The overarching goal of this project is to generate increased awareness within the broader community about the role of telecoms in health care, particularly as a bridge to communication for consumers from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds and the health professionals interacting with them. The project will focus on the informed and responsible use of telecoms in this context, and will encourage consumers to explore their rights and obligations.
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Indigenous people in Canada, Australia and New Zealand experience a greater burden of chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and mental illness than non-Indigenous people. Indigenous patients tend to receive poorer quality health care than non-Indigenous people, partly due to ‘health professional factors’, such as clinical decision making, communication and engagement with patients and families.
In partnership, AHWI and Peninsula Health will coordinate and deliver a placements program for medical students on placement for the academic year from the Gippsland Medical School. During the program medical students will be placed in clinical environments in which they will work alongside graduate nursing and allied health professionals.
Louise was successfully awarded seed funding from the Institute for a Broadband enabled Society to lead a project exploring the role of high speed broadband telecommunications in connecting people with limited speech and General Practitioners. This project concluded in June 2011 and has led to a further collaboration between AHWI and GPV, in which the Medical Education Unit joining AHWI in successfully applying for funding from the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN).
System integration and service coordination require integrative processes, structures and systems (Bodenheimer, 2008). Throughout the health and social care setting (e.g., cancer care, bushfire recovery, housing), new workforce roles are emerging, referred to as ‘boundary spanners’, whose roles may include facilitating the assessment, continuity, coordination and quality of care for people during their care journey (Chen et al 2000).
There is considerable variation in the uptake of general practice training by Australian medical graduates across Australia. The academic, cultural and social influence of medical schools, exposure to general practice during hospital training and changing contemporary values within our society are all possible influences on the likelihood of a medical graduate embarking on general practice training.
To ensure that New Zealand’s health care workforce is fit for purpose, Health Workforce New Zealand (HWNZ) funded a series of Workforce Service Reviews (WSRs).
Our current knowledge base appears insufficient to ascertain Victoria’s state-wide and regional capacity to respond to the mental health consequences of major natural disasters. While considerable advances have been made in relation to recent disaster responses, existing knowledge gaps and workforce shortages still risk undermining the resilience and efficiency of the Victorian response system, thus potentially delaying the delivery of vital mental health support services and leading to reactive approaches at building community and service provider capacity.
