the place for health - issue 2 (preview)
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The Place for Health magazine brings together content focusing on keeping the health sector healthy. The Place for Health is a publication aimed at educating and reinforcing the importance of a healthy workforce. It is created by health professionals, for health professionals covering topics from personal wellbeing, workplace health, social enterprise and medical advancements in health and wellbeing.TRANSCRIPT
The magazine for health professionals
ISSUE 2
Disaster Zone Health care first responders
leading from the top
When passion and adventure work
Meet the Outback Midwife
Reaching OutSupporting staff with Vicarious Trauma
The life-changing art of creativity
Jordan O’ReillyThe entrepreneur on a mission for change
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Happy New Year!I love this time of the year! The festive season—laden with the anticipation and joy of Christmas—is over and the New Year has been well and truly celebrated. Now, as we look forward, we realise the abundance of opportunities and possibilities that lie ahead. We are faced with a chance to reanimate ourselves, indulge our passions, and acknowledge our fears. And therein lies a challenge. What changes to make? Is
change absolutely necessary? Do I have the energy to even make any changes?
Since the launch of The Place for Health in October last year, we have enjoyed many changes. Some of those changes were because we found a better way, some were because of the opportunities available to us, and others were because we just found it hard to sit still! Whatever the reason, we have embraced change, as we all need to.
With the desire to keep things spicy and fun, we have launched our magazine into the digital world for issue #2. We have always wanted to create a platform where we can engage, educate and inspire health professionals and the digital version allows us to do that.
You will love the interactive nature of this issue, just as we do! There are videos (even our intern Elly showcases her talent), live links to the contributors’ books, downloadable colouring templates, a book extract from the Outback Midwife, Beth McRae, and videos that will motivate you to do big things in your life. Our favourite new addition is the ability for you to contact our health contributors directly via their articles. In this issue, you can connect with a range of health experts, including Pete Evans from My Kitchen Rules. This means you have a team of professionals, cutting-edge advice, and information about advancements in the health world right at your fingertips.
Plus, if you are like the majority of the population, you will have a smartphone or iPad with you ALL the time, so you are simply a click away from a daily dose of inspiration and information.
As this year gains momentum, remember your year rolls out the way you choose, through the habits you create and the opportunities you take ... or don’t. The team at The Place for Health is excited by the year ahead and what it holds for you. Bring on 2016!
Yours in health,
LETTER FROM THE FOUNDER
ISSUE 2
AngelaAngela Lockwood
Founder of The Place for Health
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FOUNDERAngela Lockwood
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Editor Louise ShannonBusiness & Relationship Manager Renee Underwood
DESIGNGraphic Designer Sarah Rose Graphic Design
ADVERTISING & MARKETINGCommunications Manager Maddison Leonard
Editorial Assistant Elly Pugh
CONTRIBUTORSAnna FlanaganJono Freeman
Bonnie VerkererDr Jenny BrockisDr Matt BrearlyStuart Clements
Pete EvansBeth McRae
PHOTOGRAPHYErin Smith, www.erinsmith.net.au (Features)
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The publication uses Hanno Gloss stock, which is made from FSC accredited pulps and is totally chlorine free and acid free. It is also printed with soy based inks.
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“The life of an elite athlete is always a delicate juggling and
balancing act.”
Hockeyroo Anna Flanagan is a current Olympian representing
Australia in Hockey. In the lead up to the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Anna shares what it takes, mentally and physically to be
training at an elite level.
Celebrity chef and certified health coach, Pete Evans is
best known for his role as judge on My Kitchen Rules, founder
of The Paleo Way and author of over ten cookbooks.
“Embracing a simplistic life is about getting good vibes from experiences, not things, and
concentrating on what makes you happy.”
Jono Freeman is the Director of JF Health & Performance, a multidisciplinary health and athletic performance
clinic. An Accredited Exercise Physiologist, Athletic
Performance and Injury Rehabilitation Consultant
Jono also lectures for Southern Cross University and is
the creator of the Foam Rolling App.
“The biggest challenge for us is helping sedentary people to see the value of leading an active life to combat chronic pain.”
Jono Freeman
Anna Flanagan
Dr Matt Brearley holds a PhD in Thermal Physiology and
is a researcher with the National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre, with
the aim to maximise worker health, safety and performance
in the heat. He also collaborates with the Northern
Institute, Charles Darwin University, with recognition as
a University Fellow.
“With research we are now able to provide strategies based on a mix of evidence and subjective data ensuring the health of our workers in all environments.”
Dr Matt Brearley
Bonnie Vereker, is the owner of Remedy S+B Skincare and runs her clinic with the focus
on skin health and vitality through using natural and
effective skin care products.
“Our skin needs our love and attention if we want it to
support us and our overall health.”
Bonnie Verkerer
Dr Jenny Brockis is a medical practitioner, healthy brain advocate and future mind
planner. She has long been fascinated by the brain
and how it affects human behaviour. Jenny’s personal
mission is to make brain fitness accessible to everyone.
“Taking time out to give your brain a break during the day
is a brilliant way to ensure you have enough cognitive stamina
to last all day long.”
Dr Jenny Brockis
Pete Evans
After 40 years working as a Midwife, Beth McRae packed
up and moved to a remote Aboriginal community in the
Northern Territory. Now author of Outback Midwife, Beth shares her experiences and the plans
for more adventures. Read an extract from her book the
Outback Midwife.
