2nd Australasian Conference on Safety and Quality in Health Care

Session Details

Advances in Patient Safety Poster Session

Monday, 9 August 2004 17:00 -17:30

Exhibition Hall

Falls Prevention Clinical Pathway in Residential Care
  • Ms Deb Kallenbach, Caulfield Genral Medical Centre
    • Operation Observation - Falls Prevention Strategy O.O.F.P.S
  • Vince Gaglioti, Caulfield Genral Medical Centre
    • Reducing the Risk of Falls in an Aged Psychiatry Setting
  • Ms Deb Kallenbach, Caulfield Genral Medical Centre
    • Reducing Serious Fall Related Injuries in Public Hospitals
  • Ruth Crawford, Caulfield Genral Medical Centre
    • Lessons Learned from a Pilot of an Incident Management System and Implications for a State Wide Implementation
  • Ms Josephine Montgomery, NSW Health
    • Improving Obstetric Outcomes
  • Lauri T O'Brien, Womens and Childrens Hospital
    • The Use of Trigger Tools to Detect Adverse Drug Events in an Australian Hospital
  • Rosemary A Burke, Concord Repatriation General Hospital
    • Reduction of Peripheral IV Phlebitis in a Surgical Unit
  • Margaret ML Soon, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
    • The 21st Century Approach to Mortality Surveillance and Audit: Engaging Clinicians in Patient Safety
  • Dr Caroline A Brand, CEHSEU, Melbourne Health
    • Survival Rates after Admission to Hospital: A Tool to Monitor Quality?
  • Robert W Gibberd, University of Newcastle
    • Implementation Methods for Promoting Best Practice in Fall Prevention
  • Lorraine Beatty, Osborne Park Hospital
    • Approach to Reducing Unintended Injuries during Surgical Procedures - A Framework for Incident Analysis
  • Dr Karen Joughin, The University of Queensland and Princess Alexandra Hospital
    • Towards Best Practice in Reusable Equipment Reprocessing in Community Health
  • Mrs Dinah J Morrison, ACT Health - Community Health
    • Falls Minimisation in the Acute Hospital
  • Mrs Sue Hogan, Calvary Health Care ACT
    • Improving Medication Safety in Queensland
  • Dr Danielle A Stowasser, Adverse Drug Event Prevention, Queensland Health
    • Implementation of a Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program: Results of a Short Term Evaluation
  • Mrs Angela Mellerick, Melbourne Health - The Royal Melbourne Hospital
    • Morbidity and Mortality Reviews, Experiences from a Secondary Hospital
  • Ms Helen Smith, Hutt Valley DHB, New Zealand
    • Reducing Chemotherapy Prescribing Errors: Use of Preprinted Electronic Orders
  • Stephen A Della-Fiorentina, Macarthur Cancer Therapy Centre
    • Neurosurgical falls prevention program: A model of shared governance
  • Bernadette I Eather, St George Hospital
  • Ms Christine Kennedy
    • Clinical Practice Guidelines in Trauma - The Development and Impact on Safety and Quality
  • Ms Joan M Lynch, Liverpool Hospital & NSW Institute of Trauma & Injury Management
    • The Coronial Communique: Helping Clinicians Understand the Safety and Quality Lessons from the Coroner’s Findings and Recommendations
  • Joseph E Ibrahim, Clinical Liaison Service, Coronial Services Centre, State Coroners Office and Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Monash
    • An Innovative Approach to Measuring Medication Incidents (MI) and Adverse Drug Events (ADE)… Can We get a Better Picture of the “Truth”?
  • Ms Linda V Graudins, Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick
  • Dr Madlen Gazarian, UNSW and Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick
    • Can Implementing Guidelines for Safe Prescribing make a Difference?…Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Integrative Model for Improving Medication Safety in Hospitalised Children
  • Ms Linda V Graudins, Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick
  • Dr Madlen Gazarian, UNSW and Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick
    • The Challenges of Building a Positive Safety Culture in the Midst of Major Organisational Change
  • Jill M Porteous, South West Area Health
