Cancer Care
The First Nations Cancer Care service brings together expert medical care with respect for cult
Prof Elizabeth Manias, Dr Tin Fei Sim, Dr Holly Foot, Dr Faith Yong, Prof Melissa Baysari, Prof Ian Scott, Prof Gerben Keijzers, Prof Claire Jackson, Prof Mark Morgan, Prof Barbara Mullan, A/Prof Richard Norman, Prof Michael Barras, Nena Nikolic
Joanne Enticott, Peter Cameron, Paul Buntine, Viet Tran, Gerben Keijzers, Louise Cullen, Helena Teede, Claire Rickard, Emily Callander, Lisa Kuhn, Daniel Fatovich, Carolyn Hullick, Gerard O'Reilly, Robert Lee, Julia Morphet, Trevor Chan
Prof Julia Crilly, Prof Gerben Keijzers, Ms Amy Sweeny, Ms Michelle Buckland, Dr Laura Hamill, Ms Catherine Delany, Ms Katie East, Prof Sharon Mickan, Prof Alison Hutton, Stephanie Hagan
The First Nations Cancer Care service brings together expert medical care with respect for cult
An understanding of what the most vulnerable older Australians genuinely want from emergency care remains under-discovered. The National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Research describes the importance of consumer input. Yet, current research on meeting needs primarily focuses on system-level outcomes, such as interventions to reduce emergency department (ED) presentations or shorten length of stay. While these metrics are valuable, they fail to capture and confirm what matters to the consumer. For example, aged care facility (ACF) residents’ decision to transfer to an ED for care is influenced by other considerations such as symptom relief and time spent alone. Furthermore, much of the existing research on older peoples’ preferences is focused on older people living in other countries and/or is outdated.
This project aims to understand what matters when older people – especially those living with frailty- need emergency care. It uses surveys, face-to-face interviews and focus group discussions with older Australian consumers and their caregivers to explore their perceptions of the pros and cons of different emergency service models of care. Existing models of care will be identified through an environmental scan. We will recruit consumers from the Australian Frailty Network, and supplement that national group with responses from Queensland older people attending Queensland EDs, and ACF leaders and residents. This project includes metropolitan, regional and rural consumer voices, providing a comprehensive description of what matters to older people to inform ED service delivery. Ultimately, a framework of consumer-identified aspects of quality emergency care delivery will be formulated.
A. Mutic, E. Tan, M. Fahey, E. Callander, L. Haskell, S. George, M. Borland, N. Loftus, J. Kasza, J. Furyk, N. Phillips, S. R. Dalziel and S. Craig
J. Newberry-Dupé, M. R. John-White, F. E. Babl, M. L. Borland, E. M. Bourke, S. Brownlea, P. Buntine, B. Charters, M. Coleman, T. Dunlop, O. Gaitsgory, S. George, A. Kochar, G. A. Melvin, D. Tham, B. Tonge, V. Tran, S. Craig and R. Borschmann
A. Rixon, V. Lister, L. Y. Wong, E. Elder and S. Wilson
Doctor Katherine Baines
Associate Professor Shane George
Doctor Vikas Goyal
Professor Jonathan Grigg
Professor Keith Grimwood
Associate Professor Julie Marchant
Professor Steven McPhail
Doctor Hannah O'Farrell
Professor Chamindie Punyadeera
Associate Professor Andre Schultz
Professor Hiran Selvadurai
Mrs Lesley Versteegh
Doctor Danielle Wurzel
Professor Stephanie Yerkovich