Allied Health Assistant Implementation Program

ALLIED HEALTH ASSISTANTS CAN SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY PROVIDE EARLY AMBULATION FOLLOWING MAJOR UPPER ABDOMINAL SURGERY

Presenter: Boden I

This module addresses:

Question: Can Allied Health Assistants safely provide early ambulation

above a minimum intensity level and duration following major upper

abdominal surgery?

Conclusion: Allied Health Assistants can safely and effectively provide

a progressive, moderate intensity early ambulation program under the

direction of a physiotherapist following upper abdominal surgery.

Key Practice Points:

• Allied Health Assistants, supervised by physiotherapists, can safely

and effectively provide early ambulation programs following upper

abdominal surgery.

• Allied Health Assistants are a low-cost option to provide early

ambulation programs.

• Physiotherapists could redirect resources to higher risk patients.

CPD Points: 0.25