Dear ISPRN Members,

Please find information below from CareTrack Australia:

We are seeking general practitioners with an interest and experience in a range of paediatric conditions to participate in an online national survey (wiki). This approach will be used to edit (add, modify, or delete) proposed condition-specific clinical indicators. The clinical experts will conduct their reviews over two rounds, with support from the wiki site administrator and a nominated clinical champion.

If you are able to assist we have a range of marketing materials which have been included which we can modify according to your requirements

• Wiki Expert Clinician Information sheet (i.e. could be used to email out to members)
• Short expression of interest (100/200/250 words for newsletters, websites, emails)

CareTrack Kids is an NHMRC Partnership Grant, awarded to researchers at the Australian Institute of Health Innovation (AIHI) at Macquarie University who are partnered with the University of South Australia, Bupa Health Foundation, Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network (SCHN), NSW Kids and Families, Children’s Health Queensland, the South Australian Department of Health, and the NSW Clinical Excellence Commission. The research is also supported by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. The Chief Investigators leading the research are Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite (AIHI), Professor Adam Jaffe (UNSW, SCHN), Professor Les White (NSW Kids and Families, SCHN, UNSW), Professor Christopher Cowell (SCHN), and Professor Mark Harris (Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, UNSW). Human Research Ethics Committee approval has been obtained from Macquarie University (Ref: 5201401120).

The project which will establish a nationally agreed set of clinical indicators and identify the gaps in “appropriate” care delivered to children at a population level for the first time in Australia. This will allow medical colleges and governments to set priorities for and undertake targeted health system improvements. The proposed clinical indicators have been developed from national and international clinical practice guidelines, and reviewed by consensus panels. The conditions include acute abdominal pain, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, acute bronchiolitis, acute gastroenteritis, anxiety/depression, asthma, autism, croup, diabetes, eczema, fever, gastro – oesophageal reflux disease, head injury, obesity, otitis media, preventive care, seizures (status epilepticus), tonsillitis, upper respiratory tract infection and urinary tract infection.

For further information about the study please do not hesitate to contact me, Dr Louise Wiles (CTK Technical Manager T: (08) 8302 1210, E: louise.wiles@mq.edu.au), Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite (Chief Investigator T: (02) 9850 2401, E: Jeffrey.braithwaite@mq.edu.au) or the website http://aihi.mq.edu.au/project/caretrack-kids

Kind regards

Tamara Hooper
CareTrack Australia Project Manager
08 8302 1004
Tamara.hooper@unisa.edu.au

Marketing 250 words GP Wiki Expert Clinician Information Sheet GPs