Emerging evidence of the value of health assessments for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the primary healthcare setting.
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2019-01-21
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(Bailie, Laycock, Matthews, Bailie) University Centre for Rural Health, University of Sydney, 61 Uralba Street, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia
(Peiris) George Institute for Global Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
(Peiris) George Institute for Global Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
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2019
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Australian Journal of Primary Health. Vol.25(1), 2019, pp. 1-5.
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Australian Journal of Primary Health
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In-kind and financial support has been provided by the Lowitja Institute.
Abstract
The launch of the third edition of the National guide to preventive health assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in March 2018 heralds a renewed commitment to improving the delivery of preventive care, and should reinvigorate discussions on the effectiveness of Indigenous-specific health assessments and how best to implement them. A substantial body of evidence on adherence to guideline-recommended care has been generated through a research-based continuous quality improvement (CQI) initiative conducted between 2010 and 2014. The research, which involved clinical audits of more than 17 000 client records and 119 systems assessments relating to preventive care in 137 Indigenous primary healthcare centres across Australia, shows that a structured CQI program can improve the delivery of preventive health assessments and use of evidence-based guidelines. However, program implementation has also seen the emergence of new challenges. This paper reflects on four major lessons from this collaborative program of applied research that will lead to more effective delivery of preventive care.Copyright © La Trobe University 2019 Open Access.
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30636669 [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=30636669]
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Review article (e.g. literature review, narrative review)
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Quality improvement