An Update from the HealthPathways SA Team

HPSA Update

An update from our HealthPathways SA team, including new and upcoming pathways and consultation opportunities, access to the portal, and relevant resources and news.

You can contact our HealthPathways SA team by emailing enquiries@sahealthpathways. com.au.

Supporting World Parkinson’s Day

April 11 2022 marks World Parkinson’s Day

In preparation for World Parkinson’s Day, HealthPathways SA wants to support health professionals in the assessment, diagnosis, and management of Parkinson’s Disease via the following new pathways and associated referral pages: • Parkinson’s Disease • Parkinson’s Disease Medication Today 37 people will hear the words ‘you have Parkinson’s’ for the very first time. That’s more than one person every hour, of every day. With close to 50 symptoms, the complexity of Parkinson’s is severely underestimated. The recognisable symptoms of Parkinson’s are just the tip of the iceberg. Beneath the surface there are many more than 20 non-motor symptoms ranging from nuisance to life threatening. Parkinson’s disease is a disorder of the nervous system. It results from damage to the nerve cells that produce dopamine, a chemical that is vital for the smooth control of muscles and movement. Parkinson’s disease mainly affects people aged over 65, but it can come on earlier. The Parkinson’s pathways offer clinicians locally-agreed webbased information to make the right decisions, together with patients, at the point of care, so you can: • Improve trust and relationships across the care continuum • Use capacity more efficiently • Reduce variation in care • Helps clinicians to navigate local systems and supports in collaboration with their patients and their families/carers You can learn more about Parkinson’s Disease by visiting the Parkinson’s Australia website.

What’s new?

Developed pages

The HealthPathways team have been busy developing a range of pathways and resource pages. Click on the pathway links below to see what has recently been developed. A copy of the full pathway progress report can be accessed here. Our team encourages you to connect and share these new pathways with your general practices and relevant service providers – the team are keen to get these new pathways out and being used by South Australia’s medical health and health communities.

Usage update

HealthPathways SA continues to be a dynamic project, with new users coming to the site to explore resources and access information. In the past three months, HealthPathways SA total page view increased by 39% (1,366 users). COVID-19 related pages were the highest viewed pages for this quarter demonstrating the need for access to a robust suit of tools to support health professionals care for COVID positive patients. Pages currently under development include post COVID conditions and referrals. The HealthPathways SA team is working collaboratively with our Australasian and international HealthPathways Community; to ensure new evidence, technology, service redesign and feedback from our local users is reflected in our pathway updates.

Clinical Stream

Cardiology COVID-19 COVID-19 COVID-19 COVID-19 Diabetes Diabetes Diabetes Diabetes Neurology Neurology Older Adults Health Older Adults Health Older Adults Health Our Health System Pregnancy Vascular Surgery Vascular Surgery

Name of Pathway

Non-acute Cardiology Assessment

Pathway Type

Request

Confirmed COVID-19 Referrals COVID-19 Isolation Support

Request Resource Care of COVID-19 Positive Patients in the Community Pathway COVID-19 Advice Request

Glycaemic Control Pathway

Insulin Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Hypoglycaemia in Adults with Diabetes Diabetes Medications Parkinson’s Disease Medication Pathway Pathway Pathway Medication

Parkinson’s Disease Unexpected Deterioration in an Older Person Older Adults’ Health Advice Pathway Pathway Request

Frail But Stable Older Persons

Pathway Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Support Resource Obstetric Advice Request

Lymphoedema Therapy and Education Request

Lymphoedema Pathway

Access to the portal

HealthPathways is an online portal that provides GPs and other health professionals with easy access to comprehensive, evidence-based assessment, management and localised referral resources for specific health conditions. A reminder that access to the portal is limited to health professionals. They can request access to the site by clicking directly here or contacting your Adelaide PHN Practice Facilitator by emailing practicesupport@adelaidephn.com. au. For any HealthPathways related queries or support, please contact our dedicated HealthPathways SA team by emailing enquiries@ sahealthpathways.com.au.

Adelaide PHN partners with Wellbeing SA and Country SA PHN in the roll-out of this state-wide program.