Welcome to the March edition of ARCHI Net News
The past month has been a busy one at the ARCHI office, as we introduced a new search engine on the ARCHI website. Given our focus on improving access to innovation and supporting your work in this essential area, we look forward to hearing your thoughts as you try out this exciting new tool.
You will find more information on how our new search results interface can help you refine and target your searches more effectively on our Search Tips page.
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Happy reading from the ARCHI Team!
In this issue...
The Victorian Orthopaedic Waiting List (OWL) Project and State-wide Implementation
The Victorian Department of Human Services (DHS) Statewide Elective Surgery Program has supported the University of Melbourne Centre for Rheumatic Diseases (CRD) at the Royal Melbourne Hospital to develop an orthopaedic surgical prioritisation tool and service delivery model for management of osteoarthritis patients in public hospitals.
The main initial aim of the project was to generate a system to improve the equitable and timely provision of joint replacement.
Report by Richard Osborne.
Evaluating Best Practice Compliance Using Discharge Summaries
The team at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and Osborne Park Hospital have developed an electronic discharge summary.
The summary utilizes human factors and prompts to optimize patient safety and ensure a very good adherence with Best Practice in Cardiology.
The system has spread to all other specialties at the Hospital. At present there are a total of 31 Best Practices at the Hospital sites.
The summary will, in the near future, become web-based and accessible to more sites in Western Australia.
Report by Stephen Bloomer and Jeff Ewen.
NSW Health Awards and Expo
ARCHI Events is once again proud to partner with the NSW Department of Health to organise the 2008 NSW Health Awards and Expo.
This premier event in the NSW Health calendar showcases the most recent innovations in prevention, quality patient care and other improvements aimed at achieving NSW Health's vision - 'Healthy People - Now and In The Future'. Please visit our new 2008 NSW Health Awards and Expo page.
If you have an event you would like us to organise please contact Jessica Flood at admin@archi.net.au
Healthy Older People Earlier (HOPE) Program
The NSW Health Healthcare for Older People Earlier (HOPE) program is working to deliver better patient journeys for the elderly and those with chronic disease.
There are four key components in the HOPE Program:
- Establishment of Medical Assessment Units (MAUs).
- Availability of home care through the CAPAC and ComPacks programs.
- Better accessibility to community services through the Single Point of Access Program.
- Community based Rehabilitation services to assist people with chronic disease.
Web Watch - Primary Care Toolkit for Family Physicians
"The Primary Care Toolkit for Family Physicians, is provided by The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) to help translate, share and disseminate knowledge and management information.
This toolkit and its related aspects have been developed to provide family doctors and other primary care groups in which family doctors practice with a menu of strategies, better practices, key success factors and pitfalls, relevant learnings, and references to additional resources that should be of value to family doctors who are experiencing changes in primary care renewal throughout Canada." - taken from the website:
 http://toolkit.cfpc.ca/en/index.php
ARCHI Partner Event - Global Healthcare Transformation Congress
ARCHI members receive a 10% discount off the standard delegate fee to the following conference:
Global Healthcare Transformation Congress organized by Avail Corporation
7th-8th April 2006
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Global Healthcare Transformation Congress held on the 7th & 8th April 2008 in Malaysia is THE event of the year for healthcare executives to attend!
Hear our leading speakers from Apollo Hospitals, Fortis Healthcare, Hutt Valley District Health Board, Joint Commission International, Siloam Hospitals Group, Malaysian Health Informatics Association and Yonsei University College of Medicine and many others as they congregate to share best practices, update each other on the latest and learn from their peers in the field.
Learn about the development of long and short term action for better healthcare workforce systems to meet staffing challenges, implementation of enhanced financial and administrative programs and patient safety!
What are you waiting for? Contact MIRA IBRAHIM NOW at +65 6324 9751 or email at mira@availcorp.com to participate in this leading healthcare event of the year!
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ARCHI Seminars
ARCHI Seminars are going rural - we are calling for innovative projects dealing with Pain Management that can be taken on the road as part of a workshop aiming to provide useful tools that can be used in a rural hospital environment.
If you have a project that you would like to share please contact:
Jessica Flood
ARCHI Conference and Events Manager
Email: admin@archi.net.au
Phone: (02) 8644 2302
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There are packages to suit different organisations, including entire health departments, local health services, hospitals and commercial organisations as well as professional and research bodies.
ARCHI Events Management
ARCHI can help take the stress out of organising your next event. We provide full event management services and can also:
- Provide delegates with secure online registrations
- Coordinate your speakers including collecting biographies and presentations
- Coordinate sponsorship and trade exhibitors.
For events and sponsorship enquiries, kindly contact:
Jessica Flood
ARCHI Conference and Events Manager
Email: admin@archi.net.au
Phone: (02) 8644 2302
Fax: (02) 9411 6868
Website: ARCHI Events Page
ARCHI Discussion Forums
There are a number of active Discussion Forums on the ARCHI website including 'Emergency Department Nursing' and 'Patient and Carer Experience'.
www.archi.net.au/discussion
If your group is looking for a space to throw around ideas and share resources, the ARCHI Discussion Forum may be the place.
Please contact
Catherine Knight
ARCHI Content Support Manager
admin@archi.net.au
Phone: (02) 4985 5223
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