“When you are 600km from the nearest hospital you quickly
have to be very organised and resourceful.”
Beth McRae
Stuart Clements is the head of Business Development
and Distribution at QSuper, Queensland’s largest super
fund with more than 530,000 members. QSuper manages
more than $60 billion in retirement funds under management.
“While your working life might be all about caring for others, make sure you take some time
to care for your future too.”
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HEALTH STATISTICS
9.3 million According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, there were 9.3 million hospitalisations in Australia’s public hospitals last year.
45,223 female
93,094 male
practising general practitioners do you think there are in Australia?
HOW MANY
Nurses take the cake at being the largest occupational group in the health workforce at 62.7% according to research conducted by Roy Morgan. Pharmacists and doctors come a close second and third.
WHO DO YOU THINKIS OUR LARGEST OCCUPATIONAL GROUP IN THE HEALTH SECTOR
IN AUSTRALIA?
Mental llness is on the rise Black Dog
Institute reported that 1 in 5 young
Australians were diagnosed with a
mental illness in the last year. Of
those people diagnosed with the
mental illness, 65% do not
seek treatment.
Nurses have topped the list again this year as
being in the most ethical and honest profession.
92% of people consider nursing to be the most trustworthy job, and Roy Morgan’s Annual Image of Professions Survey
found the least trusted professionals were real
estate agents, advertising people and car salesmen.
Australians spend an average of $20 on health practitioners per week?
DID YOU KNOW?
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Inspired by his younger sibling who lived with cerebral palsy, Jordon O’Reilly grew up understanding the challenges some people face every single day of their lives. He became passionate about social justice and now, with his sister, is on a mission to help create more opportunities for people with disability. The director of Fighting Chance talks to Angela Lockwood about social justice, the meaning of life and making a difference.
I am just an ordinary entrepreneur who is so deeply motivated by the cause. ”
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Think back to when you were in your early 20s ... for some readers, this may be right now. In my 20s, I was nearing the end of
my university degree. My world was focused on what I wanted to do with my life, what I hoped to achieve and how my life would blossom after I graduated. Most of my friends were the same; we were at a natural stage of life for a group of people in their early 20s. However, after spending a few minutes with occupational therapist and co-founder of Fighting Chance and founder of HireUp, Jordan O’Reilly, I quickly realised that not everyone in their 20s is consumed by their own path in the world. Some young people are on a mission to make the world a better place for others.
Jordan says that as a teenager, his focus was firmly set on his family and finishing high school. He says, “I was quite lost, and I didn’t
really know what I wanted to do with my life. My path to becoming an occupational therapist was a lovely, amazing coincidence. We lived next door to a lady who was an occupational therapist and she would share her experiences with me about the positive impact occupational therapists could have working with people with a disability. I quickly realised this was the path for me. I was also living with a personal experience of disability as my younger brother, Shane, had severe cerebral palsy which meant he required support in all aspects of his life. He needed high levels of physical support as he had extremely limited mobility but, despite this, he was an incredible young man who was beautiful, intelligent, funny and so interesting.
“I can recall when Shane finished school, he would attend a recreational day program to give him a chance to engage and provide
Jordan with his sister Laura
DIFFERENCE MAKER
There needs to be a more empowering way for people with disability to take control of how they are cared for.
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stimulating activity for people with high needs like Shane. Sadly, Shane would come home and tell us that he would fall asleep in his chair as he was unable to physically engage in the activities. He had a lively and active mind, but the program was not stimulating enough for him. He would come home and go straight to his room and work for hours on his computer where he ran a business selling software. We realised from watching Shane, and how he was in the different environments, that there needed to be a different way to support people living with a disability to engage in meaningful work.
All people share a common desire to engage in meaningful work, have a happy social life and live in a nice place; however, many people with a disability are not given the opportunity to experience these three basic desires.”
In 2009, Fighting Chance was initially established as a fund for therapy services, but with the support of his whole family and his sister Laura by his side, Fighting Chance Australia was formed as a fully fledged service provider in 2011. Laura, a law student, and Jordan, then an occupational therapy student, spent two years building the foundations of Fighting Chance Australia, a non-profit organisation they launched from their mothers garage. Fighting Chance’s primary
focus was to create greater opportunities and enrich the lives of young Australian adults with a disability. Jordan says it was during this time he found what he was “meant to be doing in life”.
In the early days, his brother Shane chose his desk in the centre of the office, and he was encouraged by the positive inroads his siblings were creating. His world was looking brighter. However, shortly after the formation of Fighting Chance, Shane passed away and the impact of his death fuelled Jordan’s desire to continue the work the siblings had started so that other people living with a disability could have access to meaningful and stimulating employment, social and educational opportunities.
Jordan and Laura were the perfect combination to continue their brother’s legacy. They are proud to say they are now supporting more than 120 people in Sydney living with a disability, and many of these people were there right from the beginning alongside Shane.
“I have been so fortunate to have been brought up in a very supportive and loving home. Working alongside my sister Laura … let’s just say she is the most extraordinary person I’ve ever met. She has such a strong moral compass and is equally my sister as she is my best friend and my mentor.
Photo provided by Fighting Chance
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