Service Delivery – service models / contemporary models of care

Ms. Su Wen Ng1, Ms. Claire Formby1, Ms. Karen Borschmann2 1Polio Services Victoria, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Australia, 2Allied Health Research and Translation, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Australia Aim The aim of this study was to examine long...

Miss Claire Matthews1, Miss Sarah Coletti1, Ms Nadine Lawson1 1Cabrini Health, Malvern, Australia Background People have a distinctly better memory for pictures than for words, known as the picture superiority effect. Current practice at a private hospital involves verbal meal...

Ms Teresa Giompapa1, Mr Birat Sharma1 1Northern Health, Epping, Australia Northern Health’s Hospital In The Home (HITH) service provides the opportunity for patients to continue their hospital treatment in the comfort of their own home. Care in a familiar environment...

Dr Jeanette Kennelly1, Ms Erin Crighton1, Ms Maybelle Swaney2, Ms Angela Delaney1, Ms Erin Munn1, Ms Serena Eakin1 1Queensland Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia, 2Women’s & Children’s Hospital , Adelaide, Australia Paediatric music therapy services in Australia have developed over the...

Mrs Janet Golder1 1Monash Health, Dandenong, Australia Background Dietetic time and resources are spent delivering clinical services to patients without methods in place to analyse the impact of services delivered. Measuring resolution of the nutrition diagnosis or attainment of nutrition...

Miss Hannah Olufson1,2, Dr Adrienne Young2,3, Professor Theresa Green1,2 1Surgical, Treatment & Rehabilitation Service (STARS), Herston, Australia, 2University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 3Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital, Herston, Australia Patient centred care positively influences individual and organisational outcomes. It is...

Dr Paula Harding1, Associate Professor Lisa Somerville1, Dr Marnie Graco1,2 1Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia, 2Institute for Breathing and Sleep, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia Objective Hospital admissions on the weekend are associated with poorer patient outcomes. Casualisation of the weekend workforce...

Mrs Kellie Preston1, Mrs Emma Lewis1, Ms Barbra Zupan2, Mrs Ashleigh Chant1, Ms Nara McDonald-Wilkinson1, Dr Joy Torrenueva1 1Central Queensland Hospital And Health Service, Rockhampton, Australia , 2Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Australia In Central Queensland (CQ), 56-73% of the aged...

Ms Anitra Thomas1 1Hunter New England Local Health District, Newcastle, Australia Introduction In response to the altered health landscape resultant from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Hunter Spinal Cord Injury Service (HSCIS) implemented a model of care to prioritize...

Ms Emma Green1 1Bay Of Plenty DHB, Tauranga, New Zealand The Bay of Plenty DHB identified that there was a significant gap in the provision of enablement focused, early intervention that provided equitable options, particularly for Māori clients. It was...