15
Jul
Review of chest pain project reveals massive savings
A recent publication in the Journal of Clinical Medicine highlights some of the achievements of the Accelerated Chest pain Risk Evaluation (ACRE) Project.
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26
Jun
Management of mild COVID-19 in rural Queensland
Last week we brought you news of the Community management of mild COVID-19 in rural Queensland. The pathway provides clinicians working in rural Queensland access to a safe and consistent community pathway for patients with mild COVID-19 infection who do not require hospitalisation.
23
Jun
SSIP goes “International”
When Gladstone Hospital Emergency Physician Dr Jacob O’Gorman submitted his Standardised and Safe Intubation Package (SSIP) to the PROV-ED Project, he had no idea of just how far this initiative wo
15
Jun
NIX online learning package now live!
The much-anticipated Nurse Initiated X-ray (NIX) learning package is now live on iLearn!
25
Feb
Third cohort of Healthcare Improvement Fellows commence
The third cohort of Clinical Excellence Queensland’s Healthcare Improvement Fellows have officially commenced.
17
Feb
Advancing Kidney Care 2026 Project Delivery Team hits the road
Improving kidney patient outcomes and kidney services in Central Queensland was the focus of a recent visit to Rockhampton Hospital by members of the Advancing Kidney Care Project Delivery Team.
31
Jan
Nurse colposcopy training in Queensland
In December 2017, Australia introduced a more effective method for cervical screening meaning that for most patients, pap smears were not required every two years. While the latest medical and scientific evidence shows the new cervical screening test is more effective at detecting the human papillomavirus (HPV), the referral rate for colposcopy has increased because of the number of women with positive HPV results.
28
Jan
The only way is up for the Healthcare Improvement Fellowship
The Healthcare Improvement Fellowship saw its cohort triple in 2019, with the 11 fellows coming from all over Queensland. The fellowship program uses a ‘virtual classroom’ to connect participants and holds several in-person residential workshops over the year.
22
Jan
Simple solution to help improve refugees' oral health
The Office of the Chief Dental Officer (OCDO), in partnership with the Refugee Health Network Queensland and Refugee Oral Health Working Group (ROHWG), have translated their ‘How to brush your teeth’ stickers to multiple languages. These instructions encourage better tooth brushing among refugee and asylum seeker communities, and will be given to all newly arrived families in Queensland.
22
Jan
Bringing specialist child development services to Queensland’s rural and remote families
A new telehealth program is partnering with families in Queensland’s far south west to access specialist-level diagnostic child development services (CDS) closer to home.
