Changing the Game: a 3-month initiative prompting Innovative Practice in a community-based Neurological Allied Health clinic setting
Simon Chan1, Al Poliakow11Neurorehab Allied Health Network, Victoria, Australia
Abstract
As an allied health collaborative, we sought to address deceased uptake of innovative technology in clinical practice to assist our staff with providing best level care for our clients.
Despite a wide range of available equipment, clinicians seemed hesitant to implement technology into practice. We aimed to increase skills and confidence to maximise quality and uniformity of care across clinicians.
A working party was formed consisting of Allied Health therapists with a passion for innovative practice. The party conducted a survey determining the baseline level of confidence with using a range of equipment and identified internal experts (“champions”). These champions facilitated practical workshops, as the survey results highlighted a lack of confidence and opportunity to practice as the main barriers to implementation.
A 3-month block in 2022, “Game Changers”, was dedicated to improving innovative practice. Incentives included KPI time relief, bingo cards and champion-led workshops.
Workshop attendance levels during Game Changers were high, with reported improvements in self-rated confidence following a pre and post survey particularly for Physiotherapists. A disparity across disciplines was identified, which will need to be addressed in future iterations of this event.
By creating an open forum, removing the need to appear as an expert and rewarding problem solving with peers, clinicians were able to improve their skills and confidence to be able to offer their clients a wider range of therapy options. This approach may benefit similar organisations and the clientele that they serve.
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