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DOTS Allied Health is owned and managed by Beth Dermer (Occupational Therapist). Beth maintains a clinical caseload and is active in the OT world as a volunteer on national committees with OT Australia and as a mentor for OT students at Griffith University (Nathan).
Beth graduated from La Trobe University (Melbourne) in 1997, later completing post-graduate education in Clinical Education (Charles Sturt University) and Neurological Rehabilitation (La Trobe University). Beth has held senior clinical positions in teaching hospitals in NSW and QLD. She has held the role of Honorary Affiliate with Charles Sturt University and Associate Lecturer with the University of Queensland in recognition of services to Clinical Education. Her background is in working with adults with neurological damage and in physical rehabilitation and has taught within these specialties at Charles Sturt University, La Trobe University and within Queensland Health. Since starting DOTS, her speciality has shifted to community-based OT (chronic disease) and in particular, management of venous insufficiency (lower limb). As a manager, Beth deliberately maintains a flat staffing structure on the understanding that every clinician brings value to the team. Staff are highly valued for their experience and professionalism and are given the autonomy to maximise that within their work environment. |
On a personal note - I have a passion for travel and have trekked in Nepal, explored Cambodia and adventured around Europe. I would love for my kids to grow up wanting to explore and learn. I live in south-east Brisbane with my husband and two kids.
I enjoy running our very specialised service - with no intentions of creating a mega-service where patients and staff become faceless and the work becomes formulaic.
I enjoy running our very specialised service - with no intentions of creating a mega-service where patients and staff become faceless and the work becomes formulaic.
Current staff:
Not all staff are comfortable with their photo on a website so we have decided not to include them.
Lynda Grogan (Practice Manager): Lynda has worked with DOTS since 2009. She has a background of admin services across industries including The Australian Army and travel. She is the person you talk to when you call the office and is the glue for our team. Lynda is also the mum of two kids and can be found regularly on a mountain bike.
Natasha Herman (Administration): Natasha joined the DOTS team in 2018 with an extensive background in admin. She is the mum of a boy and a girl.
Karen Pratt (OT - Adult team): Karen has been practicing since 1999 and has worked with DOTS since 2012. Karen has a background in rehabilitation (inpatient and outpatient), acute hospital and community OT both here and New Zealand. Karen is the mum of two kids and enjoys exploring with them - bushwalking and camping.
Miriam Cafer (OT - Adult team and Specialised Driver Assessor): Miriam has been practicing since 1997 and has been driver assessor trained since 2001. She has worked with DOTS since 2013. She has a background in Community OT with experience also in acute hospital work both here and the UK. Miriam is the mum of three girls and enjoys travelling with them.
Maree Mutsaers (OT - Adult team): Maree has been practising since 2010 and has worked with DOTS since 2013. She has a background in inpatient rehabilitation including brain injury and acute hospital work. Maree is the mum of two boys.
Simone Valmonte (OT - Adult team): Simone has been practicing since 2007 and working with DOTS since 2015. She has as background in working as a Community OT, particularly with older people and has specialised in working with people with Alzheimer's Disease. She has worked both in Australia and the UK. Simone has 2 boys and will be welcoming a third child in 2018.
Maree Willmington (OT - Paediatric, Physical disability): Maree has been practicing since 2005 and commenced work with DOTS in 2016. She specialises in equipment needs for children with physical disability. She is the mum of two girls and is often seen heading off in a caravan with her family.
Rebekah Lam (OT - Adult team): Rebekah has been practicing since 2000 and has worked with DOTS since 2015, both here and the UK. She has a background in acute care including a senior position in Emergency Care and a senior position in Rheumatology. She has also worked in community positions. Rebekah also manages to juggle four kids! Three girls and a boy.
Gisela Brittain (OT - Adult team): Gisela has been practicing since 2002 and has worked with DOTS since 2016. She has a background in acute care and rehabilitation including Intensive Care and holding the Senior position and Clinical Care Coordinator in rehabilitation. She has also worked in community positions both here and the UK. Gisela has a daughter and competes annually in the Noosa Triathlon.
Lowri Young (DT - Adult team): Lowri has worked with DOTS since 2016. Lowri has two boys and enjoys living in a quieter part of Brisbane. Lowri holds a Masters of Nutrition and Dietetics. She also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Secondary Education and a Bachelor of Science (hons) in Food Science.
