Strategies to use when YOU are in Hospital:
What happens in the Emergency Department?
"Emergency medicine is a specialty. Yes, we actually did residency training to learn how to work in the ED. This training lasted three to four years after medical school and is sometimes followed by another one to three years of additional training for subspecialty certifications, like pediatric emergency medicine, toxicology, hyperbaric and undersea medicine to name a few. In addition to being specialists in medical emergencies, we are trained to be the extension of all of the other specialists in medicine to figure out whether you have an emergency and how to best direct you from there because, unlike other specialists, we are available to see you 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year."
Read more https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2017/12/10-things-might-not-know-emergency-department-2.html
Learn about Your Gold Coast University Hospital:- https://www.myhospitals.gov.au/hospital/310000050/gold-coast-university-hospital
Address:
1 Hospital Boulevard
Southport, Qld 4215
Phone 07 5687 0000
Learn about your local hospital
Search and compare performance information for more than 1,000 Australian public and private hospitals.
https://www.myhospitals.gov.au/
Patients and Visitors
Nurse Navigator FAQs - What is a nurse navigator?
A nurse navigator is a role in Queensland’s public health sector to support a patient’s journey through an increasingly complex health system.
The navigator will focus on the patient’s entire health care journey and all their health needs, rather than just on a specific disease or condition. This will ensure patients are directed to and linked in with the most appropriate service when needed, to enable them to move seamlessly between different health services. This will make the journey through the health system easier for the patient and more efficient for the Hospital and Health Service.
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Factsheet: Emergency Medical Treatment
There are times when a decision about life-sustaining medical treatment must be made in an emergency. On some occasions there is not enough time to obtain a treatment decision from a person’s substitute decision-maker. This factsheet explains the law relating to emergency (or urgent) medical treatment. It also discusses whether a person should be transferred to hospital for emergency treatment.
Clarifying the law
This factsheet explains:
When can emergency treatment be provided?
Decisions about emergency treatment occur regularly in aged care, particularly when a person is approaching the end of life. Many of these decisions relate to life-sustaining treatment i.e. treatment that is needed to prolong a person’s life. Common examples of this type of treatment in an emergency situation include cardiopulmonary resuscitation, assisted ventilation, and blood transfusions.
In aged care, a decision may also be needed about whether the person should be taken to hospital for emergency treatment (discussed further).
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https://grattan.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/897-All-complications-should-count.pdf
Grattan Institute Report No. 2018-01, February 2018
Overview:
One in every nine patients who go into hospital in Australia suffers a complication, and if they stay overnight the figure increases to one in four.
A patient’s risk of developing a complication varies dramatically depending on which hospital they go to: in some cases, the additional risk at the worst-performing hospitals can be four times higher than at the best performers.
All hospitals should lift their safety performance to the level of the best 10 per cent of Australian hospitals. This would mean an extra 250,000 patients leaving hospital each year free of complications.
Hospital-acquired complications: https://grattan.edu.au/report/all-complications-should-count-using-our-data-to-make-hospitals-safer/
A hospital-acquired complication (HAC) refers to a complication for which clinical risk mitigation strategies may reduce (but not necessarily eliminate) the risk of that complication occurring. The national list of 16 HACs was developed through a comprehensive process that included reviews of the literature, clinical engagement and testing of the concept with public and private hospitals. More information about the development of the list is described below.
