The 2015 ARA & RHPA Conference in Adelaide just passed saw some of our members partaking in presentations.
Irwin spoke on twice on first day two workshops on medicine and social media and also sat on two panels. Errol joined on one speak on about how doctors can help their clients to be more compliant, about how language and the way we communicate is pivotal.
(Left to Right): Emma Bavage, Janet Millner, Sarah Comensoli and Kelly HollisThe picture was taken after enlightening presentations from Emma Bavage, Janet Millner, Sarah Comensoli and Kelly Hollis (pictured left to right) about case studies of integrated care in action in our chosen field of rheumatology.
Sarah also spoke on a new way to manage patients who suffer fibromyalgia, all the psycho-social expectations, tailoring exercise perscription to take much smaller steps and to change line of initial line of questioning to something much more detailed.
Overall quite a few of our team made the trip to Adelaide. Irwin, Herman and Nick represented our rheumatologists, Jean,Belinda, Jacqueline and Errol our physiotherapists, Sarah our exercise physiologists and Flora went as our rheumatology care coordinator.
