Quality of life is now one of the quality indicators in aged care. Translating tools that measure it into various languages is important to ensure all perspectives are more accurately captured. Here’s how we did this: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aj…

Quality of life is now one of the quality indicators in aged care. Translating tools that measure it into various languages is important to ensure all perspectives are more accurately captured. Here’s how we did this: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aj…

Fresh off the press! Check out our newest paper on dynamic falls prediction in JAMIA! ACER_MQ Australian Institute of Health Innovation Johanna Westbrook

Development and internal validation of a dynamic fall risk prediction and monitoring tool in... - goo.gl/scholar/VLbjaa #ScholarAlerts

Our new paper on: Risk factors associated with medication administration errors in children highlights the dangers of IV medications, oral medications requiring solvents and increased errors among children >11 Magda Raban Australian Institute of Health Innovation Ling Li
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New paper from Dr Adam Sutherland Dr. Adam Sutherland 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺 and NIHR Greater Manchester PSRC has provided insights into the complex system of medication safety for children in hospital and has facilitated the identification of potential contributory factors to adverse drug events
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Time to move from passive, ad hoc surveillance to active, data-driven management of medicines-related harms in health systems: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pd…

Are people in #agedcare receiving the right care at the right time? Our research, published today in BMC, shows there's room for improving the evidence-based care we offer our most vulnerable. Jeffrey Braithwaite Peter Hibbert Johanna Westbrook bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

See our new FREE open access realist review paper re what drives unprofessional behaviours between staff - focussing not only on individual characteristics! Graham Martin Mary Dixon-Woods WOW Surrey Johanna Westbrook Prof Karen Mattick Amy Edmondson

In this study we examined data from an online reporting tool across 8 Australian hospitals to learn more about who reports what about whom when it comes to unprofessional behaviour. Ling Li Johanna Westbrook
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Congratulations to Prof Reema Harrison and her team awarded a Premier’s outstanding cancer research award for improving equitable outcomes through cancer research for the CanEngage project Australian Institute of Health Innovation Reema Harrison, PhD Jeffrey Braithwaite

BMC However, some interventions from the USA and Australia such as CREW, Vanderbilt, and Ethos, show promise (while requiring significant investment).

NIHR Midlands PSRC Prof Jill Maben Ruth Abrams Johanna Westbrook Mark Pearson Judy Wright Health Services Management Centre (HSMC) roger kline WOW Surrey The Working Party on Sexual Misconduct in Surgery

Episode 2 of #ProfessionalismMatters podcast is live. Join Professor Denis Harkin & Johanna Westbrook as they discuss unprofessionalism along with the effects of information & communication technology in healthcare.
RCSI Irish Medical Times 🇺🇦 Fergal Bowers Dr Tony Holohan
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Thank you Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences for the honour of being elected a Fellow. Thanks also to my amazing colleagues and the team at Australian Institute of Health Innovation and the Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research. Congratulations to all new Fellows. #AAHMSFellow

Congratulations Dr Nasir Wabe and the team at Australian Institute of Health Innovation for being awarded funding from the Macquarie University Research Acceleration Scheme to create a prototype portal for automating mandatory national #agedcare Quality Indicators. Making aged care safer with Anglicare Sydney.

Our free online event to launch guidance on addressing unprofessional behaviours between healthcare staff is fast approaching (Oct 20th)! Sign up here: tinyurl.com/unprofessional… Health Services Management Centre (HSMC) Australian Institute of Health Innovation School of Healthcare Plymouth Institute of Health and Care Research Hull York Medical School The Working Party on Sexual Misconduct in Surgery