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Incorporating EPC into a mental health program.

Mental health

  Assessment kits for over 75 years - includes assessment tools for Adult Daily Living Skills, Alcohol Audit, Geriatric Depression Scale and Mini Mental State Examination. Health Assessment tools
  Agreements with hospitals regarding inclusion of GPs in discharge conferences (Maroondah Hospital Family Conferences) and discharge care planning (Box Hill Hospital Outer East Post Acute Care). Hospitals
  Working towards multidisciplinary care through community health centres and RDNS.

Multidisciplinary care
Community linkages
Nurse support

  Academic Detailing and small group discussions via practice visits.  
  Chronic Illness Sharing Health Care Initiative: The Good Life Club. This project is to demonstrate that coaching in self-management skills can help patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes and CVD, to achieve short and long term health goals. Integral to the project are GPs and multi-disciplinary Care Plans that clearly identify goals. The program will include GP mentoring for writing Care Plans and goal identification.

Shared care

Chronic disease self management

Diabetes

Cardiovascular

 

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Urban Division

keywords: Mental health, Health Assessment tools, Hospitals, Multidisciplinary care, Community linkages, Nurse support, Shared care, Chronic disease self management, Diabetes, Cardiovascular, Urban Division

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