Unlock the Potential of Allied Health Assistants - the Allied Health Assistants’ National Association Industry Network

Empowering AHA Stakeholders: Empowerment, Recognition, Excellence

AHAs hold the key to increasing access to allied health services, reducing waiting times, and bringing care close to those who need it. Yet, despite their potential, AHAs remain underemployed and underutilised. 

The Allied Health Assistants' National Association (AHANA) is establishing an Industry Network to co-design a co-regulation proposal for the AHA workforce.  

Join us for an enlightening webinar where we unveil our groundbreaking co-regulation framework, co-designed with industry leaders in the AHANA Industry Network. 

Here's what's in store: 

• Discover the benefits of AHANA and become part of the Industry Network to drive change. 
• Gain insights into self-regulation for AHAs and its pivotal role in elevating the workforce. 
• Explore the urgent need for government support through co-regulation initiatives and how this can enhance the delivery of allied health services.

This webinar will include a presentation with Q&A and discussion.

Meet Your Webinar Host:

Kelli Rixon, Company Secretary - AHANA.

Kelli has worked within the Australian public health service for 20 years, both in Queensland and the ACT. She is an experienced allied health professional (Accredited Clinical Physiologist: sleep), clinical educator, operations manager, business manager, project manager, and Not-For-Profit Director. Kelli is one of the Founding Directors for the Australian Council for Clinical Physiologists (ACCP) and led the organisation as President from 2019-2023. Governance, profession identity and recognition, and competency development for allied health professions (particularly her own) are very important to Kelli.

Meet Your Webinar Presenters:

Dr Susan Nancarrow, CEO HealthWork International & The Allied Health Academy

Dr Susan Nancarrow a member of the AHANA Board of Directors and was the founding Chair until February 2024. She is an Allied Health Professional, former Director of Services for Australian Rural & Remote Allied Health (SARRAH) and spent two decades as an academic in Australia and overseas. Susan has a Bachelor of Applied Science (Podiatry) and a Master of Applied Science, as well as a Doctor of Philosophy. Susan's directorship is held in connection with her position as Chief Executive Officer of HealthWork International Pty Ltd, which is financing AHANA's initial development activities under a loan arrangement with a five-year payback period. 
 

Andrew Richardson, Chair of the AHANA Board

Andrew is the Chair of the AHANA Board. He has worked as an Allied Health Assistant for Canberra Health Services since 2015. Since 2020 he has also been the Profession Lead for the AHA workforce across ACT Health; a role which entails assisting with the governance, and initial and ongoing credentialling, of the AHA workforce. Prior to working for Canberra Health Services, Andrew worked as an AHA in a residential aged care facility.