Knee pain: https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/our-work/knee-pain/
Safe and high quality care for patients with cognitive impairment: https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/our-work/cognitive-impairment/
Falls prevention: https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/our-work/falls-prevention/
Actions for consumers is designed for patients with cognitive impairment, their carers and families and outlines what they can do during a hospital stay to assist in the provision of safe and high-quality care. All complications should count Using our data to make hospitals safer Stephen Duckett and Christine Jorm
Get well soon
Eating well and drinking plenty of water while staying in hospital is important to your health and recovery. It is important to talk with your healthcare professionals about any continence issues that you may experience when you are in hospital, so that staff can investigate and help to solve the problem. Assessments conducted by staff during your hospital stay help identify your care needs and help you recover. Medications play an important role in your recovery. When you go to hospital, it is important to tell your doctor or nurse about all the medication you take and only take medication prescribed to you and given to you by staff. Sticking to your normal routine as much as possible and trying to feel comfortable and aware of your surroundings can help your mind and mood while in hospital. Managing your pain can help your recovery in hospital.There are many things that you can do to help manage pain during your hospital stay. All patients are vulnerable to falls regardless of age, although as you get older, there is a higher risk of falling. During a stay in hospital, your skin may be affected by staying in bed or sitting in one position for too long, your mobility, your hydration and diet, and your physical condition. Staying physically and mentally active can help you recover faster and reduce the chance of problems when you go home. If you cough or choke when you are eating, or find that food or medication ‘sticks’ in your mouth or throat, you may have a swallowing problem.
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It’s time to stop being skeptical of hospital chaplains ILARIA SIMEONE | EDUCATION | NOVEMBER 11, 2019
https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2019/11/its-time-to-stop-being-skeptical-of-hospital-chaplains.html
From stories of spiritual reawakening to devastating tragedy to cathartic emotional release, we crafted a safe and welcoming environment for patients and family to be able, even for a brief moment, to ignore the strict confines of the hospital walls and enter a nurturing space of reflection allowing for deep vulnerability and a reclaiming of strength.
What followed was an unraveling of a vast emotional spectrum. An expectant mother, scared and questioning her faith, nevertheless hopeful after a devastating prenatal diagnosis. A loving daughter proclaiming to her teary-eyed, hospitalized father that he was the best father she could ask for. A committed family in the intensive care unit, linking hands with their loved one in those last fleeting moments of life. The pure joy of a dementia patient as we uncovered his great passion for gospel music and played his favorite hymns, seeing the twinkle return to his sad eyes. Coming together, upon many patient and family requests, to hold hands and close our eyes in prayer, meditation, and blessings — the raw emotion and fervent grasp of hope were often palpable.
Chaplains affect tangible change upon interacting with patients and families in the hospital. The simple act of sharing a personal narrative holds immense powers of healing. As our visits came to an end, we would ask: “Is there anything else we can do to help?” The resounding response was “No. Just talking was incredibly helpful.” In the midst of an inevitable host of negative emotions generated by the hospital, there exists great power in the simple act of human connection with a chaplain. Such connection and overt acknowledgment of a patient’s humanity rather than a medical condition can be far too easily trivialized or dismissed by medical staff who are exhaustively confronting problems of a deeply corporeal nature.
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Watch videos
https://vimeo.com/124597870
A 90 second online video showing what happens behind the scenes after your Pathology sample is taken.
While staying in hospital communication is important...
Know what medications you are taking Keeping track of all the medications you are taking is important. Hear advice on how to manage medications while you are in hospital...
People taking nine or more medications have an 89 per cent higher risk of hospitalisation than those who take less than nine, the authors of a new study have said. Conducted by Monash University researchers and staff from Resthaven, the study set out to investigate whether there was an association between taking nine or more regular medications and admission to hospital.
The research team looked at residents’ time to first hospitalisation, the number of hospitalisations, and the number of days spent in hospital over a 12-month period. Tina Cooper (née Emery), executive manager of residential services at Resthaven, said the study has important implications for aged care and hospitals alike. She said: “The research adds to the increasing body of evidence that suggests reducing the number of unnecessary or low-benefit medications, referred to as deprescribing, may be a valuable way to reduce unwanted, expensive hospital stays.”
Keep moving keep active and get well soon
Find out why it's important to keep moving and be active while staying in hospital and what simple activities you can do to help you get well sooner...
