palliative service providing support to patients and families The NSLHD Palliative Aged Care Supportive Service has been working across the district to provide support and care for patients who are transitioning between acute care and aged care.
appreciated.’ Kelly said working in the service is rewarding because the team is able to help patients and families find their way during a difficult time. “Although we meet patients and families at a very vulnerable time, we are able to help them find their way and make sense of the services available to them,” she said “We work closely with GPs and residential aged care staff, and provide support to enable them to care for their residents better, which is really rewarding.” Alyssa said being able to help patients and their families receive treatment in alignment with their preferences is something that makes the work rewarding. “We are able to work with patients and their families to help determine their preferences of care and what we can do to facilitate these preferences,” she said. have brought together experts from business, academia and health, to accelerate the translation of research and deliver tangible improvements in medical technologies and patient care. “It’s been a supportive environment and tremendously encouraging to see consistent and timely progress. This is helping to speed up the time it takes to bring advances to patient care, broadly improving the health of our community. “I anticipate we will see an escalation in partnerships with industry with the Kolling well-positioned to take advantage of upcoming opportunities. Our researchers have a unique breadth of experience and expertise, along with access to world-leading technology.”
The team (pictured on front page) works across different areas of the district and includes three transitional nurse practitioners; Kelly Arthurs, Alyssa Kim and Sushila Khadka The team helps ensure patients have a smooth transition from the acute care setting to the aged care setting. Working closely with GPs and residential age care staff, the team is able to provide patients with the care they need, without them having to go back and forth from hospitals and aged care facilities. The families of patients undoubtedly value the service, with one testimonial reading ‘I want to thank the team for all their care and support during a difficult time. It was very much accelerating improvements in patient care. One team which has particularly benefitted from a strong relationship with industry partners is the diverse group from the Murray Maxwell Biomechanics Laboratory. Director, Associate Professor Liz Clarke is encouraging others to follow suit, convinced that collaborations with business bring vast opportunities and benefits for researchers. “Our partnerships with Allegra Orthopaedics and Bone Ligament Tendon have delivered more than $3 million in funding, on top of crucial employment, education and training opportunities for a large collection of researchers,” she said. “Industry ties offer a chance to develop intellectual property for products, while also raising the profile of teams and their expertise. This can lift your reputation not just nationally but internationally as well. “Our business partnerships have delivered a wealth of support to our team and it all stemmed from a small industry-led research project several years ago. “We were then involved with extensive testing of a kangaroo xenograft for ACL injuries, as well as the product development of a device to help manage problems with spinal discs. “Each opportunity brought more funding, more jobs and more chances for our younger researchers to advance their careers. “I’ve welcomed the chance to work with our partners on real world problems, where we
Researchers seeking closer ties with industry Researchers at the Kolling Institute are increasingly forging partnerships with industry partners, with the collaborative efforts
A/Professor Elizabeth Clarke with Professor Bill Walter
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