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The Endovascular technique was rapidly developed in last two decades with the needs in community.The endovascular procedure becamethe main trend when treating peripheral vascular diseases. The endovascular procedures were minimal invasive, patient’s length of stay was short, yet stents implanted r...

The steady increase in the incidence of geriatric hip fracture places an increasing burden on health care service in Hong Kong. Post fracture limitations are prominent and restrain many of the elderly from returning to community, rehabilitation is therefore important for reducing their long-term dis...

IntroductionLean and Six Sigma is widely used in healthcare system to improve quality of care. Proper Anti-Embolism Stocking (TED) application is crucial to avoid patients suffering from deep vein thrombosis as a result of immobility. The author adopted Lean and Six Sigma framework to enhance effect...

Initiated in February 2017, “Dementia Community Support Scheme” (DCSS) is a two-year pilot scheme launched by the Food and Health Bureau (FHB), in collaboration with the Hospital Authority (HA) and the Social Welfare Department (SWD). The pilot scheme was funded by the Community Care Fund and im...

Despite all the great work that has taken place around the world to improve the safety of care, harm continues to happen at an alarming rate! In Canada, patient safety incidents are the third leading cause of death behind cancer and heart disease. And a recent national survey showed that very few Ca...

This session will describe the approach taken by one Local Health District in NSW to create the conditions for system transformation. The focus of this transformation was to ensure the organisation, its hospitals and local multiprofessional teams were supported to deliver safe and reliable care that...

The Princess Alexandra Hospital is a 1133 bed tertiary referral hospital located in Brisbane, Australia.  The hospital provides care in all major adult specialties, except for obstetrics.  The hospital is recognised for its expertise in trauma management, cancer care, cardiac care and rehabilitati...

IntroductionWorking in geriatric extended care wards, occupational therapists usually come across patients with wide range of medical conditions. Bell et. al. (2016) summarized in their study that the prevalence of geriatric syndromes of hospitalized patients referred to skilled nursing facility was...