3Ci pilot implementation
Pilot sites have been selected to implement the 3Ci model of care, which supports people living with chronic heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
This will follow a staged approach, with Camden, Campbelltown and Wyong hospitals starting soon, followed by Ryde and St Vincent’s hospitals later in the year. Initial kick-off meetings have been held with the initial sites and workshops will be held to examine current workflows, enablers and barriers.
If you wish to learn more about the 3Ci model of care, please contact Cardiac Network Manager Bridie Carr or Respiratory Network Manager Helen Kulas at aci-3ci@health.nsw.gov.au.
Welcomes and farewells
The ACI Respiratory Network welcomes Dr Charles Prabhakar, who has been appointed to the executive as the new Medical Co-chair of the Respiratory Network. Charles brings a wealth of experience in rural and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander respiratory medicine. Charles has taken over from Professor Peter Wark who has taken up a role in Victoria as the Head of Department for Cystic Fibrosis at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne.
The Respiratory Network wishes to acknowledge the significant contribution Peter has made as the departing Medical Co-chair. Peter’s leadership and clinical expertise have been instrumental for the network, especially during the heights of the COVID-19 pandemic.
More about the Cardiac Network and the Respiratory Network.