Appendix 4: List of allied health, science and technical professionals Below is a list of most of the professions generally regarded as allied health (including science and technical) professions. Some are regulated under the HPCA Act, as indicated with an asterisk. Anaesthetic technicians* Medical laboratory scientists* Audiologists Medical laboratory technicians* Biomedical engineers and electronic technicians Medical photographers Cardiac sonographers* Medical physicists Chiropractors* Music therapists Clinical dental technicians* Neurophysiology scientists Clinical perfusionists Neurophysiology technicians Clinical physiologists – dialysis (renal dialysis Nuclear medicine technologists* technicians) Occupational therapists* Clinical physiologists – respiratory Optometrists* Clinical physiologists and technicians – cardiac Orthoptists Clinical physiologists and technicians – sleep Orthotists and prosthestists Counsellors Osteopaths* Cytogeneticists Paramedics Dental assistants Pharmacists* Dental hygienists* Pharmacy technicians Dental technicians* Physiotherapists* Dental therapists* Podiatrists* Dietitians* Psychologists* (clinical, educational, child and Dispensing opticians* family, counselling, health and neuropsychologists) Diversional therapists Psychotherapists* Drug and addiction counsellors Radiation therapists* Exercise physiologists Rehabilitation counsellors Family and marriage counsellors Social workers Gastroenterology scientists and technicians Sonographers* Genetic associates Speech and language therapists Hospital play specialists Sterile service technicians Magnetic resonance imaging technologists* Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners Massage therapists Vision and hearing technicians Medical imaging (or radiation) technologists* Visiting neurodevelopmental therapists
Appendix 4: List of allied health, science and technical professionals Below is a list of most of the professions generally regarded as allied health (including science and technical) professions. Some are regulated under the HPCA Act, as indicated with an asterisk. Anaesthetic technicians* Audiologists Biomedical engineers and electronic technicians Cardiac sonographers* Chiropractors* Clinical dental technicians* Clinical perfusionists Clinical physiologists – dialysis (renal dialysis technicians) Clinical physiologists – respiratory Clinical physiologists and technicians – cardiac Clinical physiologists and technicians – sleep Counsellors Cytogeneticists Dental assistants Dental hygienists* Dental technicians* Dental therapists* Dietitians* Dispensing opticians* Diversional therapists Drug and addiction counsellors Exercise physiologists Family and marriage counsellors Gastroenterology scientists and technicians Genetic associates Hospital play specialists Magnetic resonance imaging technologists* Massage therapists Medical imaging (or radiation) technologists* Medical laboratory scientists* Medical laboratory technicians* Medical photographers Medical physicists Music therapists Neurophysiology scientists Neurophysiology technicians Nuclear medicine technologists* Occupational therapists* Optometrists* Orthoptists Orthotists and prosthestists Osteopaths* Paramedics Pharmacists* Pharmacy technicians Physiotherapists* Podiatrists* Psychologists* (clinical, educational, child and family, counselling, health and neuropsychologists) Psychotherapists* Radiation therapists* Rehabilitation counsellors Social workers Sonographers* Speech and language therapists Sterile service technicians Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners Vision and hearing technicians Visiting neurodevelopmental therapists
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