Keep up your strength and get well soon Find out why it's important to eat and drink regularly while you're recovering from illness in hospital...
https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/get-well-soon
with many grateful thanks for this all Important information. Hospital can be a scary place, especially if you don't know what is going on, what with all the Doctors talking with each other.
Do ASK, "What is going on with ME? What is going to happen now?"
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Your My Health Record is an online summary of your health information, such as your medicines, any allergies you may have, and your medical history.
Once your My Health Record is created your doctor, hospitals and other healthcare providers involved in your care can automatically access your health information, unless you set up your privacy controls.
Using these privacy controls lets you decide which healthcare providers can access your My Health Record and what they can view. You can also ask a provider not to upload certain information. If you decide you don’t want a My Health Record you can cancel it at any time.
Click on Frequently Asked Questions: https://www.oaic.gov.au/myhealthrecord/privacy/
My Health Record system upgrade to make it easier to set security controls, make treatment needs known and help avoid issues related to medicines
13 March 2020:
The My Health Record System is being upgraded on 13 and 14 March to improve usability for consumers and healthcare providers.
We have seen the important role My Health Record has played in large scale crises such as the Queensland floods and the recent bushfires, where pharmacists and hospital staff have relied on information in the My Health Record to provide care.
The changes in this new release improve the way a person’s medicines list appears in the My Health Record and will provide a better user experience for consumers logging into their own Record and setting security controls. We are confident these improvements will continue to build trust within the community for the My Health Record and provide crucial support to the health system and consumers over coming months.
Security controls: Security and safety of health information is the main concern for both patients and their healthcare providers. That’s why the latest My Health Record system upgrade has made it even easier for people to find where to set access codes, add emergency contacts and nominate representatives.
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My Care, My Choices is a Queensland Government advance care planning initiative.
Age, illness or accident may at some time make it hard for you to make decisions about your health care.
Advance care planning involves thinking and making choices now to guide your future health care. It is also a process of communicating your wishes. If you have strong beliefs about what you want to happen in the future, it is particularly important to make your plans and wishes known now. You can do this by having a conversation with those close to you and writing down your preferences.
Planning ahead can mean:
https://metrosouth.health.qld.gov.au/acp
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The future of health care is not in hospitals
By Gihan Perera*
Monday, 10 February, 2020
Read more: http://hospitalhealth.com.au/content/technology/article/the-future-of-health-care-is-not-in-hospitals-948585751#ixzz6DcnXA9Qa
Patients don’t care about hospitals; they care about their health. In the past, the hospital experience was a significant part of health care, but that won’t necessarily be true in the future. If you’re a hospital leader, look beyond your four walls and consider the entire patient journey, because that’s the only way to stay ahead of the game and avoid disruption.
With our ageing population, exponential technology advances and the increase in chronic diseases, the healthcare sector will play an ever-increasing role in our lives. Deloitte predicts healthcare spending worldwide will explode to $14 trillion (that’s trillion, with a ‘t’) by 2022.
But this growth won’t be distributed evenly and there will be winners and losers. Hospitals in particular are vulnerable because many of the services they provide will occur elsewhere. If hospitals keep making incremental changes, they will be vulnerable to disruption from elsewhere.
To protect from disruption, the hospital sector must take a broader perspective. In particular, it is important to consider how patients will engage with the healthcare system in the future.
Map the future patient journey. No-one knows exactly how people will behave in the future, but it is possible to get a good idea by mapping patients’ typical journeys through the healthcare system. For example, consider a common situation that hospitals face: a patient suffering a heart attack who requires emergency care. Let’s imagine how this patient’s journey might look in the near future.
What happens in the Emergency Department?
"Emergency medicine is a specialty. Yes, we actually did residency training to learn how to work in the ED. This training lasted three to four years after medical school and is sometimes followed by another one to three years of additional training for subspecialty certifications, like pediatric emergency medicine, toxicology, hyperbaric and undersea medicine to name a few. In addition to being specialists in medical emergencies, we are trained to be the extension of all of the other specialists in medicine to figure out whether you have an emergency and how to best direct you from there because, unlike other specialists, we are available to see you 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year."
