NSW Ambulance to release the latest cardiac care technology
NSW Ambulance is receiving more than A$55 million ($38 million) worth of new technology and equipment from the state government to improve cardiac care services.
The ambulance package includes a new cardiac notification platform – supplied by Device Technologies Australia – which improves communication by helping to transfer clinical monitoring data from ambulances and regional hospitals to tertiary hospitals.
The package includes an additional 550 mechanical CPR Lucas devices as well as 1,400 Corpuls ECG/defibrillation devices, which weigh less than the services’ previous defibrillators and can perform non-invasive blood pressure monitoring, capnography, pulse oximetry, temperature recording and pacing.
The rollout of this technology package is a joint initiative between NSW Ambulance, the NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation and eHealth NSW.
Asthma New Zealand has upgraded to a new CRM system to improve data collection.
Asm New Zealand has embarked on the first phase of its digital transformation journey by deploying a customer relationship management system.
The organization, which provides asthma education across New Zealand through its seniors group, aims to help halve hospital admissions for asthma and chronic lung disease by 2029.
He engaged automation expert Quanton to deploy Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM, which allows the nurses to efficiently collect patient data.
Previously, nurses had to manually record patient information when seeing patients at home or in the community, and then enter it into an old database when they returned to the office. With the new CRM system, nurses can now enter information directly from their mobile devices when they are with patients in the community.
The system allows patients to enter their own information and participate in managing their health records.
Developing a CRM is said to be a critical first step for Asthma NZ. The company is still working with Quantum to improve the usability and effectiveness of the new CRM system, planning steps to introduce new technologies such as gamification tools, conversational AI bots and machine learning.
NSW releases digital literacy resources for non-English speaking communities
The NSW Government has launched online resources to help people from different communities improve their mental wellbeing and cope with the effects of Covid-19.
The digital literacy resources include six exercises and are now freely available to community members, community organizations, bilingual mental health professionals and community workers.
According to NSW Mental Health Minister Bronie Taylor, these online resources are adapted from mindfulness programs that have shown significant improvements in mental health and reduced psychological distress.
The government says it is the first time an evidence-based mindfulness program has been translated into a non-English language, with the first two sources translated into Arabic and Bengali.
Multiculturalism Minister Mark Curre added that the resources would “develop an understanding of these communities’ own cultures to ensure they speak directly to people in a way they understand and interact with”.
The mindfulness resources were launched as part of a statewide pilot program to provide better mental health support to people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
UWA launches online course to improve communication in Aboriginal health care
The University of Western Australia’s Center for Rural Health has launched an online education program to help improve communication in Aboriginal health care.
Based on the Clinical Yarning model, the two-hour online course is intended for health science students and health care providers working with Aboriginal patients and their families.
