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APCC - Diabetes Prevention and Self Management (Wave 7) Fifty general practices and health services from 14 Medicare Locals (MLs) and Divisions are participating in the Australian Primary Care Collaboratives (APCC) Diabetes Prevention and Self Management Wave. The first learning workshop was held at the Four Points by Sheraton on Sat 26 November. The Improvement Foundation (IF) team were buoyed by the energy and enthusiasm shown by participants as they shared their stories and learnt from each other. We look forward to reporting the results of this wave’s improvement activities in future newsletters!
Collaborative Program Managers receive nationally accredited training The Improvement Foundation is a registered training organisation and has aligned units from the nationally accredited Certificate IV in Frontline Management qualification (BSB40807) to the content of the Diabetes Prevention and Self Management Wave Collaborative Program Manager (CPM) training sessions. CPMs who attended the pre-workshop training, were invited to undertake the assessment component. When successfully completed, CPMs will receive a statement of attainment for the formal unit of competency - Implement Continuous Improvement (BSBMGT403A). APCC Program Update: eCollaborative Wave – 21st Century Patient Care and Self Management IF had an overwhelming response to the eCollaborative Wave announcement, and received more than 200 expressions of interest from general practices and health services across Australia. With only 65 available places, IF balanced the limited number of places against a variety of variables in order to finalise the initial offer of places. IF has also made available a limited number of self-funded places and 16 general practices and health services have indicated an interest in this option. The first learning workshop for this wave will be delivered via webinar sessions on Tuesday 13th and Wednesday 14th December. Thanks to all delegates who visited the IF stand at the AGPN Forum in November and tested their skills with the IF target game. The take-home message from this fun game was that being involved in a quality improvement activity gives health care professionals an advantage, and helps teams to hit their targets by making small steps towards improvement. Our team had lots of fun with this game and we hope the participants did too. Dale Ford, IF Principal Clinical Advisor presented at the forum on ‘Measuring Practice Improvement’. To view this presentation in the web portal click here. IF staff raise funds for Men’s Health through Movember Congratulations to the ‘Improver Groomers’ (Matt, Aaron, Bryan & Sam) who raised a total of $1,463 to support the Movember campaign and its men’s health partners, the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and BeyondBlue. While the efforts were consistent, the results weren’t, but a great effort from all involved.
It's been a very busy year for IF... Since January this year we’ve: • Processed 2,286,339 data-items We've been working hard and need a rest, so we're closing for a few weeks over the holiday period. The IF office will be closed from 12 noon Wednesday 21st December and will reopen on Monday 16th January 2012. There will be a skeleton staff in the office from Tuesday 3rd January to take any enquiries. From all the team at IF we wish you a safe and happy holiday break, and we look forward to working with you again in the New Year!
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