Read more https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2017/12/10-things-might-not-know-emergency-department-2.html
Learn about Your Gold Coast University Hospital:- https://www.myhospitals.gov.au/hospital/310000050/gold-coast-university-hospital
Address:
1 Hospital Boulevard
Southport, Qld 4215
Phone 07 5687 0000
Learn about your local hospital
Search and compare performance information for more than 1,000 Australian public and private hospitals.
https://www.myhospitals.gov.au/
Patients and Visitors
- Coming to hospital
- Your time in hospital
- Leaving hospital
- Support Services
- Rights and Responsiblities
- Referrals and Bookings
Nurse Navigator FAQs - What is a nurse navigator?
A nurse navigator is a role in Queensland’s public health sector to support a patient’s journey through an increasingly complex health system.
The navigator will focus on the patient’s entire health care journey and all their health needs, rather than just on a specific disease or condition. This will ensure patients are directed to and linked in with the most appropriate service when needed, to enable them to move seamlessly between different health services. This will make the journey through the health system easier for the patient and more efficient for the Hospital and Health Service.
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Factsheet: Emergency Medical Treatment
There are times when a decision about life-sustaining medical treatment must be made in an emergency. On some occasions there is not enough time to obtain a treatment decision from a person’s substitute decision-maker. This factsheet explains the law relating to emergency (or urgent) medical treatment. It also discusses whether a person should be transferred to hospital for emergency treatment.
Clarifying the law
This factsheet explains:
- When emergency treatment can be provided
- Whether consent to that treatment is required, and who can consent
- Whether a person can refuse treatment in an emergency
- The law relating to Resuscitation Plans and orders
When can emergency treatment be provided?
Decisions about emergency treatment occur regularly in aged care, particularly when a person is approaching the end of life. Many of these decisions relate to life-sustaining treatment i.e. treatment that is needed to prolong a person’s life. Common examples of this type of treatment in an emergency situation include cardiopulmonary resuscitation, assisted ventilation, and blood transfusions.
In aged care, a decision may also be needed about whether the person should be taken to hospital for emergency treatment (discussed further).
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https://grattan.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/897-All-complications-should-count.pdf
Grattan Institute Report No. 2018-01, February 2018
Overview:
One in every nine patients who go into hospital in Australia suffers a complication, and if they stay overnight the figure increases to one in four.
A patient’s risk of developing a complication varies dramatically depending on which hospital they go to: in some cases, the additional risk at the worst-performing hospitals can be four times higher than at the best performers.
All hospitals should lift their safety performance to the level of the best 10 per cent of Australian hospitals. This would mean an extra 250,000 patients leaving hospital each year free of complications.
Hospital-acquired complications: https://grattan.edu.au/report/all-complications-should-count-using-our-data-to-make-hospitals-safer/
A hospital-acquired complication (HAC) refers to a complication for which clinical risk mitigation strategies may reduce (but not necessarily eliminate) the risk of that complication occurring. The national list of 16 HACs was developed through a comprehensive process that included reviews of the literature, clinical engagement and testing of the concept with public and private hospitals. More information about the development of the list is described below.
