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COVID-19 remote monitoring

2021. Successful in-home remote monitoring initiatives for people who are COVID-19 positive in the isolation of their own homes, or hotel quarantine.

Tags: Virtual care

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/covid-19-remote-monitoring

Bega Valley Health Service Mentoring Program

2020. This ongoing project pairs new or inexperienced staff with senior, more experienced staff. The objective is to enable staff development, which can lead to added confidence and enhanced clinical practice, as a result of passing on knowledge and

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/bega-mentoring-program

Early Psychosis Pathway

2021. This clinical pathway, will provide a basic flow of clinical care for patients who are experiencing early psychosis, or who are at ultra-high risk of developing psychosis.

Tags: Mental health

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/early-psychosis-pathway

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

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

Healthy Mouths in Hospital

2016. This project implemented a more effective method for cleaning dentures in hospital and delivered education session to staff and patients on the link between oral health and systemic infection.

NSW Health Award

Tags: Allied health, Capability building, Patient safety, Oral health

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/healthy-mouths-in-hospital

The Grin and Grow Health Pathway

2017. A new model of care was developed to provide preventive oral health care for children and young people in the Out of Home Care Health Pathway Program. The model includes a streamlined referral process to public oral health services, a matrix of

Tags: Paediatric, Allied health, Oral health

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/grin-and-grow

Hospital acquired complications and documentation enhancement project

2020. This project is designed to clarify the validity of HACs as coded via clinical coding. It aims to review and assess the HACs, highlighting areas of clinical practice which require training or overhaul to reduce production of HACs. Documentation

Tags: Patient safety

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/hospital-acquired-complications

Increasing the Appropriateness of Dietetic Referrals

2017. This project addressed barriers experienced by nursing staff when using the malnutrition screening tool, by introducing staff education, streamlined education pathways and a cheat sheet for nursing staff.

Tags: Nutrition, Unwarranted clinical variation, Referral

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/dietetic-referrals

Engaging Patients as Partners in Care

2018. This project brings together patients, families, carers and healthcare staff to act as partners in care and treatment planning.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/engaging-patients-as-partners-in-care

Look, Listen, Feel: Reducing Seclusion and Restraint

2022. Seclusion and restraint are increasingly common interventions used within emergency departments. Reducing the use of these practices is vital to improving the quality of mental health care patients and their families receive when presenting to

Tags: Mental health

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/look-listen-feel