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Better Practice
Issues around best practice and the quality and safety of health services have become a major concern in recent years for providers and consumers, both in Australia and overseas. There is an increasing body of literature about strategies, models and approaches to assist clinicians in improving clinical practice.
The College has an important role in fostering an environment that rewards the practice of evidence-based health care. One way we can do this is by providing Fellows and trainees with the practical tools of quality improvement while traversing the appropriate educational framework.
The Better Practice Portfolio utilises the central concepts of Clinical Practice improvement (CPI) and Evidence Based Practice (EBP) to enable clinicians to embed best practice routinely in clinical care. The Better Practice Coordinating Committee (BPCC) provides advice to the Better Practice Program on safety and quality issues appropriate to the training and CPD activities of the College.
Projects and Programs
- Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Quality Improvement Program (AMQuIP)
- New Zealand Clinical Support Systems Program (NZ CSSP)
- Making it better - Improving clinical quality by enhancing organisational collaboration and skill development
- Otitis Media
- The Northern Australia Community-Acquired Pneumonia Clinical Practice Improvement Project (NACAPP)
- Rural Organisation of Australian Stroke Teams (ROAST)
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