Dr Pierre Janin, Frances Bass, Dr Celia Bradford, Dr Wade Stedman and Associate Professor Naomi Hammond
researchers celebrate achievements at global conference A team from RNSH’s Intensive Care Unit presented their impactful critical care research hospitals, will inform critical care practices globally,” she said.
at an international conference in Belfast, attended by delegates from 25 countries. The team, part of The George Institute’s Critical Care Program, featured prominently, sponsoring two major global trials and three systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Associate Professor Naomi Hammond, the district’s executive director of research, highlighted the team’s work on antibiotics, ulcer care, and blood glucose management for critically ill patients. “Our research, involving thousands of patients and hundreds of patient outcomes are the aim of protocols starting in the district’s hospitals emergency departments. The new ECAT protocols aim to reduce patient wait times, close the gap on time to treatment, improve patient outcomes and improve staff experience with presentations amongst other benefits. They are started after a patient’s triage by a registered nurse until a patient’s care is taken over by a medical officer, nurses practitioner or physiotherapist when visiting an ED. There are currently 73 ECAT protocols aligned
Notably, the Bling III trial, one of the largest antibiotic trials, involved over 7000 patients across seven countries. The results, included in a meta-analysis of 18 studies with over 9000 patients, showed that the antibiotics doubled in effectiveness, saving one life for every 26 patients treated. “It’s encouraging to be part of a team improving patient outcomes and survival rates worldwide,” Naomi added. A/Nurse Manager Operations Michelle de Vroome, who was onsite visiting EDs on the first day of the rollout, said the new protocols will play a big part in improving patient experience and thanked staff for the collaborative effort in bringing the new protocols into action. “It was a privilege to witness the protocols in use today knowing the benefit for patients coming to our emergency departments across NSLHD,” she said. “I would like to thank everyone involved in making this happen, it truly has been a team effort.”
New Protocols to Improve Emergency Department Patient Care Reduced waiting times and improved
with common ED presentations - 41 for adult patients and 32 for paediatric patients. At Royal North Shore, Hornsby and Ryde hospital’s there were celebrations as staff completed the first of the new protocols in the ED. The roll out of the new protocols across the district were a collaborative effort from multiple government agencies and local health departments across the district.
Ryde Hospital ED staff celebrating the launch of the new protocols
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