SEPTEMBER 2024
EDITION 34
ACHS Delivering Excellence: NSQHS Standards online training program The Accreditation Short Notice Assessment (SNA) Program against the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards requires the Assessors to spend 75 per cent of their time in the clinical/operational areas. To support the front-line staff in the SNA process, NSLHD nominated 305 staff to complete the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards’ (ACHS) Delivering Excellence: NSQHS Standards e-Learning Course . The aim was to further develop the front-line staff’s understanding and the requirements of the National Standards. As of 6 August, 214 staff completed the ACHS Delivering Excellence: NSQHS Standards online training program Survey with very positive results. The vast majority of staff who completed the course and survey believed that the course developed their understanding and knowledge of the NSQHS Standards and the accreditation process. That it was easy to navigate and would recommend it to colleagues. Q: Completing the course developed my understanding and knowledge of the NSQHS Standards and the accreditation process
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care will soon release the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Clinical Care Standard to address current gaps in clinical practice, providing a pathway of quality Launch of Australia’s first care standard for COPD care for the management of COPD in community and acute settings, and the transitions of care between them. The overall goals of the clinical care standard are to: Reduce hospitalisation rates for COPD by supporting best practice care for the prevention of COPD, and the optimisation of therapy to reduce the risk of exacerbations Reduce the inappropriate use of antibiotics for the management of COPD exacerbations, and support antibiotic prescribing in line with current best- practice guidelines. Despite the availability of clinical guidelines to support the management of this condition, the Commission reports significant variation still exists in health care for COPD in Australia. The Commission is hosting a webcast to launch the new COPD clinical care standards. A panel of experts will discuss the importance of accurate diagnosis with spirometry, pulmonary rehabilitation and a step-wise approach to pharmacotherapy. Date: Thursday, 17 October 2024 Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM AEDT This event is relevant to all clinicians providing care to people with COPD, especially GPs, respiratory physicians, emergency physicians, infectious diseases physicians, nurses, physiotherapists and other allied health professionals.
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Q: The e-learning course is easy to navigate
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