ICU of the Future lauded at the JTI showcase
CCRG Clinical Health Researcher A/Prof Dylan Flaws attended the Jamieson Trauma Institute showcase last week to speak about the Group’s ICU of the Future and other projects currently being undertaken in the ICU arena.
“I always find the JTI showcases to be fantastic because they are filled with clever, talented people from a range of backgrounds who share a common dedication to improve the outcomes of patients after trauma,” said A/Prof Flaws.
“I had many engaging conversations with clinicians, including international neurosurgeons, as well as key stakeholders including Commissioner Neil Singleton, Motor Accident Insurance Commission, and Martha Druery from Lumos Trauma, Australia's only private practice focused on traumatic injury and bereavement care.
“CCRG’s ICU of the Future demonstration was will attended and strongly endorsed as a clear road to improving both the patient experience and outcomes.
However, A/Prof Flaws said the best feedback came from a family member of a patient in ICU at TPCH, where their care was being delivered in one of the ICU of the Future bed spaces.
“They described something we hadn't directly intended with the design; which is just how much that environment helped them emotionally as they supported their loved one who was unwell.”
Newly conceptualised and named for one of the country’s most renowned and respected medical minds, Jamieson Trauma Institute has been established to revolutionise and advance trauma care right across Queensland and Australia through a unique collaboration of service partners and an essential integration of key trauma services.
The world-first ICU of the Future is redesigning the Intensive Care Unit environment to be more patient-centric and recovery focused.
Intensive Care Units can be daunting places for patients and their families with up to 75 per cent of patients globally experiencing anxiety, depression, or other physical, cognitive, or psychological problems. While the quality of care provided and survival rates in Australian ICUs are exceptional, the quality of a patient’s life post-discharge can be suboptimal at best.
CCRG has unveiled two new bed spaces at The Prince Charles Hospital in a world-first model that is hoped will change the way ICUs operate and care for in critically ill patients.
