National Allied Health Conference

Our incredible Occupational Therapists, Emily and Ronelle, were selected to represent St John of God

Health Care at this year’s National Allied Health Conference.

An ePoster compiled by the team will be displayed at the conference. Well done, Team!

Consumer Focused Occupational Therapy Resources Theme: Consumer Engagement

An admission to hospital can be a stressful experience. Patients are often medically unwell, in an unfamiliar environment and away from loved ones. Patients can be overwhelmed by the multitude of professionals asking questions and providing new information. In light of this the Occupational Therapy Department at St John of God Murdoch Hospital (SJOGM) created a series of educational resources to complement clinical care and enhance patient experience.

Need Identified

Focus Topics

Draft and Review

Consumer Input

Final Product

Occupational Therapy specific resources to support person centred interventions. Aiming to educate, empower and enhance the overall patient experience.

Delirium; Working with your memory; Energy Conservation; Pendant Alarms; Equipment.

Draft resources developed from clinical guidelines and best practice.

Active engagement sought from Murdoch Consumer Consultative Committee (MCCC) for content review and feedback.

SJOGM Marketing input and MCCC consumer approval received prior to finalisation.

Consumer Reviewed And Approved

Consumer Feedback received “Targeted tool used as part of one’s individual intervention”

The resources were designed to be utilised within person centred Occupational Therapy interventions rather than being utilised as a general source of information. To ensure the content was clear and relevant to the target population we consulted with the Murdoch Consumer Consultative Committee, incorporating relevant feedback into the final design.

Patient and carer education plays a vital role within Occupational Therapy intervention to support patient safety and autonomy within the management of acute and chronic conditions.

Consumer engagement and feedback played a pertinent role in the development of Occupational Therapy information resources.

Occupational Therapy

Hyperactive Patients often present as agitated, restless, loud and hyper vigilant. Hypoactive Patients present much more sedentary, sleepy, withdrawn, quiet and disengaged. Mixed A combination of hyperactive and hypoactive. Symptoms of Delirium: maintaining attention sleep wake cycles Increased disorientation Fluctuating alertness Visual hallucinations Delirium Management: Medically speaking the patient will be treated for any reversible cause i.e. an infection. Whilst awaiting medical treatment to take effect it can be useful to engage your loved one in familiar and meaningful activities. The aim is to reduce anxiety and agitation, provide reassurance,

St John of God Murdoch Hospital

Elizan Gomez, Allied Health Manager (Liz.Gomez@sjog.org.au)

Ronelle Bosua, Senior Occupational Therapist (Ronelle.Bosua@sjog.org.au);

Emily Falconer, Senior Occupational Therapist (Emily.Falconer@sjog.org.au);

Ellen Feeney, Allied Health Manager- Former Senior Occupational Therapist (Ellen.Feeney@sjog.org.au)

Please note there are no disclosures or conflicts to be noted