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Impact of Implementation of Surgical Pathway for Abdominal Pain on Initial Assessment Time, Investigations and Outcomes
Historically, in our District General Hospitals, paediatric patients with abdominal pain were seen acutely by surgical teams. Patients referred to surgeons with abdominal pain faced a long wait with delays affecting Paediatric Assessment Unit flow and ward capacity. An abdominal pain pathway was implemented in July 2019. 88% of patients with abdominal pain had a […]
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Are Diagnostic Therapeutic Pathways Really Effective?
Diagnostic therapeutic pathways (DTP) are aimed to improve quality and efficiency of care. They define the best medical decision for each scenario, based on systematic literature review. But can you prove that DTP determine concrete savings?
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The Preterm Quality of Care (PQoC) group – Using QI Initiatives to Improve Patient Care
Description of 3 initiatives introduced over 2 years on the neonatal unit at the Evelina London Children’s Hospital which greatly improved outcomes of babies born at less than 30 weeks gestation.
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Improving Primary Care Assessment of Children under Five Presenting with Fever
This project aimed to review and improve primary care assessment and management of pyrexia in children under five with the introduction of a succinct and simple electronic template that prompts recording of vital signs as recommended by NICE.
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A QI Project to Introduce Point of Care CRP Testing for Asymptomatic Babies Receiving Antibiotics on the Postnatal Ward
We looked at our cohort of term babies who were screened and treated for infection based on risk factors alone. We looked to see if by using a point of care CRP test for the 18-24h repeat CRP we could improve their management and care.
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The Role of Virtual Clinics in Reducing Demand for Outpatient Clinics – A Pilot Study for Antenatally Detected Hydronephrosis Pathway at a District General Hospital
We evaluate the use of ‘virtual clinics’ in place of traditional face-to-face clinic for antenatally detected hydronephrosis to effectively manage the increasing demand for outpatient clinics in a District General Hospital.
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Initiative to Improve Clinical Coding for Patient Admission Episode by Recording Patient’s Co-morbidities
This poster highlights using QI methodology to improve the depth of clinical coding by identifying the need, regular discussions, reviewing data, designing comorbidity sheet and regular training/teaching around it.
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Improving the Investigation of UTI in a Paediatric Emergency Department
This poster presents a clinical development and cost reduction project for improving the investigation of UTI in a paediatric emergency department. The audit was conducted between October 2019 and March 2020.
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Efforts to Increase Early Detection of Obese and Overweight Children in General Paediatric Clinics
QI poster from the General Paediatrics at Hamad General Hospital in Qatar, aimed at increasing recognition of children with High BMI (above 85th percentile for age and gender), aged 2 -14 years, visiting the clinic for reasons other than obesity.
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Are We Facing the Future? A Retrospective Audit of Acute General Paediatric Admissions at a Regional Paediatric Hospital
We present results of our retrospective audit, assessing whether RCPCH ‘Facing the Future’: Standards 2, 3 & 5 are being achieved at our tertiary paediatric hospital, and if ongoing service changes have improved performance against these Standards.
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Real Time Resource Locator for Acute Neonatal Transfer Service (ANTS): LocANTS, A Combined Tool and System for Efficiency Gains in Acute Neonatal Transfer
LocANTS is a unique QI project with lots research potential which is translatable to any acute care setting and beyond. We are at proof of concept stage, and was delayed from operational angle because of the pandemic. We hope to publish further evidence soon.
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Transcutaneous Bilirubinometer and Home Phototherapy
This poster describes the the evidence base use of a transcutaneous bilirubinometer (TCB) in the management pathway of well, jaundiced babies and the setup of the home phototherapy system, in a tertiary emergency department.
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