International Allied Health Professions Day

Held annually on 14 October, Allied Health Professions Day is an internationally recognised event that acknowledges the incredible multidisciplinary teams who diagnose, prevent, and manage the health of their patients through evidence-based practices and informed decision making.

SA Health has over 5,000 allied and scientific health professionals providing a range of diagnostic, technical and therapeutic services across South Australia.

Allied and scientific health professions include:

art or music therapy
audiology
cardiac physiology
dental therapy
developmental educator
epidemiology
exercise physiology
genetic counselling
grant funded scientists
medical scientists
nuclear medicine technology
nutrition and dietetics
occupational therapy
optometry
orthoptics
orthotics and prosthetics
perfusion
pharmacy
physiotherapy
podiatry
psychology
radiation therapy
radiography
social work
sonography
speech pathology.

Working in conjunction with allied health assistants.

Allied Health Professions Day resources

The Allied and Scientific Health Office has a variety of resources to help you plan and promote your Allied Health Professions Day activities. These include:

Allied Health Professions Australia have also developed a Digital Kit for 2023 which includes email banners, social media templates and posters that can be downloaded from their website.

Get involved

The Allied and Scientific Health Office (ASHO) is happy to assist with the development of promotional resources and planning of activities for Allied Health Professions Day 2023. Please email the team at HealthAlliedandScientificHealth@sa.gov.au

Below are a few ways you can get involved on the day:

Share a team photo or video on social media
Run a professional development session
Host a morning or afternoon tea

Share your reflections and celebrations on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn, using the event hashtags:

#AHPsDay
#AHPsDay2023
#StrongerTogether
#proudtobeAHP

Allied Health Professions Day Quiz Winners 2023

We celebrated International Allied Health Professions Day. The internationally recognised day is an opportunity to recognise the tireless and important work of over 5000 inspiring allied and scientific health professionals that work in SA Health.

DHW Allied Health and Executive staff showed appreciation for the many allied and scientific health professionals that support the health and wellbeing of South Australians with an afternoon tea.

The ASHO office ran a SA Health AHP Day Staff Quiz. The winners were:

Julia, Psychologist, BHFLHN
Sarah, Occupational Therapist, SALHN
Sally, Psychologist, CALHN

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Last updated: 19 Dec 2023

International Allied Health Professions Day

Allied Health Professions Day resources

Get involved

Allied Health Professions Day Quiz Winners 2023

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