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Ronelle Hewetson is a speech pathologist and PhD candidate with clinical education experience in South Africa and Australia. Petrea Cornwell is a speech pathologist in a conjoint research fellow position across MNHHS and Griffith University. Susannah Davern is a speech pathologist in residential aged care with Wesley Mission Brisbane. Anne Hill is a lecturer in speech pathology and clinical education program co-ordinator at The University of Queensland. Lucy Hunter is the clinical education liaison manager for speech pathology at The University of Queensland. Correspondence to: Ms Ronelle Hewetson Speech Pathology Department, The Prince Charles Hospital, Rode Road, Chermside, 4032, QLD Australia phone: (07) 3139 6988 email: ronelle.hewetson@health.qld.gov.au Speech Pathology Australia (SPA). (2005). Productivity Commission Health Workforce Study: Speech Pathology Australia response . Retrieved 6 Nov. 2014 from http://www. pc.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/10215/sub053.pdf Liu, Y., While, A. E., Norman, I. J., & Ye, W. (2012). Health professionals’ attitudes towards older people and older patients: a systematic review. Journal of Interprofessional Care , 26 , 397–409. Productivity Commission. (2013). An ageing Australia: Preparing for the future . Commission Research Paper. Canberra. Reuben, D. B., Lee, M., Davis, J. W., Jr., Eslami, M. S., Osterwel, D. G., Melchoire, S., & Weintraub, N. T. (1998). Development and validation of a geriatrics attitudes scale for primary care residents. American Geriatrics Society , 46 (11), 1425–1430. Robinson, A., Andrews-Hall, S., Fasset, M., Venter, L., Marlow, M., Cubit, K., …Jongeling, L. (2006). Building connections in aged care follow-up evaluation: Final report . Hobart, Tas.: School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Tasmania. Speech Pathology Australia (SPA). (2012). An inquiry into dementia early diagnosis and intervention . Submission to The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health and Ageing, May.

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