Forward to the special section in Training and Education in Professional Psychology “Mentoring in Health Service Psychology”.

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-3
Author(s):  
Clark D. Campbell ◽  
Jennifer A. Erickson Cornish
Keyword(s):  
Health Service ◽  
Special Section ◽  
Professional Psychology ◽  
Training And Education

Telemedicine applications in an integrated mental health service based at a teaching hospital

1996 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 205-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Yellowlees ◽  
Craig Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Clinical Supervision ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Clinical Work ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Telemedicine System ◽  
Training And Education ◽  
Integrated Mental Health

Psychiatric applications have predominated in Australian telemedicine in recent years. This paper describes the development of the first telemedicine system for an integrated mental health service based at a teaching hospital. Much effort was devoted to training and education for staff. Within about six weeks of the system being installed, over 80 of all clinical administrative staff, from all the mental health disciplines of the integrated service, had completed a formal training programme. Applications within the service included direct clinical work and the use of videoconferencing in preference to standard telephony over short distances. Applications external to the service, over distances of thousands of kilometres, included clinical supervision and teaching. Evaluation is continuing.

Antimicrobial stewardship activities: a survey of Queensland hospitals

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 557 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minyon L. Avent ◽  
Lisa Hall ◽  
Louise Davis ◽  
Michelle Allen ◽  
Jason A. Roberts ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Service ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Antimicrobial Stewardship ◽  
Antimicrobial Use ◽  
Healthcare Associated Infections ◽  
Training And Education ◽  
Antimicrobial Prescribing ◽  
Barriers To Implementation ◽  
Healthcare Associated ◽  
And Training

Objective In 2011, the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) recommended that all hospitals in Australia must have an Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) program by 2013. Nevertheless, little is known about current AMS activities. This study aimed to determine the AMS activities currently undertaken, and to identify gaps, barriers to implementation and opportunities for improvement in Queensland hospitals. Methods The AMS activities of 26 facilities from 15 hospital and health services in Queensland were surveyed during June 2012 to address strategies for effective AMS: implementing clinical guidelines, formulary restriction, reviewing antimicrobial prescribing, auditing antimicrobial use and selective reporting of susceptibility results. Results The response rate was 62%. Nineteen percent had an AMS team (a dedicated multidisciplinary team consisting of a medically trained staff member and a pharmacist). All facilities had access to an electronic version of Therapeutic Guidelines: Antibiotic, with a further 50% developing local guidelines for antimicrobials. One-third of facilities had additional restrictions. Eighty-eight percent had advice for restricted antimicrobials from in-house infectious disease physicians or clinical microbiologists. Antimicrobials were monitored with feedback given to prescribers at point of care by 76% of facilities. Deficiencies reported as barriers to establishing AMS programs included: pharmacy resources, financial support by hospital management, and training and education in antimicrobial use. Conclusions Several areas for improvement were identified: reviewing antimicrobial prescribing with feedback to the prescriber, auditing, and training and education in antimicrobial use. There also appears to be a lack of resources to support AMS programs in some facilities. What is known about the topic? The ACSQHC has recommended that all hospitals implement an AMS program by 2013 as a requirement of Standard 3 (Preventing and Controlling Healthcare-Associated Infections) of the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards. The intent of AMS is to ensure appropriate prescribing of antimicrobials as part of the broader systems within a health service organisation to prevent and manage healthcare-associated infections, and improve patient safety and quality of care. This criterion also aligns closely with Standard 4: Medication Safety. Despite this recommendation, little is known about what AMS activities are undertaken in these facilities and what additional resources would be required in order to meet these national standards. What does the paper add? This is the first survey that has been conducted of public hospital and health services in Queensland, a large decentralised state in Australia. This paper describes what AMS activities are currently being undertaken, identifies practice gaps, barriers to implementation and opportunities for improvement in Queensland hospitals. What are the implications for practitioners? Several areas for improvement such as reviewing antimicrobial prescribing with feedback to the prescriber, auditing, and training and education in antimicrobial use have been identified. In addition, there appears to be a lack of resources to support AMS programs in some facilities.

Developing the evidence base for training and education in professional psychology.

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Michael C. Roberts ◽  
Clark D. Campbell ◽  
Jennifer A. Erickson Cornish ◽  
Elizabeth A. Klonoff ◽  
Wayne G. Siegel
Keyword(s):  
Evidence Base ◽  
Professional Psychology ◽  
Training And Education
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