Practical Peer Oriented Approach to Intern Orientation

The Code Red program is a peer-led, practical, interactive, relevant, social, confidence building and critically appraised orientation program for Junior Medical Officers (JMOs).

2009 Mental Health Matters Awards

The Mental Health Matters Awards are unique awards designed to recognise the achievements of individuals and organisations who have worked to improve understanding, awareness, service provision and the general betterment of the mental health of our community, over the past 12 months.

The Time Map: a practical clinical and training tool

The Time Map kit was developed for use in a clinical setting to map a comprehensive history with a young person experiencing a first episode of psychosis.

Breathe Easy, Walk Easy

The Breathe Easy, Walk Easy Program aims to promote better lung health in rural and remote Australia. A train-the trainer package has recently been developed and evaluated.

Communication Boards in the Intensive Care Unit

The introduction of communication boards in 5 Intensive Care Units (ICUs) has produced a positive change by increasing staff skills and improving communication with non-verbal patients.

Medical Assessment Units in NSW

Medical Assessment Units (MAUs) are hospital units that treat some patients who would typically have been treated in an emergency department. The MAUs across NSW are designing faster, safer and better ways to care for patients.

Improving the Health Care Experience

A practical evidence based workshop on building a safe and effective service that feels great for patients, carers AND staff.  Presentations include patient centred care and implementations of the Studer tools.

2nd Annual Hospital in the Home Society Australasia Conference 2009

The theme of this conference explores the role that Hospital-in-the-Home will continue to play in forging change. There is an ever increasing body of literature to support the role of HITH in delivering high quality, affordable healthcare.

Connecting Care for Severe Chronic Disease Management Workshop

Review of integrated chronic disease management models of care including:

• Models in Australia and overseas
• Key issues concerning stakeholder engagement
• Enhanced use of information and communication technology

Clinical Leadership Program 2007

The Clinical Leadership Program is multidisciplinary in nature and participants are required to undertake a work-based improvement project, with coaching and support provided by local facilitators. Some of the successful projects are summarised here.

Electronic Medical Record (eMR)

Over the next three years, approximately 84,000 clinicians and scientific staff in up to 188 public hospitals in New South Wales will start using the eMR. The implemetation includes six web based training modules.

Clinical Handover Project

Clinical handover is the effective … "transfer of professional responsibility and accountability for some or all aspects of care for a patient, or group of patients, to another person or professional group on a temporary or permanent basis."

This project developed the key principles that must be standard for all scenarios of clinical handover in the NSW health system, and supporting implementation resources.