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Manukau DHB
and Ko Awatea are delighted to be working
with the Health Quality & Safety
Commission (HQSC) and District Health Boards around
NZ to reduce the incidence of Central Line
Associated Bacteraemia (CLAB) in
Intensive Care Units.
Due to the
successful implementation of the *CLAB
Prevention Programme, at Middlemore
Hospital, a proposal to
implement a National CLAB collaborative was
sent to the HQSC by Dr Mary Seddon, Clinical
Director, Ko Awatea Centre for Quality
Improvement. We are delighted to report this
proposal was accepted.
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Ko Awatea welcomes SACS
![From [L] Manager, South Auckland Clinical School), Mr Kemp, Mr Gyde, Mrs Linn, Mr Reed (volunteer participating patients), and Alcione Fagundes (SACS Student Administrator)](../../images/uni-1a.jpg)
Ko
Awatea and the South Auckland
Clinical School (SACS) has been a buzz with
nervous activity the past couple of
weeks as Year 4 and Year 5 medical
students and TI (Trainee Interns) on
clinical placement at Middlemore
Hospital and at other DHBs (Auckland, Waitemata, Waikato and
Whangarei) sit their clinical
exams.
The
examinations are a combination of
theory and practical with students
testing out their assessment,
observation and clinical skills on
simulated and 'real life' patients.
"This is a real test of what our
junior doctors face on a day to day
basis and provides them with the
assessment and observation skills to
make informed decisions about their
patients care," says Andrew Hill,
Head of South Auckland Clinical
School.
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Innovation alive and well in NZ
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 Resilience,
courage and opportunity were themes at a
New Zealand healthcare networking event
held at the Cloud at Auckland on 12
October.
About 150 people with business,
clinical, policy and technical
perspectives attended the event, which
was organised by New Zealand Trade and
Enterprise (NZTE) to coincide with the
Rugby World Cup.
Among the guest speakers were Canterbury
DHB CEO David Meates, Former All Black
John Kirwan, Geraint Martin CMDHB CEO,
Professor Jonathon Gray Director of Ko
Awatea, and Associate Minister of Health
Dr Jonathan Coleman.
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Recognising our leaders
It was a real honour
to attend the graduation of 15 CMDHB
staff from the inaugural Aspiring
Leaders Programme, which started in
February 2011.
15 graduates ranging
from cleaning, clinical, nursing staff
and social workers were presented their
certificates by CMDHB CEO Geraint Martin
who commended them on their wonderful
achievement.
It was a proud moment
for everyone - tutors, students and
their colleagues alike. Participants
had come through the course with a whole
new perspective on leadership and more
importantly on themselves.
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Congratulations to the South
Auckland Clinical School for
receiving the AUMSA (Auckland
University Medical Students
’Association) Student-Staff Award
2011 for the Most Supportive
Department
MBChB IV.
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Visitors to Ko Awatea
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Institute
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From 12 - 21 September health professionals around NZ have
been attending the Science for
Improvement Series and the 1st
Breakthrough Series College, run by
Robert (Bob) Lloyd, Penny Carver, Marie Schall
and Joan Grebe
from
the
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
in Boston.
One of the core aims of IHI is to build relationships and
partnerships with organisations around
the world to try to improve the quality
and safety and delivery of healthcare.
"It's our passion for building
improvement capability in New Zealand
that lead us to bring IHI to NZ,
with the intention of Ko Awatea
delivering the programmes and developing
the capability in the future," says
Tanya Maloney, GM Ko Awatea.
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Beverley Johnson,
President of the US Institute for
Patient and Family-Centred Care |
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Ko Awatea welcomed
Beverley Johnson, President of the U.S.
Institute for Patient and Family-Centred
Care (PFCC), who presented a one-day
workshop on 4 October 2011. The meeting was well attended
by CMDHB staff and Beverly recounted the
experiences of many hospitals in the
United States that have adopted PFCC into their
core business. Mary Seddon,
Clinical
Director, Ko Awatea Centre for Quality
Improvement shares some of the
key learnings.
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Professor Paul
Harper,
Professor of Operational Research in the
School of Mathematics, Cardiff
University |
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In October 2011 we were lucky to
have Professor Paul Harper and his
colleagues Dr Vince Knight (Lecturer in
Operational Research) and Dr
Jonathan Gillard (Lecturer in
Statistics) visiting Ko
Awatea. Dr Harper is a Professor of
Operational Research (OR) in the
School of Mathematics,
Cardiff University and brings
a wealth of experience and success in
the area of
mathematical and
computational modelling for health.
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