A multidisciplinary crew of QEII Jubilee Hospital medical, allied health and nursing staff captained by Dr Peter Simos has been recognised for their Plan to Get Me Home project at the Metro South Health SAFEST Regatta.
The project, which focuses on earlier-in-the-day discharge and proactive discharge planning for General Medicine Unit patients, took out the Guiding Light Award for most transferable lesson or approach, along with a $5,000 cash prize.
Dr Simos and colleagues Nicholas Delaney, Rebecca Cooper, Heidi Wong and Michael Tay were recognised for their work in implementing consistent senior-led early ward rounds, and re-designing multidisciplinary team (MDT) communication to streamline decision-making and support timely discharges in Ward 4A.
Speaking at the Regatta, Dr Simos said the Plan to Get Me Home pilot project had been operating consistently since October 7, and that ongoing data reviews and post-pilot feedback workshops with participating MDTs would help refine its delivery.
Program Manager Niamh Boland said the MSH SAFEST Regatta had attracted more than 100 clinicians, executives, consumers and system partners to showcase the impact of projects designed to enhance general medicine patient flow.
23 locally led initiatives were highlighted through oral presentations, a poster gallery and a live leadership panel including system, facility, clinical and consumer perspectives with peer-voted awards announced across four categories.
Congratulations Dr Simos and team!