Resources

Allied Health Professions Australia (AHPA) and its members regularly develop resources and guidance to help allied health practitioners in their work and to support their ongoing education and professional development.

AHPA may also occasionally share resources developed by other organisations. The resources available through AHPA are intended to be multidisciplinary in nature and reflect the organisation’s broad focus. If you are seeking resources for a specific profession, please visit the homepage of your professional association. We ask that you do not host or reproduce these resources without express permission from AHPA or the original content developer.

28 October 2020 • AHPA Resources

Connection guides for allied health professionals

AHPA has developed a series of connection guides for allied health professionals seeking to engage with digital platforms.

These guides provide practical advice that addresses issues specific to allied health professionals. The guides for connecting with My Health Record include information on how to connect via conformant software and via the National Provider Portal.

Download My Health Record connection guide for AHPRA-registered professions (.pdf, 602.12 KB) Download Secure messaging connection guide (.pdf, 535.62 KB)

28 October 2020 • AHPA Resources

Digital health toolkits

AHPA has created toolkits to help allied health professions understand and interact with digital health platforms such as My Health Record and secure messaging. This is part of AHPA’s ongoing work to support allied health professions to engage with digital health.

Download Digital health toolkit - allied health services (.pdf, 602.04 KB) Download Digital health toolkit - allied health musculoskeletal services (.pdf, 607.49 KB) Download Digital health toolkit - allied health mental health services (.pdf, 600.89 KB)

28 October 2020 • AHPA Resources

Digital health policy templates

Healthcare organisations participating in the My Health Record system are required to have policies in place that ensure the system is used safely and responsibly.

These policy templates will help allied health practices prepare appropriate digital health policies and ensure their compliance with My Health Record requirements.

Download Digital health policy template - allied health services (.pdf, 79.04 KB) Download Digital health policy template - allied health musculoskeletal services (.pdf, 78.88 KB) Download Digital health policy template - allied health mental health services (.pdf, 80.63 KB)

26 August 2020 • AHPA Resources

Digital Health Inclusion Tool

AHPA’s Digital Inclusion Assessment and Planning Tool for Allied Health Providers has been developed to help allied health professionals engage with digital health technologies including My Health Record, secure messaging and telehealth. It is intended to help allied health providers assess their own understanding of these technologies and determine how they would benefit their practice and patients.

Once practitioners have completed a self-assessment, the tool provides links to a range of resources for further reading and support to implement digital health tools.

Download Digital Inclusion Assessment and Planning Tool for Allied Health Providers (.pdf, 2.22 MB)

10 June 2020 • AHPA Resources

Telehealth guidance for allied health professionals

AHPA has produced a guide and several associated resources addressing technical, privacy and security, and clinical assessment aspects of telehealth for allied health professionals . These resources are intended to provide an overall introduction to telehealth and are to be used in conjunction with profession-specific guidance developed by individual professions.

Download Telehealth Guide for Allied Health Professionals (.pdf, 447.28 KB) Download Telehealth Platforms Guide for Allied Health Professionals (.pdf, 198.60 KB) Download Telehealth Checklist - Providers (.pdf, 96.69 KB) Download Telehealth Checklist - Consumers (.pdf, 105.29 KB)

20 December 2019 • AHPA Resources

NDIS Registration Support website for allied health

AHPA has launched a dedicated website with free resources to help allied health professionals meet NDIS Commission requirements and achieve NDIS provider registration.

Visit Visit NDIS Support Registration Website

5 December 2019 • AHPA Resources

Digital Health for Allied Health webinars

Allied Health Professions Australia (AHPA) is pleased to present this webinar series on digital health for allied health professionals. These webinars were developed following consultation with particular professions but their contents will also be relevant to other professions.

Slides from the webinars are also available for download.

Watch Digital Health for Allied Health webinar - dietetics Download Digital Health for Allied Health slides - dietetics (.pdf, 16.18 MB) Watch Digital Health for Allied Health webinar - physiotherapy Download Digital Health for Allied Health slides - physiotherapy (.pdf, 3.78 MB) Watch Digital Health for Allied Health webinar - psychology Download Digital Health for Allied Health slides - psychology (.pdf, 3.80 MB)

12 September 2017 • AHPA Resources

My Health Record for Allied Health Providers

This is the fourth webinar in AHPA’s 4-part technology series for allied health professionals. The webinar focuses on My Health Record for allied health providers including benefits of using the My Health Record system, how to connect to the system, how to upload event summaries and how to embed use of the system in your practice to improve communication and patient care.

Slides from the presentation are also available for download.

Watch My Health Record for Allied Health Providers webinar Download My Health Record for Allied Health Providers slides (.pdf, 1.80 MB)

11 September 2017 • AHPA Resources

Allied Health Software Selection Assistance Tool

This software tool, developed in conjunction with TrainIT Medical, has been designed to help you determine your practice’s needs regarding a clinical information system.

The spreadsheet has been developed by AHPA to help allied health practitioners know more about the range of software packages available and which functions they each offer.

The provider contact list, also developed with TrainIT Medical, has been collated to help allied health practitioners quickly find out how to contact various software vendors. The information presented has been supplied by the software vendors.

Download Software Selection Assistance Tool (.pdf, 393.00 KB) Download Allied health software spreadsheet (.pdf, 259.10 KB) Download Allied health software provider contact list (.pdf, 275.86 KB)