Re-invigoration of inflammatory bowel disease clinic There have been changes to the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) service at RNSH. Clinics will now occur weekly (previously fortnightly) and will be co-located with a colorectal clinic to allow multidisciplinary care. The clinic aims to provide comprehensive medical care for patients with an established diagnosis of IBD and we have developed referral criteria to reflect this. Specifically, the clinic will accept referrals for:
1. Patients with an established diagnosis of IBD, referred from a GP or other specialist for ongoing management.
2. Patient with suspected IBD following discharge from hospital and requiring urgent follow up.
3. Patients presenting to the emergency department with a flare of IBD, requiring swift follow up.
4. Patients highly likely to have a new diagnosis of IBD (significantly elevated calprotectin >120ug/g) in the absence of infection).
Referrals can be sent through the usual portal to the gastroenterology department at RNSH, or Nslhd-AccReferrals@health.nsw.gov.au, and will be triaged to the IBD clinic. Urgent referrals can go through our on-call registrar, paged through switch 9926 7111. Further contact details can be found at Gastroenterology and Hepatology Clinic Service-Royal North Shore Hospital-Northern Sydney Local Health District (nsw.gov.au)
Keeping well and independent program RACGP approved for CPD If your practice is involved in the Keeping Well and Independent Program (KWIP), or thinking about enrolling, the RACGP has approved this initiative for continuing professional development. Points are available for measuring outcomes and reviewing performance via self-log. A template is available via from the PHN team to assist you in completing your self-log.
If you would like more information on this more information can be found at KWIP Key Information and Practice Requirements, or contact Alison Jeffries from Sydney North Health Network via email ajefferies@snhn.org.au.
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