Types of chronic diseases
Someone with this chronic disease should see a doctor if pain radiates to leg
Chronic back pain
Things GPs do to overcome distance
- Telehealth
- Collaboration with fly in/fly out or specialist clinics
Allied health professional involved with Pt who has a broken ankle
Radiographer
Largest hospital campus in Gippsland
CGH
What nurses do to gather information
vital signs, smoking/alcohol history, history
A chronic disease with two types but also a pre-disease form
Diabetes
Purpose of GP management plan
Care coordination
Allied health professionals involved with Pt with obesity who needs to improve lifestyle factors and lose weight
Dietitian/ nutritionist, exercise physiologist
Place with Ear, nose and throat specialists
ENT Specialist group-> for general adult and paediatric conditions
Nurses can use this instrument, Relevant in COPD
respiratory peak flow meters
A chronic disease which can be tested for using spirometry
COPD
Things GPs do to foster support systems
Educating patients, promoting self-management strategies, collaborating with practice nurse, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers
Allied health professional involved with Pt who has COPD
Respiratory therapist
GP practice in Sale
Sale Medical, Inglis Medical, Clocktower medical
Main role in chronic disease management
lifestyle counselling, chronic disease education
A chronic disease more prevalent in rural areas due to increased risk of obesity, high blood pressure/ high blood sugars and poorer diet
Cardiovascular disease
Types of community programs GPs are involved with
Local health promotion and outreach, community health planning.
Immunisation, smoking cessation, mental health first aid training
Pt with Parkinson's disease affecting movement, speech and day-to-day activities would benefit from these 3 health professionals
Physiotherapist, speech therapist, occupational therapist
Offers access to various specialists and allied health professionals
Gippsland Specialists Clinic
Things nurses do to promote independency
Self-management, compliance, self-efficacy, coping
Someone with these conditions would hopefully undergo CBT and receive steroid injections
Mental/ behavioural and arthritis
Things GPs do to overcome limitations
preventative screening, proactive screening-> monitoring and adjusting treatment plans more frequently due to limited specialist access
Allied health professionals who are rare in rural areas- typically found in tertiary or urban settings
Specialised roles-> any of the following: perfusionist, genetic counsellors, nuclear medicine technologists, lab scientists, technicians
Emphasises on health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
GP practice, Ramahyuck Gippsland Family practice, part of the Ramahyuk District Aboriginal Corporation
Benefits of adding a nurse to chronic care team
decreased hospitalisations, enhanced coordination of care, increased access to care, focus on prevention and health promotion