North Coast Allied Health Association

27/11/2025

It was a pleasure for NCAHA to be invited to present an award at the recent Healthy North Coast Excellence Awards, with our Chair Alira Bayndrian representing us.
Congratulations to everyone who was nominated and took home awards on the night, and to our wider Allied Health Community for your ongoing commitment and contribution to bringing outstanding care to our local community.

10/11/2025

📣 Calling all NCAHA members – we need you at our AGM!

It’s been fantastic to see our membership growing recently, thank you to everyone who’s joined our network of allied health professionals across the North Coast 🙌

With this growth, we now need a few more friendly faces at our upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) to reach quorum and keep things running smoothly. Your attendance helps ensure the AGM is legitimate and that we can continue representing and supporting our local allied health community effectively.

🗓️ Date: Wednesday 26th November
🕓 Time: 17:00
💻 Zoom link: https://lnkd.in/gP8u-j_v

Your participation makes a big difference. Let’s keep building a strong, connected allied health voice for our region!

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21/10/2025

ALLIED HEALTH MANAGEMENT OF PARKINSONS DISEASE

When: Friday, 7th November; 9.00 – 3.00
Where: Charles Sturt Uni Port Macquarie Building 801, Room 206
Cost: Members = $60; non-members = $80; students = $20

You will hear a great range of speakers on the following topics:
Referral pathways to allied health
The roles of Parkinson’s NSW and the MNC LHD Parkinson’s Nurse program the Ramsay Health Parkinson’s program
A geriatrician’s approach to Parkinson's
An introduction to the Parkinson’s MOOC from the Wicking Centre for Dementia

Join our Allied Health Management of Parkinson's Disease Forum

21/10/2025

THE PAIN GAME: TACKLING CHRONIC CHALLENGES WITH CLINICAL CONFIDENCE - A Workshop for Allied Health Practitioners on the Mid-North Coast

When: Saturday, 1 NOV, 2025, 9.00 – 3.00
Where: Charles Sturt Uni Port Macquarie Charles Sturt Theatre Ground floor, Building 802 7 Major Innes Road, Port Macquarie
Cost: Members = $100, Non-members = $120.00, Students = $30

This workshop will showcase a broad range of expertise and approaches to managing chronic pain, all with relevance to AHPs working in the field. These include: pharmacological approaches, cognitive, exercise and manual therapies. You will hear about a new project in Port Macquarie to Build Partnerships for Regional Pain Care, and you will workshop a clinical reasoning approach to addressing chronic pain.

https://events.humanitix.com/the-pain-game-tackling-chronic-challenges-with-clinical-confidence

13/10/2025

What a line-up of amazing professionals we have got together to discuss Chronic Pain.

Saturday 1st November in Port Macquarie.

We will consider mechanisms at work in chronic pain, pharmacological and cognitive interventions, and the use of manual therapies and exercise to interrupt the chronic pain loop. You will also join your colleagues in workshopping case studies through clinical reasoning.

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain great insights to enhance your work in this challenging field.

https://events.humanitix.com/the-pain-game-tackling-chronic-challenges-with-clinical-confidence

13/10/2025

Are you joining us on Friday 7th November at 10:15 in Port Macquarie.

The Allied Health & Management of Parkinsons’s Disease workshop brings together AHPs working with Parkinson’s sufferers in the Northern Rivers to consider the latest research on allied health practitioners in this field, and to explore best practices and collaborative approaches for the improvement of services for people with Parkinson’s. The forum will feature presentations by local allied health practitioners, allied health researchers, and key Parkinson’s service agencies. There will also be group workshopping to identify service provision challenges in our region and potential solutions.

Themes from the guest speakers include:

PhD research projects looking at how people with Parkinson’s are referred to allied health, and safe mobility and fall prevention in Parkinson’s

Perspectives on the roles of Occupational Therapists in Parkinson’s care

The roles and resources of the Northern NSW LHD and Parkinson’s NSW in supporting care for people with Parkinson’s Disease in the Northern Rivers

Join our Allied Health Management of Parkinson's Disease Forum

29/09/2025

What to know about he upcoming changes in Aged Care.
Join our webinar coming up
Tuesday 14th October at 5pm

We will cover changes in both residential aged care area and the Support at Home Program:
The specific changes being introduced
Potential ramifications for allied health aged care providers and issues that still need reform
Advice on how to prepare for these changes and support AHPA’s advocacy on behalf of the allied health sector
Get yourself up to speed on the changes and be prepared.
Bring your questions and engage in important discussions with Chris Atmore and your colleagues in the field

https://events.humanitix.com/agedcarechanges

29/09/2025

The Pain Game: Tackling Chronic Challenges with Clinical Confidence. A cross professional PD activity focused on tackling chronic pain.
One not to miss.
Saturday 1st November 9am-3:30pm
Charles Sturt University, Port Macquarie

Charles Sturt University
https://events.humanitix.com/the-pain-game-tackling-chronic-challenges-with-clinical-confidence

29/09/2025

NCAHA has some great professional development coming up.
Allied Health Management of Parkinsons Disease
Friday 7th November
Port Macquarie
Charles Sturt University
Healthy North Coast
https://events.humanitix.com/allied-health-management-of-parkinsons-disease-pbhwmg2n

01/09/2025

01/09/2025

🌿 JOIN THE NORTH COAST ALLIED HEALTH ASSOCIATION (NCAHA) 🌿
Are you an allied health professional on the North Coast NSW? Allied Health professionals are working hard to meet community need, often feeling isolated and with limited support and growing community needs. That’s why NCAHA exists — to be the strong voice advocating for better allied health services in our region.
✅ Free membership
✅ Networking & peer support
✅ Professional development & events
✅ Regular health sector updates
✅ Advocacy for improved services & outcomes
Our vision: 500+ members strong — united to shape the future of allied health on the North Coast.
💙 Membership is FREE, but the benefits are huge.
👉 Join today and be part of the change
https://ncaha.org.au/membership-form/

26/06/2025

Opinion Piece ✍️ "NDIA Travel Funding Cuts Threaten Access to Allied Health, Hitting Rural Australians Hardest."

The National Disability Insurance Agency's decision to halve funding for provider travel is sparking concern among rural Australians with disabilities. According to Chantelle Robards, Speech Pathologist and Specialist Business Coach, this cut will disproportionately affect rural and remote Australians, exacerbating existing healthcare disparities. Read more: https://loom.ly/pBjw4jc