WORKSHOPS  last updated Friday, 17 October 2008

Workshop One - no longer available

09:00-12:30 Wednesday 19 November Adelaide Convention Centre

An overview of the Emergency Triage Education Kit (ETEK): focusing on triage in special populations 

Marie Gerdtz RN., BN., A&E Cert., GDAET., PhD

The School of Nursing and Social Work, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Aims and Background

The aim of this workshop will be to: 1. Provide an overview of the ETEK in terms of its structure 2. Discuss the application of the ETEK as a resource in the context of Australian ED nursing 3. introduce the principles of triage in special populations including: mental health, paediatrics and pregnancy

Approach

The workshop will be an interactive forum, where participants will have the opportunity to discuss the use of specific decision making tools for ED triage. Participants will undertake a range of learning activities including discussion groups and triage scenarios. Outcomes After completion of this workshop participants will be able to: 1. Discuss the utility of the ETEK in the context of their own practice 2. Identify the clinical characteristics associated with urgency using the Australasian Triage Scale in special populations including: mental health, paediatrics and pregnancy.

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Workshop Two

Wednesday 19 November venue to be advised

- The AROC workshop is being held independently through AROC all bookings and inquiries for this one need to go to AROC.  Please contact AROC (02 4221 5879; aroc@uow.edu.au) to express an interest in attending the workshop.

AROC Spinal Injuries Benchmarking Workshop 

This workshop is for providers of spinal rehabilitation, and other interested parties. The Australasian Rehabilitation Outcomes Centre, AROC, provides a national benchmarking system whose aim is to improve clinical outcomes of rehabilitation across Australia. To support this, AROC have been hosting a series of impairment specific clinical benchmarking workshops aimed at developing targets for outcomes of rehabilitation. The spinal injuries workshop will take place in association with the Casemix Conference in Adelaide on Wednesday 19 November 2008. Participants will be a mix of both private and public providers of spinal rehabilitation, across as many states and territories as possible. Prior to the workshop participants will be provided with substantive analysis of data relating to spinal cord injury at a national, sector and facility level. During the workshop de-identified facility outcome data will be presented and compared, and the workshop participants will be invited to discuss the issues/ elements that affect the outcomes they achieve, and then suggest relevant draft outcome targets. These draft targets will then undergo a process of consultation across the entire rehabilitation sector before being finalised. Key providers of spinal rehabilitation have already been invited to the workshop. Other interested parties should contact AROC (02 4221 5879; aroc@uow.edu.au) to express an interest in attending the workshop.

Workshop Three 

09:00-12:30 Wednesday 19 November Adelaide Convention Centre

Casemix Basics 

Professor Kathy Eagar, Director of the Centre for Health Service Development (CHSD), University of Wollongong, Australia

Casemix provides the health care industry with a consistent method of classifying types of patients, their treatment and associated costs. It includes developing and implementing casemix classifications, tools and services. This workshop will provide participants with an overview of the fundamentals of casemix, the history of its development, its application in the Australian health environment in both clinical and funding scenarios and the use of casemix information in today’s health system, and its likely use in the future. Casemix classification systems across both acute and sub-acute sectors will be discussed, as will the importance of casemix to health outcomes measurement. This workshop is suitable for people who have been recently introduced to the world of casemix, or old hands looking for a refresher course.

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Workshop Four

09:00-12:30 Wednesday 19 November Adelaide Convention Centre

Analytical Methods in Casemix Applications

Jeff Hatcher, Senior Methodologist, Case Mix, The Canadian Institute for Health Information and Dr Jason M. Sutherland PhD, Assistant Professor, Center for Health Policy Research, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice in Hanover, New Hampshire, USA 

This workshop will provide an overview of some of the common analytical methods used in the development, refinement, and utilization of acute-care casemix systems. Topics of discussion will include design criteria and rules, data requirements and preparation, statistical techniques such as regression and decision trees, and data quality considerations. This workshop is intended for persons with a basic knowledge of statistical techniques and experience in the analysis of casemix data. Jason and Jeff will share their experiences and as well there will be opportunity for discussion and sharing of experiences among all workshop participants.

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