Your help is needed with Falls visual cues There are currently some inconsistencies that could cause confusion, for example a green wrist band is used at Christchurch and Burwood Hospitals to denote a high falls risk; while to the Older Persons Health Division, green means that a patient can mobilise independently as per mobility chart. The CDHB Falls Prevention Review Group is currently reviewing the Falls Risk visual cues (alerts) system across all CDHB Hospital sites with the aim of standardising them. Many different staff members see the patient and all have a role to play in falls prevention. The objective of this survey is to seek staff feedback of what currently works or doesn’t work or what could work re visual cues at the “point of care”. We would appreciate a few minutes of your time to give us your feedback. Please click on this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VisualCuesFALLS The Falls Prevention Project Team – Visual Cues, are: Susan Wood, Carl Hanger; Mark Crawford, Diana Gunn, Carolyne Johnston; Christine Pithie, Jacqueline Bennetts; Kerry Winchester; Nikky Kear; Vicki Prout, Robyn Cumings, Irena de Rooy.
Adult Obesity Management Forum The Canterbury Initiative, in association with Dietitians New Zealand Canterbury Branch, invites you to attend this forum to discuss how the Canterbury Health System can help patients with obesity achieve a healthy weight. Obesity is not an issue for dietitians alone to solve. We need a collaborative, co-ordinated, multi-disciplinary approach. Date:
Tuesday 3 December, 7.15pm – 8.45pm
Venue:
The Atrium, Netball Centre, Hagley Park
All welcome. Please RSVP: Canterbury.initiative@cdhb.health.nz More information about the forum can be found here.
Click here to view Issue 8 - November 2013 Medication Safety Watch newsletter, a bulletin for all health professionals and health care managers working with medicines or patient safety. Key messages in this issue: • Fentanyl transdermal patches. • Tall Man lettering list. • Aged residential care medication chart. • Oxycodone brand changes. Thursday 14 November 2013