Clinical Excellence Showcase

Clinical Excellence Showcase

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Clinical Excellence Showcase episodes

  • Solving the Ward Puzzle
    Like other rural and regional areas in Australia, West Moreton has struggled to attract and retain medical officers. And when border closures associated with the COVID-19 pandemic further exacerbated this problem (with close to 30 per cent of the medical officer workforce lost in addition to other staff shortages as a result of sick leave and isolation requirements), the health service decided to take a different approach.
    To address this emergent crisis, medical officers adopted a ward-based roster instead of the traditional team-based structure. Medical officers were assigned to attend to particular wards with a team of resident medical officers (RMOs) assigned to each ward.
    This model was inspired by similar models of care demonstrated nationally and internationally and allowed for a smaller number of staff to cover the hospital, while simultaneously improving patient safety and minimising cross-contamination between COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 wards. It has also reduced the need for fatigue breaks and overtime.
    13 min
  • Indigenous Cardiac Outreach Program – After a Decade of Service
    Indigenous Cardiac Outreach Program (ICOP) is an intensive culturally sensitive initiative to bridge the gap with the capacity to address chronic diseases. Several evaluations were undertaken to define the progress of the Indigenous Cardiac Outreach Program in addressing the gap of care. In this presentation, Dr Abdul Halim will report on these results including an audit in rheumatic heart disease, investigating the lipid profiles of the ICOP cohort, and diabetes control.
    16 min
  • Indigenous Cardiac Outreach Program - After a Decade of Service
    Indigenous Cardiac Outreach Program (ICOP) is an intensive culturally sensitive initiative to bridge the gap with the capacity to address chronic diseases. Several evaluations were undertaken to define the progress of the Indigenous Cardiac Outreach Program in addressing the gap of care. In this presentation, Dr Abdul Halim will report on these results including an audit in rheumatic heart disease, investigating the lipid profiles of the ICOP cohort, and diabetes control.
    16 min
  • Infectious Disease COVID-19 Hotline – Reducing Burnout Through Teamwork
    In a true sign of collegiate effort, infectious disease (ID) physicians working in rural or remote areas with limited after-hours and on-call options formed a team to help manage increasing demand for ID advice.
    The dedicated team provided out-of-hours ID and COVID-19 advice to seven Hospital and Health Services, and by sharing the workload the risk of burnout was reduced and provided broader insight into the ID needs and issues within health services outside of their normal scope.
    15 min
  • Infectious Disease COVID-19 Hotline - Reducing Burnout Through Teamwork
    In a true sign of collegiate effort, infectious disease (ID) physicians working in rural or remote areas with limited after-hours and on-call options formed a team to help manage increasing demand for ID advice.
    The dedicated team provided out-of-hours ID and COVID-19 advice to seven Hospital and Health Services, and by sharing the workload the risk of burnout was reduced and provided broader insight into the ID needs and issues within health services outside of their normal scope.
    15 min
  • Medical Outreach Education and Training Program – Removing Barriers for Workforce Retention
    Australians living in rural and remote areas have poorer access to doctors compared to those living in major cities. Australian Bureau of Statistics figures confirm there are 274 doctors per 100,000 in remote/very remote areas compared with 433 doctors per 100,000 in major cities.
    Whilst much work has been done to address workforce shortages, long-term retention remains key. The Medical Outreach Education and Training Program (known as MOET) is a new and replicable rural registrar training model from the Darling Downs that provides medical support for smaller communities while providing a unique training opportunity for General Practice (GP) Registrars.
    Based primarily on training rather than service principles, the model brings together multi-systems elements that were not previously integrated. And by having supervisors with a significant understanding of the rural setting, some of the barriers to workforce retention are being addressed.
    13 min
  • Medical Outreach Education and Training Program - Removing Barriers for Workforce Retention
    Australians living in rural and remote areas have poorer access to doctors compared to those living in major cities. Australian Bureau of Statistics figures confirm there are 274 doctors per 100,000 in remote/very remote areas compared with 433 doctors per 100,000 in major cities.
    Whilst much work has been done to address workforce shortages, long-term retention remains key. The Medical Outreach Education and Training Program (known as MOET) is a new and replicable rural registrar training model from the Darling Downs that provides medical support for smaller communities while providing a unique training opportunity for General Practice (GP) Registrars.
    Based primarily on training rather than service principles, the model brings together multi-systems elements that were not previously integrated. And by having supervisors with a significant understanding of the rural setting, some of the barriers to workforce retention are being addressed.
    13 min
  • Therapeutic Interventions Resource Hub – Helping to Deliver Gold Standard Mental Health Care for Rural and Remote Queenslanders
    Clinicians working within rural and remote community mental health teams are often required to have an extraordinary breadth of knowledge and skillset across the lifespan. However, conversely are less likely to be able to access training and the most up to date gold standard evidence based therapeutic intervention resources or training.
    The Therapeutic Interventions Resource Hub is an innovative website available online to clinicians based in the Townsville Hospital and Health Service. Clinicians can access a range of resources in real time, with confidence they are utilising gold standard intervention psychoeducation and resources.
    The Hub is supporting rural and remote clinicians to have access to specialist support to build capacity, stepping away from traditional biomedical models of care to a more holistic mental health recovery journey, ensuring consumers can access high quality mental health care regardless of where they live.
    12 min

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