Knee pain: https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/our-work/knee-pain/
Safe and high quality care for patients with cognitive impairment: https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/our-work/cognitive-impairment/
Falls prevention: https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/our-work/falls-prevention/
Actions for consumers is designed for patients with cognitive impairment, their carers and families and outlines what they can do during a hospital stay to assist in the provision of safe and high-quality care. All complications should count Using our data to make hospitals safer Stephen Duckett and Christine Jorm
Get well soon
Eating well and drinking plenty of water while staying in hospital is important to your health and recovery. It is important to talk with your healthcare professionals about any continence issues that you may experience when you are in hospital, so that staff can investigate and help to solve the problem. Assessments conducted by staff during your hospital stay help identify your care needs and help you recover. Medications play an important role in your recovery. When you go to hospital, it is important to tell your doctor or nurse about all the medication you take and only take medication prescribed to you and given to you by staff. Sticking to your normal routine as much as possible and trying to feel comfortable and aware of your surroundings can help your mind and mood while in hospital. Managing your pain can help your recovery in hospital.There are many things that you can do to help manage pain during your hospital stay. All patients are vulnerable to falls regardless of age, although as you get older, there is a higher risk of falling. During a stay in hospital, your skin may be affected by staying in bed or sitting in one position for too long, your mobility, your hydration and diet, and your physical condition. Staying physically and mentally active can help you recover faster and reduce the chance of problems when you go home. If you cough or choke when you are eating, or find that food or medication ‘sticks’ in your mouth or throat, you may have a swallowing problem.
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It’s time to stop being skeptical of hospital chaplains ILARIA SIMEONE | EDUCATION | NOVEMBER 11, 2019
https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2019/11/its-time-to-stop-being-skeptical-of-hospital-chaplains.html
From stories of spiritual reawakening to devastating tragedy to cathartic emotional release, we crafted a safe and welcoming environment for patients and family to be able, even for a brief moment, to ignore the strict confines of the hospital walls and enter a nurturing space of reflection allowing for deep vulnerability and a reclaiming of strength.
What followed was an unraveling of a vast emotional spectrum. An expectant mother, scared and questioning her faith, nevertheless hopeful after a devastating prenatal diagnosis. A loving daughter proclaiming to her teary-eyed, hospitalized father that he was the best father she could ask for. A committed family in the intensive care unit, linking hands with their loved one in those last fleeting moments of life. The pure joy of a dementia patient as we uncovered his great passion for gospel music and played his favorite hymns, seeing the twinkle return to his sad eyes. Coming together, upon many patient and family requests, to hold hands and close our eyes in prayer, meditation, and blessings — the raw emotion and fervent grasp of hope were often palpable.
Chaplains affect tangible change upon interacting with patients and families in the hospital. The simple act of sharing a personal narrative holds immense powers of healing. As our visits came to an end, we would ask: “Is there anything else we can do to help?” The resounding response was “No. Just talking was incredibly helpful.” In the midst of an inevitable host of negative emotions generated by the hospital, there exists great power in the simple act of human connection with a chaplain. Such connection and overt acknowledgment of a patient’s humanity rather than a medical condition can be far too easily trivialized or dismissed by medical staff who are exhaustively confronting problems of a deeply corporeal nature.
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Watch videos
https://vimeo.com/124597870
A 90 second online video showing what happens behind the scenes after your Pathology sample is taken.
While staying in hospital communication is important...
Know what medications you are taking Keeping track of all the medications you are taking is important. Hear advice on how to manage medications while you are in hospital...
People taking nine or more medications have an 89 per cent higher risk of hospitalisation than those who take less than nine, the authors of a new study have said. Conducted by Monash University researchers and staff from Resthaven, the study set out to investigate whether there was an association between taking nine or more regular medications and admission to hospital.
The research team looked at residents’ time to first hospitalisation, the number of hospitalisations, and the number of days spent in hospital over a 12-month period. Tina Cooper (née Emery), executive manager of residential services at Resthaven, said the study has important implications for aged care and hospitals alike. She said: “The research adds to the increasing body of evidence that suggests reducing the number of unnecessary or low-benefit medications, referred to as deprescribing, may be a valuable way to reduce unwanted, expensive hospital stays.”
Keep moving keep active and get well soon
Find out why it's important to keep moving and be active while staying in hospital and what simple activities you can do to help you get well sooner...