Lowri has gained a wealth of experience consulting in both clinical and private settings. She started her working career in 2008 as a Dietitian in the public hospital system where she specialised mainly in geriatrics and rehabilitation, oncology & nutrition support, heart failure and palliative care.
She has more recently pursued a career in community dietetics where she assists elderly clients with tailoring their diet to manage a broad range of health conditions including malnutrition, dysphagia, COPD, heart failure, diabetes and obesity.
Kim Tumeth (OT - Paediatrics): Kim has been practicing since 1994 and has worked with DOTS since 2017. She has a background of working with people with neurological conditions and in general rehab. She has held senior positions both here and the UK. She has worked exclusively with children since 2014. Kim has two boys and is always on the move. She competes in triathlons and is fit enough to keep up with all of the kids!
Carolyn Ash (OT - Adult team): Carolyn has been practicing since 2009 and working with DOTS since 2017. She has worked both in paediatrics and in specialised equipment for adults. Carolyn has three children.
Kathrina Paine (OT-Adult team): Kathrina has been practicing since 2012 and worked with DOTS since 2017. She has worked in the acute hospital, outpatients and community settings. Kathrina keeps very busy with another job and volunteer roles outside of work.
Amy La Schiazza (OT - Adult team): Amy has been practicing since 2007. She started with DOTS in 2018 and has a background in acute hospital work and inpatient rehabilitation (orthopaedic and neurological). She has specialised in Lymphoedema and vascular insufficiency. Amy returned to Brisbane in 2018 - lucky us! - and has two kids
Ben Nguyen (OT - Adult team): Ben has been practicing since 2007 and started with DOTS in 2018. He has a background in injury management / rehabilitation as well as acute hospital work including hand therapy, orthopaedics and neurology both here and in Singapore. Ben keeps very busy at DOTS and is seen outside hours on his motorbike.
Amy Hewer (OT - Adult team): Amy has been practicing since 2006 and worked with DOTS since 2018. She has specialised in acute and community neurological rehabilitation as well as acute hospital work, both here and the UK. Amy has recently returned from the UK - lucky us! and is also dedicating time to training as a yoga instructor.
Karin Cullen (DT - Adult team): Karin is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian who holds a Bachelor of Health Science (Hons) in Nutrition and Dietetics from QUT. She has also completed a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.
Karin has worked across a variety of settings including hospitals, community centres, weight loss companies and private practice. She has gained experience in both Australia and the UK since starting Dietetics in 2000.
She has worked in the specialised areas of intensive care, rehabilitation, gastroenterology, diabetes and dialysis. She has also conducted numerous group education sessions for clients with different health conditions such as diabetes, kidney disease and cardiac rehabilitation.
She is passionate about community dietetics where she provides support, advice and education to elderly clients in their home in order to help manage a variety of conditions including malnutrition, dysphagia, enteral feeding, diabetes and obesity.
Karin is a mum of two and enjoys her time with them around work time.
Lynda Grogan (Practice Manager): Lynda has worked with DOTS since 2009. She has a background of admin services across industries including The Australian Army and travel. She is the person you talk to when you call the office and is the glue for our team. Lynda is also the mum of two kids and can be found regularly on a mountain bike.
Natasha Herman (Administration): Natasha joined the DOTS team in 2018 with an extensive background in admin. She is the mum of a boy and a girl.
Karen Pratt (OT - Adult team): Karen has been practicing since 1999 and has worked with DOTS since 2012. Karen has a background in rehabilitation (inpatient and outpatient), acute hospital and community OT both here and New Zealand. Karen is the mum of two kids and enjoys exploring with them - bushwalking and camping.
Miriam Cafer (OT - Adult team and Specialised Driver Assessor): Miriam has been practicing since 1997 and has been driver assessor trained since 2001. She has worked with DOTS since 2013. She has a background in Community OT with experience also in acute hospital work both here and the UK. Miriam is the mum of three girls and enjoys travelling with them.
Maree Mutsaers (OT - Adult team): Maree has been practising since 2010 and has worked with DOTS since 2013. She has a background in inpatient rehabilitation including brain injury and acute hospital work. Maree is the mum of two boys.
