right@home: Australia’s own nurse home visiting program enables children and families to thrive
Authors: Anna Price, Lynn Kemp, Tracey Bruce, Fiona Mensah, Diana Harris6, Lisa Gold, Sharon Goldfeld Supporting children’s early development and learning helps build their brains and bodies, creating health and wellbeing now and into the future. Unfortunately, not all children and families receive the support they need for positive child health and development. The effects […]
Value-based Introduction of Exoskeletons for Gait Rehabilitation in Physiotherapy
Authors: Amanda Lee, Joy Tan, Ai Ying Low, Lee Chye Chew, Shamala Thilarajah, Ee Lin Woon, Jennifer Liaw, Celia Tan, Geoffrey Sithamparapillai, Estee Chan, Yanjie Peng At Singapore General Hospital (SGH), stroke survivors make up 70% of the ward occupancy in the inpatient rehabilitation unit. Despite this high volume of stroke survivors being seen, only […]
Retrospective analysis of a new model of Victorian public oral healthcare integrating artificial intelligence technology
Authors: Tan Nguyen, Youstina Tawadros, Keegan Crow, Max Ganhewa, Nicola Cirillo Victorian public oral healthcare is provided on a ‘first come, first served’ basis, with eligible adult consumers typically waiting up to three years to access care. This can disadvantage consumers who have urgent care needs but are not triaged for timelier access to comprehensive […]
Improving Hospital Vendor Management through Compliance Review Enabled with Data Analytics (CReDA)
Authors: Kuan Wei Daniel Tan, Sai Him Lawrence Cheng, Yixin Miao, Qi Jun Pang National University Health System (NUHS) is one of three public healthcare clusters in Singapore, and an integrated Academic Health System and Regional Health System that delivers value-driven, innovative and sustainable healthcare in Singapore. NUHS has utilized outsourced partners across the member […]
Devices Enhancing Remote Assessment
Authors: Phillip De Bondi, Darren Daff, Erin Lord, Tanya Rowett Context In 2024 the South Australian Virtual Care Service (SAVCS) partnered with the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network’s (BHFLHN) Nurse-Led Clinic in Gumeracha (GNLC). A small regional community 40km from the CBD of Adelaide. BHFLHN staff had engaged with consumers with concerns about travelling […]
Cancer Patient-Reported Measures (PRMs) program
Authors: Kimberley Williamson The Cancer Institute NSW Patient-Reported Measures program enables personalised cancer care and elevates patients’ voices through a unique statewide system of multilanguage surveys. The sharing of patient experiences, perspectives, outcomes, and concerns has influenced more than 26,000 patient consultations across 33 cancer services in 14 local health districts. Using a tablet or […]
Optimising Asthma Care: An Innovative Digital Care Pathway Achieving Better Health Outcomes
Authors: Katharine See, Natalie Tirant, Tracey Webster Asthma affects 2.7 million Australians (10.7% of the population), with severe or refractory cases (3-10%) accounting for 60% of asthma-related healthcare costs. These patients face frequent hospitalisations and poorer quality of life, compared to those with mild or moderate asthma. Northern Health’s (NH) multidisciplinary asthma clinic provides high […]
Enhancing the Implementation of Value-Based Care for Appendectomy via Technology and Implementation Science in a Tertiary Care Centre
Authors: Sachin Mathur, Jia Xuan Yeo, Xuan Yun Fong, Beatrice Fangju Koh, Hairil Rizal Bin Abdullah Acute appendicitis, a leading cause of emergency surgical intervention, was identified as a pilot condition for VBHC implementation at a tertiary institution in Singapore. This poster presents our experience integrating large language models and implementation science methodologies into a […]
Transforming regional healthcare: Implementation of an allied health integrated model of care
Authors: Kellie Preston, Carly Harrison, Sharon Woods, Brendan Humphries The Allied Health (AH) Integrated Model of Care (MOC) Framework is a transformational approach to clinical redesign of health service delivery. This framework provides the overarching principles of delivering integrated AH care that is tailored and contextualised to individual services and teams. The AH Integrated MOC […]
Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Same Day Discharge Initiative
Authors: Dr Gavin Ng Heart disease remains a major cause of serious illness and even death worldwide, Singapore is no exception. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), also known as “angioplasty with stent placement”, is a treatment for narrowed or blocked arteries supplying blood to the heart, which helps to alleviate problems such as angina (chest pain), […]