2024 Strategy and Planning

Individual

  • Exam
    • Andy Philpott
      • Case conference – 1 per body region
      • Education during clinic – consultants to notify Andy during clinic
      • Time to study
  • SET interviews
    • Ben, Lily, Mark, Jeremy, Toan
      • Beers and Tears (Phong, Duy, Matt, Lachie, Cam, Ish, Raghavan)
      • Friday morning Exam Prep (James, Tim)

Clinical

  • Outpatients
    • Connected Care Dashboard
    • 9.45 start and 12.30pm end for Everyone – Leave No One Behind
    • New template
      • 7 New patients during business meeting week
      • 4 new patients and 6 review patients in regular week
    • Change to teaching environment
    • Reduced wait for patients whilst in clinic
    • Xrays ready for Appointment
    • DNA Process – 1 DNA = Invitation to rebook
  • Reduction of Surgery Cancellations
    • Weekly review of cancellations with weekly running total (Jessy and Aleks)
  • Orthoweek
  • ERAS
    • Business case for ongoing funding
    • Weekly review and aim for some same day discharges
  • Williamstown Efficiency
    • Monitor on-time starts

Education and Training

  • Journal Clubs – 6
  • Friday Registrar Presentations (10 – 15 minutes)
  • Friday morning quizzing during Xray meeting
  • Change of Outpatients -Registrars and Residents to sit in with consultants

Research

  • More regular unit updates
  • Develop academic pathway
  • Develop Routine Care Dashboard – check that patient care is being achieved

Team Building, Work Place Culture and Environment

  • Soccer
  • Christmas Party
  • Surfing Journal Club
  • End of Zoom for meetings to encourage attendance
  • Friday morning Coffee and Breakfast