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The Ramsay Way - Winter 2017

Major milestone reached for international back pain study Pindara Private Hospital now has over 130 patients registered in its low back pain study which was launched last year and presented their initial findings to a 350 strong audience at the International Consortium of Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) conference held in Australia recently. 4 The Ramsay Way 2017 | 02 Ramsay’s NSW Regional Executive Operations Manager Malcolm Passmore at the ICHOM Conference in May. Dr Kylie Mills from Pindara presenting at the ICHOM Conference in Sydney in May. The study is focused on tracking the outcomes of spinal surgery treatment undertaken at the hospital and benchmarking these outcomes at a peer-to-peer level and globally with other organisations. The aim is to provide surgeons with better information about the impact surgery has on patient outcomes. Data Analyst for the study Kylie Mills says that the use of technology such as tablets and online forms has allowed for such a positive response from patients,” said Dr Mills. “It has been fantastic to get feedback from our patients about their experiences at the Hospital and how their lives have been changed by their treatments. “We have entered the follow-up phase of our study and our initial results are looking promising. We are happy to see improvements in many aspects of patients’ lives including pain, physical health outcomes and most importantly in quality of life indicators. “We follow up with patients several times after surgery within a two year time frame so this study will continue for several years to get a really good picture of our patients’ lives before and after surgery.” Kylie said people with low back pain need the best information to make informed decisions about the expected outcomes of spinal surgery. “The data gathered in this project focuses on what matters most to patients. Patients want to know how they will fare after treatment, can they return to work and whether they will need pain medication, require additional treatment, be able to take care of themselves and most importantly, will their symptoms improve? “This study will help to guide the medical profession globally in choosing the best types of surgery for specific spinal conditions because benchmarking articulates what treatment works best for the various types of conditions,” she said. Pindara was the first hospital in Australia to launch this world-class research ten months ago. JUNIOR DOCS RATE JOONDALUP HEALTH CAMPUS TOPS ON CULTURE Joondalup Health Campus (JHC) has received an ‘A+’ for morale and culture in the AMA (WA) Doctors in Training Hospital Health Check 2017, involving 850 junior doctors across the State. This is the second year in a row that JHC has received an ‘A+’ in this area. While JHC exceeded the average in every area, it performed particularly well in the following areas: Joondalup Health Campus rated A+ for culture by junior doctors in AMA survey. • staff morale (97%); • hospital support for doctors in training (88%); • satisfaction with annual leave (80%); • payslip accuracy (91%); • roster accuracy (85%); • doctors in training would recommend their primary employing hospital (scoring 96%); • practitioners rated hospital culture (99%). JHC Chief Executive Officer, Kempton Cowan, said it was an excellent result. “This result is nothing short of outstanding and is testament to the positive work we are doing across the board with junior medical staff and in the area of culture across the hospital generally,” he said. 97% 88% 80% 91% 85% 96% 99% STAFF MORALE ANNUAL LEAVE SATISFACTION RECOMMEND HOSPITAL TRAINING SUPPORT PAYSLIP ACCURACY ROSTER ACCURACY HOSPITAL CULTURE


The Ramsay Way - Winter 2017
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