Welcome to the November edition of ARCHI Net News
The ARCHI team has been busy this month helping people celebrate their success, with the Healthy WA and the NSW Health Awards. We were also pleased to present the 1st Annual Hospital in the Home Society Conference. Read more about the interesting innovations from these events in this newsletter.
Don't forget that we want to hear about your innovations.
Happy reading from the ARCHI Team!
In this issue...
10th Annual NSW Health Awards 2008 and Expo
The NSW Health Awards recognise and reward projects, initiatives and approaches that are producing measurable improvements. The Expo showcases these projects. There are seven award categories. The winning entries in each category are listed here. You will find more details about these, the finalist and the other entries on our website.
Making Prevention Everybody's Business
Improving Hand Hygiene - The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Create better experiences for people using health services
Healthcare for Older Persons Earlier (HOPE) Strategy - Sydney West Area Health Service
Strengthen primary health and continuing care in the community
Alternatives to Acute Hospital - APAC/GP Shared Care - Northern Sydney Central Coast Area Health Service
Build regional and other partnerships for health
From Little Things Big Things Grow - Hunter New England Area Health Service
Make smart choices about the costs and benefits of health services
Wagga Wagga Mental Health Emergency Care Support Centre - Greater Southern Area Health Service
Build a Sustainable Health Workforce
E-learning: Improving Multidisciplinary Paediatric CPR - The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Be ready for new risks and opportunities
Reducing Risk by Moving Clinical Handover to the Bedside - Sydney South West Area Health Service
Healthy WA Awards 2008
The Healthy WA Awards were established to recognise the innovative work being undertaken by WA Health employees in providing quality health care to the people of Western Australia. The awards are presented in six categories. The winning projects are listed here. Find out more about them on our website.
Healthy Communities
The Multi-Systemic Therapy (MST) Program - South Metropolitan Area Mental Health Service
Healthy Hospitals
Safe Medications: Preventing medication errors - Osborne Park Hospital
Healthy Leadership
Reforming Child Development Services - Metropolitan Child Development Service
Healthy Partnerships
Child & Adolescent Community Health Metropolitan Wide Aboriginal Health Team
Healthy Resources
Assistants in Nursing
The Introduction of Assistants in Nursing into the Nursing Workforce at Acute Facilities
Hospital in the Home Society 1st Annual Conference
The conference theme was: Substitution Revolution: Pioneering Care in the Home.
The conference was designed to incorporate the needs of both clinicians and managers of existing and new or proposed HITH or CAPAC (Community Acute and Post Acute Care) services.
The program content reflects the broad spectrum of HITH care provision including paediatric home care, and the multidisciplinary nature of HITH teams, with presentations from doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals.
View the presentations from this conference.
Can you Help?
ARCHI runs an enquiry service for members, where we tap into the fabulous resource that is the knowledge, expertise and experience of our membership. Below are the current questions:
- Does anyone have policies and processes relating to implementing a charge to non-employees who want access eLearning, and/or Self-Directed Learning Packages.
- Does anyone have a nursing documentation audit and/or presentation or a tool they use for nursing handover?
If you can help, or want to ask a question of your own, contact Catherine Knight, ARCHI Content Support Manager, admin@archi.net.au Phone: (02) 4926 7992.
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Thursday the 4th December, 2008, Sydney, NSW
This Workshop will demonstrate why human experience of health care services is important; and how it can be measured and improved.
Hear from Robin Youngson whose work on compassion in healthcare is influencing international debate and hear case studies of Australian teams who have actually measured and improved patient and carer experience.
For more information contact Jessica Flood on 02 8644 2302 archi.events@archi.net.au
Join ARCHI
Becoming a member of ARCHI is simple and cost effective.
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: archi.events@archi.net.au
Phone: 02 8644 2302
Fax: 02 9411 6868
Contribute to ARCHI
Tell us how your program or project is contributing to improved healthcare delivery.
Visit our website or email us at admin@archi.net.au
ARCHI Innovations in Practice Workshop
Pain Management
Monday 17th November, 2008, Cairns, Qld
ARCHI Innovations in Practice Workshop - Pain Management showcased new innovations in clinical practice, and provided practical strategies, tools and tips to improve clinical practice.
Participate in our Pain Management discussion forum to share your ideas on pain management in practice.
www.archi.net.au/discussion
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