Diabetes coordinated care: a multidisciplinary approach

Diabetes coordinated care: a multidisciplinary approach

The Inner South Community Health Service diabetes working group was convened in 2001 to improve the management of diabetes and develop a clear model of care for Inner South Community Health Service clients with diabetes. Early initiatives included developing a screening tool, a resource folder, staff training and a short term project to complete a needs analysis and propose a model of care. In ...

A Multidisciplinary Approach to Care

Williams syndrome (WS) is a highly distinct genetic syndrome with a unique constellation of medical and developmental problems and an associated characteristic personality profi le. It is a disorder that should be well-known to most pediatricians, in generalities if not in specifi cs. Although the management of certain problems may be best provided by a single specialist, other common challenge...

A multidisciplinary approach to intensive care medicine.

A multidisciplinary approach to cardiac rehabilitation care.

In reviewing our rehabilitation service in line with the national service framework a number of issues were identified to be addressed by the nursing and psychology team. It was decided that a group should be set up to help address and contain anxieties in line with patient needs and provide practical information during this interim period of treatment. Patient feedback has shown the sessions m...

Intensive care medicine: a multidisciplinary approach!

Intensive care medicine (ICM) is unique in that it deals with the most severely ill patients in almost all fields of medicine. It is demanding in all aspects from a theoretical, practical, co-operational and personal perspective. It is also characterised by a rapid development in diagnostic and treatment options. Furthermore, the organisational and manpower characteristics of European healthcar...