Care Delivery
Fair access and delivery of health and social care for all Australians.
Our current care systems are mostly reactive, rather than proactive, driven by inefficiencies, duplication, and operational silos.
Led by Professor Leeanne Carey, our researchers are addressing the challenges related to fair and equitable access and delivery of health and social care by asking what models are fit-for purpose, consumer driven and can be efficiently delivered to Australians across varied communities.
Our priorities over the next year are to:
- investigate and evaluate models that keep people ‘at home’ and out of hospital
- map care needs and the care delivery landscape to understand the level of systems change required
- explore what an exemplar model of care might look like with cohesion between health and social systems.
Our projects include
A partnership led by Professor Hanan Khalil and Sunraysia Community Health Services resulted in the creation of a practical toolkit for rural aged care staff. The pilot project saw measurable improvements in end-of-life planning, medication provision, and psychological and spiritual support. Now, work is being done to digitise the toolkit and roll it out nationwide.
Sunraysia Community Health Services, Industry and Community, La Trobe Industry, Case studies, La Trobe University
Professors Leeanne Carey, Nicholas Morris, Meg Morris, James Boyd, Alex Maritz and Hanan Khalil are aiming to develop a proof of concept into how microsimulation can better understand, and plan for, the care needs of stroke survivors. The mapping will enable identification of gaps in health and well-being services by providing a template for care needs at a population specific level.
Professor Hanan Khalil and Dr Tshepo Rasekaba, along with an industry partner, are investigating how an AI tool can identify elderly aged care residents, who may be at risk of a fall, and where medication may be a significant contributing factor. If successful, the tool will enable pharmacists to provide tailored management of medications reducing risks.
Latest updates
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