to provide quality healthcare
Such as direct treatment, assessment, primary health care, community care, help promotion
-A sense of professional community and environment responsibilities
-The capacity to work collaboratively with other healthcare providers
-The ability to reflect on and value which learning and to learn independently in a self-directed manner
What are the 5 common ethos ?
Holistic care Patient centred practice Quality of life and supporting patient participation in life Integrity Sound ethical and legal practice
What percentage do physios make up and what is their job description?
12%
Primary contact practitioners, they diagnose, manage, and prevent movement disorders by assisting people to develop physical abilities or regain lost functions due to illness or injury of cardio respiratory M/s and nervous system they generally focus on gross and physical motor skills and work with other AHPS in hospitals, industry, private practice and sports industries
What percentage do OT make up and what is their job description?
10%
Primary contact practitioners focuses on the clients in their environment and their role in society. They promote independence in every day activities focusing on fine motor skills, and work in physical and mental health domains working with other AHP’s, in Hospital, industry, private practice
What percentage do speech pathos make up and what is their job description?
6%
Primary contact practitioners for communication and swallowing problems across the lifespan, Work in teams with other AHPs in hospitals, schools, private practice
What health environments in which OT and physio’s work
- Acute-care rehabilitation
- Industry, mining, ergonomics
- Private health settings
- Non-government organisations
- Sporting associations
- Transitional care
- Age and palliative care
What is progressive taxation?
-Progressive taxation means that those who earn more, pay more.
What is primary healthcare?
Healthcare that is provided outside of the hospital sector to individuals and families in their own homes or in the community
What is secondary healthcare?
Care that requires admission to hospital rather than providers in the community.
What is tertiary Health care?
Hospital care in a specialised regional Centre, e.g. specialising in cardiac surgery or cancer treatment
What are the six primary principles of AHP?
- Desire to increase ability
- Desire to promote health well-being and optimal functioning
- Desire to promote participation in life
- Advocacy for patient and family
- Commitment to health risk prevention and health promotion
- Commitment to professional development
