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Pressure to reduce waste | Innovation Exchange

2024. This project investigated the presence of bacteria in air samples taken from positive airway pressure devices to develop an evidence base to support the re-purposing of equipment.

Tags: Environmental sustainability, Respiratory

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/pressure-to-reduce-waste

‘Greening’ respiratory health | Innovation Exchange

2025. This project aims to reduce the number of respiratory inhalers disposed of at Royal North Shore Hospital.

Tags: Environmental sustainability, Respiratory

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/greening-respiratory

Smoking cessation in NICU | Innovation Exchange

2019. This quality improvement project looks at the smoking cessation process among parents attending the neonatal intensive care unit at John Hunter Children’s Hospital.

Tags: Respiratory, Alcohol and other drugs

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/smoking-cessation-in-nicu

The Secret Life of Puffers | Innovation Exchange

2025. A team from the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network is working to reduce the environmental impact of metered dose inhalers.

Tags: Paediatric, Respiratory, Environmental sustainability

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/sustainable-paediatric-respiratory-model

The Asthma Follow Up Integrated Care Initiative | Innovation Exchange

2018. Sydney Children’s Hospital Randwick developed an integrated model of care for children with non-complex asthma, including care coordination, communication with general practitioners, parent education and emergency department resources and

Tags: Paediatric, Respiratory, Integrated care

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/asthma-follow-up

A Sigh of Relief: Improving access to pulmonary rehabilitation | Innovation Exchange

2021. Lismore Base Hospital and Richmond Community and Allied Health have implemented new processes to assist individuals to access and complete pulmonary rehabilitation services following hospital admission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Tags: Respiratory

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/a-sigh-of-relief

Breathe Easy: eliminating unwarranted clinical variation for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | Innovation Exchange

2018. The Breathe Easy project aims to eliminate varying treatment outcomes and clinical uncertainty for patients with exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, admitted to South East Regional Hospital in Bega.

Tags: Unwarranted clinical variation, Respiratory

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/breathe-easy

Hit the Ground Running: Improving Access to Pulmonary Rehabilitation | Innovation Exchange

2017. This project aimed to improve access to pulmonary rehabilitation and embed it as standard practice after admission to Coffs Harbour Health Campus for exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Tags: Respiratory

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/hit-the-ground-running

Breath of Fresh Air: Paediatric Long Term Ventilation | Innovation Exchange

2018. This project aims to provide a coordinated, equitable and integrated service for children requiring invasive long term ventilation, and their families. It also aims to support the needs of long term ventilation children at home and in the community,

Tags: Paediatric, Respiratory, Integrated care

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/breath-of-fresh-air

Far West Local Health District’s Improve, Enhance and Supplement Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Outcomes Project | Innovation Exchange

2021. This project targets prevention in potentially preventable hospitalisations for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and strengthens an integrated care model for the management of the disease.

Tags: Respiratory

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/fwlhd-ies-copd-outcomes-project