Hello Gary and Rotary Club of Geelong East, |
On behalf of Polio Australia, I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you for your donation to our End of Financial Year appeal. Donations like yours make a significant impact on our organisation and our mission. We feel it is important to standardise quality polio information and service provision across Australia for our polio survivors. Our vision is that all polio survivors in Australia have access to appropriate health care and support necessary to maintain independence and make informed lifestyle choices. This past financial year has definitely been a busy one for our team. Polio Australia successfully hosted 22 community information sessions and 20 Zoom sessionsfor polio survivors. These sessions covered various topics such as living with polio, fatigue management, mental wellbeing, and how to navigate NDIS and Aged Care packages. Our clinical educator also delivered 43 educational workshops at various hospitals and clinics around Australia. These sessions, presented to health professionals, focused on how to safely manage the specific needs of polio survivors and their post-polio conditions. To date, we have 309 health professionals across Australia that have signed on to our Health Professional Register. Rotary Geelong East - Supporting Polio Australia |
Finally, Polio Australia was delighted to host a Wellbeing for Polio Survivors Conference in Melbourne VIC. This event offered sessions on mental wellbeing, managing pain, navigating exercise and fatigue, as well as the specific medical management of polio survivors. This event was very well attended and received positive feedback. We look forward to hosting more session throughout Australia.