Connecting clinicians to
embrace innovation
We bring clinicians together to inform, co-design and implement healthcare innovations. We are committed to broadening clinical engagement to ensure our networks are vibrant, sustainable and dynamic in membership and leadership.
Engaging clinicians to drive innovation
Our 40 clinical networks, institutes and taskforces bring clinicians, health leaders and consumers together to drive change and share knowledge across different clinical areas and settings. In 2023, we established the following communities of practice:
- Frailty
- Menopause
- Aboriginal Mental Health and Social Emotional Wellbeing
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Drug and Alcohol
- Emergency Care Assessment Treatment
- Virtual Care Exchange
Thank you to our clinical co-chairs
Our networks are led by clinical co-chairs and executive committees. This year, we launched Co-chair Conversations – a series of events providing opportunities for co-chairs across the clinical streams to connect, collaborate, share knowledge and insights, so together, we can address complex health system challenges.
Celebrating a decade of the Rural Health Network
The Rural Health Network celebrated its 10th anniversary this year. The network brings clinicians, health managers, consumers and partners together, to work on innovations that improve the experience and delivery of healthcare in rural, regional and remote NSW communities.
- The network has had a growing membership with more than 750 people.
- The 10th Rural Innovations Changing Healthcare (RICH) Forum gave clinicians and health managers an opportunity to learn, share and collaborate on the future of healthcare in regional and rural NSW.
- Previous winners of the ACI’s Rural Innovation Awards share the ongoing impact their projects are having on rural, regional and remote communities.
350+ guests attended the inaugural Patient Reported Measures Research Symposium
Building on the experiences of consumers, clinicians and academics using patient-reported measures (PRMs), guest speakers showcased national and locally-led research and quality improvement activities that have used PRMs to inform care, shared decision making and improve healthcare in NSW.
Refining our approach to clinical guidance through national collaboration
We brought together clinicians and health leaders from other Australian states and territories to identify ways to streamline the production and maintenance of clinical guidance across jurisdictions.
The group meets bi-monthly as a semi-formal working group under the designation of the Interstate Collaboration on Clinical Guidance.
Upskilling rural-based stroke clinicians
We relaunched the Rural Stroke Mentorship Program with three placements. This involves a three-day rotation through four high-volume stroke centres in metropolitan Sydney.
The program supports the skill development of rural-based stroke clinicians through peer support from senior stroke clinicians. Evaluations indicate the program contributed to enhanced skills and knowledge that will translate to improved service provision and outcomes for stroke patients in rural settings.