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Acute Care includes topics on innovations in acute and critical care and short-stay surgery.

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Microbiology Liaison Reducing Prescription of Antibiotics in ICU - A weekday liaison round of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) by a Clinical Microbiologist aimed to improve communication and interpretation of laboratory results, appropriateness of antibiotic therapy and infection control.
(Date published: 29-Oct-2008)

Older Person Acute Care (OPAC) Model of Care - Program to improve patient experiences and health outcomes for older people, whilst developing a workplace culture that values and embraces the care of older people.
(Date published: 24-Oct-2008)

Alternatives to Acute Hospital - APAC/GP Shared Care - The Northern Beaches (NBs) APAC/GP Shared Care model was initiated in 2006/2007 in response to increasing demand on Emergency Departments (EDs) and the growing number of elderly patients, with ambulatory sensitive conditions, being admitted to hospital.
(Date published: 21-Oct-2008)

Paediatric Ambulatory Care - The way of the future - Program to provide high quality, appropriate, safe and supportive care for acutely unwell children with the aim of avoiding unnecessary hospitalisation and to provide high levels of parent satisfaction.
(Date published: 21-Oct-2008)

Falling Head Over Heels- Reducing Falls in Neurosurgical Inpatients with the Implementation of a 'High Risk Falls Room' - To decrease the incidence of falls in high risk patients on the neurosurgical ward by 50% in 6 months and eventually to zero. Falls incidence data was collected and analysed and results reviewed after 6 months.
(Date published: 21-Oct-2005)

Multi-Resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii in the Intensive Care Unit - Program to eradicate Multi-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii from the Nepean Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
(Date published: 16-Oct-2008)

Surgical Acute Rapid Assessment (SARA) - The Surgical Acute Rapid Assessment (SARA) Model of Care works to support the Emergency Department in its efforts to reduce access block, improve hospital processes and provide high quality of care.
(Date published: 08-Feb-2007)

Minimising the Risk of Transferring Critically Ill Patients - Northern Rivers Area Health Service (NSW) conducted this project as part of the Safety Innovations In Practice Program.
(Date published: 01-Dec-2004)