Keep up your strength and get well soon Find out why it's important to eat and drink regularly while you're recovering from illness in hospital...
https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/get-well-soon
with many grateful thanks for this all Important information. Hospital can be a scary place, especially if you don't know what is going on, what with all the Doctors talking with each other.
Do ASK, "What is going on with ME? What is going to happen now?"
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Your My Health Record is an online summary of your health information, such as your medicines, any allergies you may have, and your medical history.
Once your My Health Record is created your doctor, hospitals and other healthcare providers involved in your care can automatically access your health information, unless you set up your privacy controls.
Using these privacy controls lets you decide which healthcare providers can access your My Health Record and what they can view. You can also ask a provider not to upload certain information. If you decide you don’t want a My Health Record you can cancel it at any time.
Click on Frequently Asked Questions: https://www.oaic.gov.au/myhealthrecord/privacy/
My Health Record system upgrade to make it easier to set security controls, make treatment needs known and help avoid issues related to medicines
13 March 2020:
The My Health Record System is being upgraded on 13 and 14 March to improve usability for consumers and healthcare providers.
We have seen the important role My Health Record has played in large scale crises such as the Queensland floods and the recent bushfires, where pharmacists and hospital staff have relied on information in the My Health Record to provide care.
The changes in this new release improve the way a person’s medicines list appears in the My Health Record and will provide a better user experience for consumers logging into their own Record and setting security controls. We are confident these improvements will continue to build trust within the community for the My Health Record and provide crucial support to the health system and consumers over coming months.
Security controls: Security and safety of health information is the main concern for both patients and their healthcare providers. That’s why the latest My Health Record system upgrade has made it even easier for people to find where to set access codes, add emergency contacts and nominate representatives.
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My Care, My Choices is a Queensland Government advance care planning initiative.
Age, illness or accident may at some time make it hard for you to make decisions about your health care.
Advance care planning involves thinking and making choices now to guide your future health care. It is also a process of communicating your wishes. If you have strong beliefs about what you want to happen in the future, it is particularly important to make your plans and wishes known now. You can do this by having a conversation with those close to you and writing down your preferences.
Planning ahead can mean:
- discussing your health care and quality of life choices with those closest to you and those you trust
- recording your choices in a Statement of Choices
- choosing and appointing your Enduring Power of Attorney, and/or
- completing your Advance Health Directive.
- the treatment and care you receive in the future is in line with your wishes
- your loved ones won’t have to make difficult decisions on your behalf without knowing what you would have wanted
- health care decisions made for you do not happen in a crisis.
https://metrosouth.health.qld.gov.au/acp
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The future of health care is not in hospitals
By Gihan Perera*
Monday, 10 February, 2020
Read more: http://hospitalhealth.com.au/content/technology/article/the-future-of-health-care-is-not-in-hospitals-948585751#ixzz6DcnXA9Qa
Patients don’t care about hospitals; they care about their health. In the past, the hospital experience was a significant part of health care, but that won’t necessarily be true in the future. If you’re a hospital leader, look beyond your four walls and consider the entire patient journey, because that’s the only way to stay ahead of the game and avoid disruption.
With our ageing population, exponential technology advances and the increase in chronic diseases, the healthcare sector will play an ever-increasing role in our lives. Deloitte predicts healthcare spending worldwide will explode to $14 trillion (that’s trillion, with a ‘t’) by 2022.
But this growth won’t be distributed evenly and there will be winners and losers. Hospitals in particular are vulnerable because many of the services they provide will occur elsewhere. If hospitals keep making incremental changes, they will be vulnerable to disruption from elsewhere.
To protect from disruption, the hospital sector must take a broader perspective. In particular, it is important to consider how patients will engage with the healthcare system in the future.
Map the future patient journey. No-one knows exactly how people will behave in the future, but it is possible to get a good idea by mapping patients’ typical journeys through the healthcare system. For example, consider a common situation that hospitals face: a patient suffering a heart attack who requires emergency care. Let’s imagine how this patient’s journey might look in the near future.