Internal medicine journal
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Internal medicine journal · Nov 2023
The United Airways Clinic: roadmap of a patient-centred multidisciplinary approach to the complex airways patient: the Sydney model.
Severe asthma is a subset of difficult-to-treat asthma which requires a systematic and multidimensional approach including the need to manage multiple comorbidities that mimic asthma. Multidisciplinary care is becoming the standard for the assessment of such patients. Multidisciplinary team (MDT) clinics are virtually nonexistent in the private space. We developed an MDT clinic to handle needs in the private space and found it was an invaluable tool for assessment, reflective practice and professional development.
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Internal medicine journal · Nov 2023
Quality and Safety in Residential Aged Care: An Evaluation of a National Quality Indicator Program.
In Australia, 243 000 individuals live in approximately 2700 residential aged care facilities yearly. In 2019, a National Aged Care Mandatory Quality Indicator programme (QI programme) was implemented to monitor the quality and safety of care in facilities. ⋯ Australia's National QI programme is a major stride towards a culture of quality promotion, improvement and transparency. Measures' specifications, feasibility and applicability could be improved to ensure the programme delivers on its intended purposes.