The Allied Health Hub

Allied Health practices don't run on clinical skill alone. Behind every thriving multidisciplinary clinic is someone who understands the systems, structures and strategy that allow great practitioners to do their best work. @Chris MacDonald brings that perspective to Eat Speak Learn, and to the broader Allied Health sector. As a practice manager, consultant and former board member of ACT disability organisations, his strength lies in translating complex policy, regulation and sector change into practical implications for practice owners and teams. In a profession full of clinicians, his non-clinical lens is exactly what Allied Health leadership conversations need more of. Building a more connected, informed and forward-thinking sector starts with people who can see the whole picture, and Chris is one of them. Welcome Chris, as a 2026/27 Hub Ambassador!

Four years ago, @Kate Reeve, BOccThy (Hons), CASI was running her OT practice from the boot of her car. Today, Upside Down Therapy is a thriving multidisciplinary clinic that's quadrupled its team in a year, and Kate has co-founded SensoryU, an Australian sensory equipment company now fitting out clinics internationally. What hasn't changed is what drives her: training and mentoring the next generation of OTs, delivering training workshops and supervision that genuinely shapes careers. We're proud to have her as part of The Allied Health Hub community. Welcome Kate, as a 2026/27 Hub Ambassador!

The connections that shape Allied Health careers are still largely built on chance: conferences, shared clients, word of mouth. The professionals who are intentional about building across disciplines now are becoming leaders in their fields.

Behavioural optometry is a discipline that sits at the centre of a surprisingly wide clinical web. A child who struggles to read, can't sit still, has poor handwriting or coordination are often the patients an OT, psychologist or paediatrician sees first. But behind many of these presentations sits a vision problem that hasn't been identified yet. @Simoné Fanoy has built her career at the intersection where behavioural optometry connects with disability, paediatrics, neuro, aged care and beyond. Her practice doesn't exist in isolation. The best outcomes for her patients depend on other disciplines too. That commitment to collaboration and cross-discipline thinking is exactly why she's part of this community. Welcome to Simoné as a 2026/27 Hub Ambassador!

The Allied Health Hub Ambassadors are experienced clinicians, educators and leaders across varied disciplines, and they're the first to bring their knowledge and community to The Hub.

Built exclusively for Allied Health professionals.

The Allied Health profession is full of senior clinicians with the drive to impart excellence in the next generation. The knowledge is there. The infrastructure to share it at scale is what comes next.

Where the hard cases get unpacked. Where practitioners become confident, not just competent. Where clinical judgment gets formed, not just tested. That's the kind of professional development that shapes careers, and it's worth building real, supportive infrastructure around.

Podiatrists manage some of the most complex comorbidities in Allied Health: diabetes, vascular disease, biomechanical dysfunction. Conditions like these rarely sit inside one discipline. They call for podiatrists, physios and exercise physiologists working together. The profession deserves more support for that kind of collaboration.

Allied Health professionals know this better than most. What was your last 'Tuesday afternoon' moment, the small thing that shifted how you practice?

Compliance is not the motivation. Getting better at what we do is.