💉💉💉Consumer leader. Carer for heart failure/TX recipient. Not afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble (J.Lewis). Own comments.
Melbourne, Victoria
Joined February 2009
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To our donor family thank you for greatest gift. Thinking of you. #donatelifethankyouday @TRANSAUS @DonateLifeToday – at Melbourne, Victoria
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If you need care for a condition that requires urgent attention but not an emergency response Priority Primary Care Centres could be an option.
Find out more: betterhealth.vic.gov.au/heal… – at Melbourne, Victoria
ALT Text reads: Priority Primary Care Centres. Helping ease pressures on Victoria's emergency departments
This is a Good Thing.
The Statutory Duty of Candour officially commences tomorrow, 30 November. Health services will be required to provide patients with an apology when they experience an adverse event. See the health service resources we’ve developed to support the change: bit.ly/3dRH0mX
Simply brilliant on so many levels #agedcare #personcentred These medical students are working part-time in aged care — but they're not employed as doc… abc.net.au/news/2022-11-16/m…
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My latest publication "The Experiences of Stakeholders Using Social Media as a Tool for Health Service Design and Quality Improvement: A Scoping Review" co-authored with @neridahyett @walrusberries @Dr_Chi_Li and @sojohill, just published in @IJERPH_MDPI
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Delighted to be sharing my thoughts later today about how we prepare and support our healthcare leaders to deliver positive outcomes #Healthworkforce22
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We support #WorldEBHC to raise awareness of the need for better evidence to inform #healthcare policy, practice and decision-making to improve health outcomes globally. Special thanks to the global #EBHC organisations. worldebhcday.org/ @WorldEBHCDay @JBIEBHC @gin_member
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Fantastic to see .@HSJnews including the Patient (Lived Experience) Newsletter as a regular feature. Thanks to @HSJEditor for recognising that this work is now part of the health policy landscape.
Pay attention at the back .@HPIAndyCowper :-)
cc: @skubakampa
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Did you miss our session today, "Using social media to engage health consumers in QI and service design - experiences from the digital frontline"? Never fear, it's been recorded and you can access it here: youtu.be/qFuYmbKW6ik
#ConsEngSoMe
So much to love about this work, especially the fact I get to have (semi) regular contact with one of the most impressive humans I know. Kudos to @laqwalsh and her disciplined dedication to participatory research. Also - READ THE GUIDE. It is truly 🔥
Social Media For Consumer Engagement: Co-Creating Guidance for Hospitals, Service Providers and Consumers has been published in @IJQMonline!
Co-authors: @neridahyett @deanhewson @JayneHowley @walrusberries @Dr_Chi_Li @belmac_IC @sojohill + Sophie Rodier
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
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Now open! Scholarships available to lived and living experience workers employed in mental health or AOD services – including NGOs. Apply now: acn.edu.au/scholarships/live…
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By 2025 the number of unpaid carers in Victoria is expected to increase to at least 1 million people or 1 in 7 Victorians. It is complex to find help that carers need. Govt needs to prepare for growth in carer numbers and fund a statewide advisory service to help carers navigate.
ALT Light orange background on left hand side with bold black text featuring illustrationgs of carers, saying Carers Count Too. On the right hand side, and orange title on a white background that says "By 2025...", followed by black text that says "One million Victorians will be unpaid carers. That is in in 7 Victorians"
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Do you live in Melbourne, like orchestral music, and want something to do with the kids on Halloween before you go trick or treating?
@EssendonSymph are having our first family concert since 2019 on the 30th October! Dress up, join in, win prizes!
clocktowercentre.com.au/esse…
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Teams & organisations need a "North Star" - a massive direction & purpose. If people are clear on a North Star, they're clear on (almost) everything else. It aligns their efforts & guides them on their work – without needing micro-managing: gapingvoid.com/blog/2022/09/… By @gapingvoid
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My PhD thesis, in its full 384 page glory, can now be accessed on the @LTUlibrary repository.
You can check it out here: doi.org/10.26181/21068110.v1
I particularly recommend the acknowledgements and the discussion as the most interesting bits!
CEH courses are #amazing - great for a refresher no matter how experienced you may be 🤩
Free webinar next week - Plain Language and Community Education.
Join us online and learn how to make your communications easier for everyone to understand. Reach more community members in a way that makes sense to them.
Register today: teams.microsoft.com/registra…
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The staff at DTBV and VIFM celebrating Jersey Day and raising awareness of the importance of organ and tissue donation. Start the conversation today.
#jerseydayau #donatelife
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Thanks Health Consumers QLD for promoting our co-produced capability development framework for building successful staff & consumer partnerships in healthcare QI hcq.org.au/a-framework-to-he… Link to paper in HEX onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… & scoping rv qualitysafety.bmj.com/conten…
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What makes a joyful leader? Here’s the framework from Joy in work via @TheIHI
Get the best out of those around you, inspire, motivate and lift up your teams #joyinwork - life’s tough for many, be kind
Loving the hustle at Melbourne CBD @lifebloodau today. Why not make donating blood part of your return to office plan? The staff are fab, and the snacks ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #donateblood
