Mrs Estelle Jensen1, Mrs Nancy Wang1 1Queensland Health, Brisbane, Australia Background: The Transit Care Hub (TCH) is an interim ward for patients awaiting transport home from hospital. It intermittently opens overnight as a 12-bed ward when the hospital reaches full...
- April 4, 2019
Dr. Alison Nelson1,2 1The Institute for Urban Indigenous Health, Windsor, Australia, 2The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia Background: Developing an effective health workforce in Indigenous health requires an inter-disciplinary, integrated approach across schools, universities and workplaces. It also requires...
- April 4, 2019
Mrs Julie Creen1,2, Dr Ann Kennedy-Behr2, Dr Michele Verdonck2, Mrs Kellee Gee1 1Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service , Birtinya, Australia, 2University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, Australia Introduction: Within public paediatric outpatient services, literature has indicated difficulties with long...
- April 4, 2019
Ms Tanya Trevena1 1Ballarat Health Services, Ballarat, Australia Background: The Allied Health Activity Dashboard evolved rapidly due to several concurrent expectations and concerns being placed on the service. These included our service purchasers not knowing if they were getting ‘what...
- April 4, 2019
Dr Susan Waller1, Mr Chris O’Brien2, Mrs Karen Macgregor3, Mrs Andrina Mitcham4 1Monash University, Warragul, Australia, 2Bendigo Health Service, Bendigo, Australia, 3Central Gippsland Health, Sale, Australia, 4Mildura Base Hospital, Mildura, Australia Background: In 2016, the Federal government has funded all...
- April 4, 2019
Kristine Kelly1, Claire Costello1, Tania Hobson1 1Queensland Children’s Hospital, South Brisbane, Australia BACKGROUND – Healthcare teams are responding to complex challenges to deliver quality, safe and cost-effective healthcare by transforming traditional approaches of healthcare delivery to incorporate Interprofessional practice (IPP),...
- April 4, 2019
Ms Julian Whitmore1, Professor Catherine Haslam2 1Metro North Hospital and Health Service, Community and Oral Health Directorate, Australia, 2University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia Background: Social engagement is key in protecting health, but challenging for those transitioning home after intensive...
- April 4, 2019
Ms Belinda Steer1, Ms Kim Lunardi2, Ms Liz Broughan3, Ms Tobi Erickson4, Ms Tracey Martin5, Ms Leonie Pearce4, Ms Natalie Simmance2, Dr Judi Porter6 1Peter Maccallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia, 2St Vincent’s Hospital, Fitzroy, Australia, 3Northeast Health, Wangaratta, Australia ,...
- April 4, 2019
Dr Adrienne Young1, Prof Heather Keller2, Ms Rhiannon Barnes1, Ms Jan Hill3, Dr Merrilyn Banks1, A/Prof Tracy Comans4, Dr Jack Bell5 1Royal Brisbane And Women’s Hospital, Herston, Australia, 2University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada, 3Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Australia, 4Metro North...
- April 4, 2019
Mrs Bryanna Lawrie1, Ms Heidi Wong1, Miss Sarah Fuller2 1Children’s Health Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 2Clinical Excellence Queensland, Brisbane , Australia Background: Previous literature had captured doctors’ and nurses’ views and perceptions on eMMS but none focused specifically on pharmacy staff...
- April 4, 2019