    • Improving the Appropriateness of Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Surgery: An Innovative Model for Evidence-based Guideline Implementation and Evaluation
  • Dr Madlen Gazarian, UNSW and Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick
    • RCA and FMEA – Two Sides of the Safety Coin
  • Mrs Helen E Ganley, Royal North Shore and Ryde Health Service
  • Mary F Cameron, Royal North Shore and Ryde Health Service
    • Consumer Empowerment in Forensic Mental Health
  • Ms Margaret AS Lambert, Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health (Forensicare)
  • Mr Lei Ning, Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health (Forensicare)
    • Safe Practice and Environment: Thermal Management at Birth for Babies Less than 30 Weeks Gestation
  • Dr Sandie L Bredemeyer, RPA Newborn Care, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
    • The Safety and Cost Effectiveness of Synchronous Bilateral Total Knee Replacement
  • Dr Geoff Stubbs, Calvary Health Care ACT
  • Dr Steve Pryke, Calvary Health Care ACT, United Kingdom
    • Neurological Complications and Risk Factors of Cerebral Angiography
  • Yang Guo, Centre for Health Services Research, Westmead Hospital & School of Public Health University of Sydney
    • Piloting of Patient Safety Program - A Singapore's Experience
  • Ms J BK Lee, Clinical Quality Branch, Health Regulation Division, Minsitry of Health, Singapore, Singapore
    • Reducing Access Block using Historical Data
  • Mr Stephen J Hancock, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle
    • Decision to Delivery Interval for Caesarean Section: A Clinical Practice Improvement Project at The Canberra Hospital
  • Jane F Thompson, The Canberra Hospital
    • Root Cause Analysis: Evaluation of Implementation within a NSW Area Health Service
  • Sandy Middleton, South Western Sydney Area Health Service
    • Using Clinical Practise Improvement Methodology to Improve Adherence to Clinical Guidelines
  • Jane Reuter, The Canberra Hospital
  • Ms Kellie Noffke, The Canberra Hospital
    • Measuring Quality Use of Medication (QUM) in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU)
  • Ms Mary Lou Morritt, Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick
    • Prevention of Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH): Evidence and Practice: A Clinical Practice Improvement Project at The Canberra Hospital (TCH)
  • Jane F Thompson, The Canberra Hospital
    • Patient Safety Matters – The Princess Alexandra Hospital’s Experience
  • Dr John Wakefield, Princess Alexandra Hospital
    • An Integrated Approach to Medication Safety across four hospitals
  • Ms Terry Maunsell, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
  • Ms Rosemary Burke, Concord Repatriation General Hospital
    • Outing the Risks
  • Frances S Tinsley, Central Sydney Area Health Service
    • Minimise Harm, Maximise Safety - Raising the Bar
  • Elizabeth A Fitzgerald, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Health Service
    • Optimising Use and Minimising Risks Associated with Medicines: A National Intervention Program
  • Dr Kylie Easton, National Prescribing Service
    • How the Hospital Organisation can Learn from Patient Complaints:Organisational Responses
  • Sophie Yahui Hsieh, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales
    • Prioritisation of Patients: A Guide to Urgency for Non-clinical Staff
  • Sally J Hall, SE NSW Division of General Practice
  • Dr Phillip Gray, SE NSW Division of General Practice
    • Integrated Risk Register - Enhancing quality and safety for our patients and staff at St. Vincent's Health
  • Ms Cathy Jones, St. Vincent's Health
  • Mr Gary Robertson, St. Vincent's Health
  • Eveline King, St. Vincent's Health
    • Incident Management - Safety by Numbers
  • Mrs Chris A Gumley, Little Company of Mary Health Care
    • Use of a Modified Met Model for Improved Outcomes in Patients in the Private Hospital Setting - A Review of a 10-Month Program
  • Dr Liz Mullins, Healthcare Risk Resources International