Simone Valmonte (OT - Adult team): Simone has been practicing since 2007 and working with DOTS since 2015. She has as background in working as a Community OT, particularly with older people and has specialised in working with people with Alzheimer's Disease. She has worked both in Australia and the UK. Simone has 2 boys and will be welcoming a third child in 2018.
Maree Willmington (OT - Paediatric, Physical disability): Maree has been practicing since 2005 and commenced work with DOTS in 2016. She specialises in equipment needs for children with physical disability. She is the mum of two girls and is often seen heading off in a caravan with her family.
Rebekah Lam (OT - Adult team): Rebekah has been practicing since 2000 and has worked with DOTS since 2015, both here and the UK. She has a background in acute care including a senior position in Emergency Care and a senior position in Rheumatology. She has also worked in community positions. Rebekah also manages to juggle four kids! Three girls and a boy.
Gisela Brittain (OT - Adult team): Gisela has been practicing since 2002 and has worked with DOTS since 2016. She has a background in acute care and rehabilitation including Intensive Care and holding the Senior position and Clinical Care Coordinator in rehabilitation. She has also worked in community positions both here and the UK. Gisela has a daughter and competes annually in the Noosa Triathlon.
Lowri Young (DT - Adult team): Lowri has worked with DOTS since 2016. Lowri has two boys and enjoys living in a quieter part of Brisbane. Lowri holds a Masters of Nutrition and Dietetics. She also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Secondary Education and a Bachelor of Science (hons) in Food Science.
Lowri has gained a wealth of experience consulting in both clinical and private settings. She started her working career in 2008 as a Dietitian in the public hospital system where she specialised mainly in geriatrics and rehabilitation, oncology & nutrition support, heart failure and palliative care.
She has more recently pursued a career in community dietetics where she assists elderly clients with tailoring their diet to manage a broad range of health conditions including malnutrition, dysphagia, COPD, heart failure, diabetes and obesity.
Kim Tumeth (OT - Paediatrics): Kim has been practicing since 1994 and has worked with DOTS since 2017. She has a background of working with people with neurological conditions and in general rehab. She has held senior positions both here and the UK. She has worked exclusively with children since 2014. Kim has two boys and is always on the move. She competes in triathlons and is fit enough to keep up with all of the kids!
Carolyn Ash (OT - Adult team): Carolyn has been practicing since 2009 and working with DOTS since 2017. She has worked both in paediatrics and in specialised equipment for adults. Carolyn has three children.
Kathrina Paine (OT-Adult team): Kathrina has been practicing since 2012 and worked with DOTS since 2017. She has worked in the acute hospital, outpatients and community settings. Kathrina keeps very busy with another job and volunteer roles outside of work.
Amy La Schiazza (OT - Adult team): Amy has been practicing since 2007. She started with DOTS in 2018 and has a background in acute hospital work and inpatient rehabilitation (orthopaedic and neurological). She has specialised in Lymphoedema and vascular insufficiency. Amy returned to Brisbane in 2018 - lucky us! - and has two kids
Ben Nguyen (OT - Adult team): Ben has been practicing since 2007 and started with DOTS in 2018. He has a background in injury management / rehabilitation as well as acute hospital work including hand therapy, orthopaedics and neurology both here and in Singapore. Ben keeps very busy at DOTS and is seen outside hours on his motorbike.
Amy Hewer (OT - Adult team): Amy has been practicing since 2006 and worked with DOTS since 2018. She has specialised in acute and community neurological rehabilitation as well as acute hospital work, both here and the UK. Amy has recently returned from the UK - lucky us! and is also dedicating time to training as a yoga instructor.
Karin Cullen (DT - Adult team): Karin is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian who holds a Bachelor of Health Science (Hons) in Nutrition and Dietetics from QUT. She has also completed a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.
Karin has worked across a variety of settings including hospitals, community centres, weight loss companies and private practice. She has gained experience in both Australia and the UK since starting Dietetics in 2000.
She has worked in the specialised areas of intensive care, rehabilitation, gastroenterology, diabetes and dialysis. She has also conducted numerous group education sessions for clients with different health conditions such as diabetes, kidney disease and cardiac rehabilitation.
She is passionate about community dietetics where she provides support, advice and education to elderly clients in their home in order to help manage a variety of conditions including malnutrition, dysphagia, enteral feeding, diabetes and obesity.
Karin is a mum of two and enjoys her time with them around work time.
