| South Australia Divisions of General
Practice |
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Resources/activities |
Program links |
| Adelaide Northern |
A project commencing soon that involves GPs being
participants in case conferences with hospital psychiatric liaison
staff and the cardiac rehab nurse. |
Mental health
Hospitals
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Mental Health EPC Model being developed:
- Division EPC program officer has been coordinating and
supporting case conferences for GPs with Child & Adolescent
Mental Health Service, Adelaide North West Mental Health
Service, Division Psychiatrist. Division's role seen as
temporary and introductory until it is self-supporting.
Mental Health Services have been looking at taking over
the coordination role in the future.
- Liaison with the MHS's has resulted in change in their
organisation to establish a position as a point of contact
for discharge care planning and case conferencing with GPs
- Division assisting by identifying service providers to
link with for best support of particular patients eg. Co-morbid
mental health, intellectual disability, dual diagnoses etc
- The EPC program builds on a previous shared care project
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Pharmacist employed by the Division
for the QUM project has been involved in some case conferences. |
Medication review |
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Division working with practice staff
teaching them to pre-book teleconferences etc. Step by step
instructions given to GPs so the GP is supported when interacting
with patients and other service providers. |
GP systems support |
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Health assessment training provided
to GPs and practice RNs. This was followed up with telephone
support and requested practice visits. The Mental Health Project
Officer also worked in the training sessions to promote case
conferencing and care planning. |
Training
Nurse support |
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Contact: andgp@health.on.net
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Urban Division
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keywords: Mental health, Hospitals, Medication review,
GP systems support, Training, Nurse support, Urban Division
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