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Allied Health Research Symposium
Date: 17 February 2026
Time: 8:00am-4:00pm
Venue: Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Education Centre, Herston, Queensland, 4029
Metro North Health and Metro South Health are pleased to invite you to its second Allied Health Research Symposium.
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The new quiet space at Caboolture Hospital's Paediatric ED is a calming place for children and families who feel overstimulated in the waiting room. ☺️ 🎧
Nurse Practitioner Bek has been listening to families' experiences and has pioneered the Quiet Space, a room that offers calm and reduces sensory overload.
Bek included patient's suggestions when considering colours of the walls, the chairs and gentle sensory 'white noise' inclusions such as the bubble light. 🫧
"The number of families who've shared that their child has managed to stay for the duration of their care has shown us that the room is making a difference," Bek shares.
"Creating an inclusive, welcoming environment is what I'm passionate about, and I've always wanted to find what will work for not only neurodiverse kids, but for everybody - our staff included.
"Bringing your 'quirks to work' should be encouraged, because it not only helps staff, but in turn provides calmer care for the patients too."
Everyone feels over stimulated in ED, little people, parents/ carers & health care professionals. Every hospital needs these calmer spaces. Well done Bek!
This is brilliant Redcliffe needs to do the same was there last week with my little one a table with some drawing isn’t very exciting
This helped us so much not only for my kids but fir me being able to wait for hours when the whole family is neurodivergent. It helped keep me calm and the kids.
Love that you’re bringing together consumer feedback and lived experience to the ED Bek! Superstar.
Bek brings the sunshine wherever she goes ☀️🩷
Good job Bek! You’re a good listener and great NP! ⭐️
Bek, your work is amazing!
They are so lucky to have you Bek 🤍
Look after her Caboolture ED. 😊
Nice work - a calming space / great initiative 🌈
How many can use the room at once
Love your work Bek
So glad to work alongside you Bek, your amazing!!
such a lovely environment for the little ones 🥰
Bek - you’re amazing. Caboolture is lucky to have you x.
Its not new it was there last year as my son has really bad autism and if it was not for that room and a couple of nurses he would not be here today he had to have emergency surgery on his back and the only way the doctor was able to see him was been in that room away from the nosie and all the people he stayed in that room until they got him a bed in the ward they even covered his body with a blanket when he had to go for a ultrasound and they come with us and brought him back ti that room that room was a live safer for our family
Metro North Health Mark Ryan MP Hey can we have this for mental health patients at Caboolture Hospital? There are three mental health emergency rooms, and if you aren't triaged for those, you are put in the busy communal waiting room with the physical emergency patients. If you are autistic, and ESPECIALLY if you are there because you are having a bad mental health day, being in a room with high sensory input and lots of people is actually quite traumatic. I say this as an autistic person who has slept on the footpath outside because I couldn't handle the emergency waiting room.
Legendary 🥰
Well done Bek 🩷
Needed this egg seat the other day in ED at another location. Or my own plexiglass box. Got sent out to the waiting room once established my airways weren’t swollen shut from anaphylaxis. The chairs lining was torn and the sponge was poking out. Was worried it harboured so much bacteria. It was crowded, still worried someone’s possibly given me something and there were prisoners with police behind office screens/pin boards. A homeless guy walked in and rummaged through the bin and took a used glove…. Plus people were eating a whole meal with seafood in it in the ED waiting room.
When you’re hurt or unwell, where should you go for help? 🚑
Dr Michelle, who works across the Caboolture Hospital ED and the Bribie Island Satellite Health Centre helps us find out where is best to be treated for minor injuries, and when you should seek immediate care. 🤕🩼
Remember that if you’re ever in doubt, you can call 13 HEALTH for free health advice and always call Triple Zero (000) in an emergency.
Caboolture Hospital registered nurse Khanh is driving great patient-focussed research direct from the ED! 🛌
She is the first Caboolture Hospital RN to qualify for the QUT (Queensland University of Technology) Nursing Research Internship program, which allows her a 12-month scholarship with a pathway to PhD study. 🙌🧑⚕️
"I'm looking forward to learning the art of research, and how I can make an impact as a nurse with my knowledge and background in ED," Khanh shares.
"With digital health replacing paper-based care, I'm hoping to understand how the digital program changes the way nurses and patients communicate with one another.
"The emergency department is a fast paced and environment, but it's always important to remember there's still a person behind the screen." 🩷
Congratulations Khanh, I remember those days when we used to work together in Windsor. All the best wishes to you ♥️
Congratulations Khanh, we are tremendously proud of your achievement, and we look forward to hearing more of your academic journey!
Well done Khanh
Go girl!
Say whaaaattt?!?! Well done smarty pants! Proud of you!!
Great job Khanh!
Go u good thing!!
Congratulations Khanh👏👏❤️
Well Khanh Nguyen
So amazing khanh! Massive congratulations ❤️ Khanh Nguyen
So proud of you!!! ❤️
that’s my girl 🤩
Congratulations to Khanh. Wishing you success
Congratulations 🙌
Yeah girl Khanh 👏🏻
Congratulations khanh
So proud of you khanh 🩵🩵 Khanh Nguyen Peter Nguyen Mai Ta
Congratulations
We’re luck to have you!
Little legend ❤️
you're amazing!! 😍 Khanh Nguyen
Queen behaviour 🫶🫶
get it girl well done
"My job as an interior house cleaning franchisee led to a new role as Business Coach mentoring new starters. I've enjoyed helping them learn and grow, it's important to align our ethics and morals to ensure they're a good fit. This has given me the chance to step back from the full-time demand and introduce a bit of flexibility, which has meant I have lots of new plans like selling one house, building a new one and travelling in a motor home. It would be great to spend a bit more time in places that I used to only fly into."
💭 Monday Mantra, Greg, 58 - Caboolture Acute Care patient who is looking to travel more.