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Telehealth helps Mt Magnet resident stay closer to home after stroke 28 October 2019 Mount Magnet resident Paul Hinds has experienced firsthand the benefits of telehealth, which played a major part in his rehabilitation following hospitalisation for a stroke. This week is Telehealth Awareness Week (25 – 31 October 2019), shining the spotlight on how digital technology is helping country people access specialist and multi-disciplinary care closer to home. “I was in hospital in Geraldton for about a month and they didn’t want me to go home but I have animals to look after, including a kangaroo, so I wanted to get home to look after them,” Mr Hinds said. “The only reason they discharged me was because of telehealth, I could attend my twice weekly physio appointments at Mount Magnet nursing post using videoconference with my physio at Geraldton Hospital,” he added. Mount Magnet is 342 kilometres from Geraldton so without telehealth as ... -
Telehealth saves Boulder resident thousands of kilometres in travel 28 October 2019 Boulder resident Michael Doyle reckons he’s saved about 5000 kilometres in travel and more than three weeks away from home thanks to telehealth. This week is Telehealth Awareness Week (25 – 31 October 2019), shining the spotlight on how digital technology is helping country people access specialist and multi-disciplinary care closer to home. Mr Doyle attends Kalgoorlie Health Campus for telehealth outpatient appointments via video link to specialists in Perth. “Instead of driving 1,200 kilometres plus, finding accommodation and incurring all the other costs with a trip to Perth, I go to my local hospital, sit in an air-conditioned room and talk to familiar faces who work at the hospital until my link up is ready,” Mr Doyle said. “I don’t travel well because of my illness so it is always a three or four day trip, added to that the expense of accommod... -
Telehealth technology allows Great Southern doctors to treat patients all over WA 28 October 2019 The Great Southern boasts the largest number of clinicians participating in the State’s first ‘virtual’ clinical hub, providing specialist support to doctors and nurses in emergency departments and hospitals across country WA. Thanks to innovative technology, ten local clinicians are part of the team of specialist clinicians available from the WA Country Health Service’s Command Centre, based in Perth. This week is Telehealth Awareness Week (25 – 31 October 2019), shining the spotlight on how digital technology is helping country people access specialist and multi-disciplinary care closer to home. The Command Centre is a virtual clinical hub that brings together new and existing services, enabled through telehealth technology, to support front-line clinicians caring for patients in regional WA. The Command Centre provides rural and remote doctors and nurs... -
Albany midwives give school students an insight into childbirth 23 October 2019 The maternity ward at Albany Health Campus recently welcomed high school students for a practical science lesson as part of their studies into human reproduction. Clinical Nurse Manager Natasha Jeppesen said the students’ visits were an opportunity to not only give practical insight into childbirth but also highlight the specialised discipline of midwifery as a potential career path. “The tour was really well received by students and the maternity ward staff were more than happy to share their knowledge and experiences,” Ms Jeppesen said. “We were able to take the students through a birthing suite and explain the whole birthing process, including a practical demonstration of how a baby is delivered using a model of a female torso with a dummy baby. “It was great to witness the amazement of students experiencing something that we live day in and day out. ... -
Bunbury chronic conditions program wins recognition 22 October 2019 A Bunbury Health Campus program that is helping patients with chronic conditions to remain healthier and avoid the need to visit hospital has won recognition for achieving excellent outcomes. The Chronic Conditions Care Service takes an innovative and proactive approach in caring for anyone with chronic heart failure or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Last year the program resulted in a 30 per cent reduction in emergency department presentations for patients with these conditions and an 11 per cent cut in their hospital stay when they were admitted. Having recently taken out the innovation award at the WA Health Roundtable, the program gained similar kudos at the Australian College Health Service Management Australasian conference and has since been shortlisted for a WA Health Excellence Award. WA Country Health Service (WACHS) South West Director of Population Health Jo Moore sai...
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24/01/2024