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townhouse developments). Strata managers and professionalisation within their industry has the capacity to impact an increasing owners. Areas of concern for strata managers and the committees that employ them are outlined and what this means in terms of ongoing professionalisation for strata managers and their industry is considered. In doing so, the paper links issues of urban density to a wider debate on professionalisation and governance impacts. The aim of this paper is to explore rather than quantify the rise of the strata manager as a newly emergent profession and note their impact on the governance within medium and high density, strata titled housing such as flats, apartments, town-houses and CIDs. The significance of this work lies in the fact that while there has been increasing amounts of discussion about multi-owned forms of property and occasional references to strata managers and their role, the formation of the strata manager's professional identity has not previously been commented on. The structure of this paper covers a review of literature in two areas. First, the governing structure of multi-owned properties is outlined. There is a brief discussion of how the Australian and global contexts impact each other. Academic literature on industry professionalisation and the attributes that professionals and professional institutions exhibit is discussed. Second, the study method is outlined. Third, the interview material is considered. The paper ends with a discussion and summary of policy implications for the committees of management, strata managers, strata industry, wider community. This research will be particularly relevant for those within the housing and property industries and have wider appeal to those who research the professionalisation of various industries. Review of relevant literature Multi-owned properties Though there have been calls for infill housing for over 50 years, it is only in the past 20 years that urban consolidation has become the dominant paradigm of planning policy within the Australian context. The rich history of Australia's strata title legislation dates back to 1960. The wealth of knowledge in this area has formed a basis for jurisdictional reform in a number of countries such as Canada,

Aims and objectives: To examine nursing student placement preferences submitted as online comments to a university's placement management system, to inform strategies for positive residential aged care experiences.Background: There are predicted shortages of nurses to service an ageing popula-

Purpose – Some multi-owned housing developments do not appoint an external strata manager. The purpose of this paper is to highlight how governance is negotiated when there is no strata manager in place. Design/methodology/approach – A semi structured interview was conducted as a case study to contrast and highlight issues that occur where no strata manager is in place. Findings – The lack of a manager presented particular difficulties when negotiating outcomes. A market gap is identified highlighting implications for how strata managers may increase future market penetration. Research limitations/implications – The number and spatial occurrence of strata titled complexes operating without a formal governance structure in situ is not known. Further research needs to be undertaken in this area. Practical implications – The resilience of Australia’s densification policies is dependent on how owners perceive and adjust to additional layers of governance. Difficulties arise for the individual and the scheme as a whole where no formal mechanism is operational. Social implications – As cities become more dense, multi-owned property is increasing. Where governance mechanisms fail, or fail to be implemented, sound governance outcomes may be problematic. Originality/value – The issue of multi-owned property operating without or outside a governance structure has not previously been considered.

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ObjectivesWe aimed to improve the decision quality and outcomes for families with children or adolescents with diabetes considering continuous sub-cutaneous insulin infusion (CSII).MethodsA mixed method study involved three focus groups with youth, parents and clinicians to provide experience information as background to the development of a decision aid (DA). A pre-test (T1) and post-test (T2) evaluation of the DA with a convenience sample of five families considering initiating CSII.ResultsThe focus group data showed that families found the move to CSII to be generally empowering with adolescents engaging with the technology quickly, and that experiential information from others was important in the process. Participants increased their knowledge and decreased decisional conflict after using the DA from T1 to T2. Preferred option measurement indicated that at T1, three participants were ‘unsure’ and two participants’ preferred option was CSII. After exposure to the DA at T2, those who were previously unsure had a preferred option of CSII with a resulting five people with a preferred option of CSII.ConclusionsThe results from this study suggest that transitioning to CSII for paediatric and adolescent patients and their carers may be assisted by a DA and that participants felt empowered to a make decision regarding CSII when using the PANDANI DA. The quasi-experimental design without randomisation or control group was a study limitation caused by the small number of participants. Expanding this pilot research into a randomised control trial would decrease the threat to validity from other possible explanations for the improvement in decisional conflict, such as nurse educators.

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