Geriatric Trauma Triage - The Scope of the Problem

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Point-of-care testing in snakebite: an envenomed case with false negative coagulation studies

Early detection of venom-induced consumption coagulopathy (VICC) in Australian snake bite is important for early antivenom administration. However, many patients present to smaller or rural hospitals where on-site laboratory coagulations studies are not available. Point-of-care (POC) devices for an international normalised ratio (INR) and D-dimer have become available and have been used in this setting

Interprofessional Education in Critical Care: A Consensus Statement

Interprofessional Education (IPE) is increasingly acknowledged as crucial for promoting and improving quality and safety in healthcare, building a collaborative, practice- ready workforce, and improving health outcomes. In the critical care environment, a Consensus Statement outlining best practice for IPE has been lacking. This absence of a best practice standard has hampered development, implementation, and evaluation of IPE activities in critical care. The Australia New Zealand Clinician Educator Network developed a Consensus Statement through a collaborative, multidisciplinary working group who met in person and online for the purposes of outlining the best practices underpinning IPE in critical care. These recommendations were developed for consideration by clinician educators in the critical care setting when planning, implementing, and evaluating IPE activities. This consensus statement recommends specific structural and processual requirements and evaluates outcomes using the domains of culture, education, quality and safety, based on current literature. The ultimate consequence of IPE in critical care is to improve patient outcomes and inform clinical education research, policies and procedures within a continuous improvement cycle

Gender Equity in Australian Health Leadership

Objective: To ascertain the gender distribution across public health boards in Australia. Design & Setting: Analysis of data and information obtained from a cross sectional audit of online publicly listed health boards within Australia from October to December 2019. Results: The majority of public health boards have close to equal representation of women as board members however women are underrepresented in Chair roles. Victoria has significantly more women on health boards, whereas New South Wales has significantly less women on health boards and in Chair positions.  Conclusions: Further efforts are required to drive gender equity in senior leadership roles in public health boards across Australi