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Philips brings adaptive intelligence to Northland DHB, the first user of Illumeo health informatics technology in ANZ and Asia Pacific;

• Northland District Health Board is the first Illumeo site in Australia and New Zealand marking the entry of adaptive intelligence for radiology into the Asian Pacific region
• The health informatics solution acts as an assistant, uses data and contextual awareness to optimise the radiologist’s user experience.

Whangarei, New Zealand – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHIA) today announced that Northland District Health Board (DHB) is the first user of Illumeo in Australia and New Zealand. Illumeo is an imaging and informatics technology with adaptive intelligence* that redefines and enhances how radiologists work with medical images. Northland DHB is not only a pioneer for the ANZ region, but is also the first healthcare provider to implement the newly launched Illumeo technology outside of the United States, where it was introduced first last year.

Developed in partnership with radiologists, Illumeo is delivering a new approach to how radiologists see, seek and share patient information. Using adaptive intelligence to pull data from various hospital sources, the intelligent software presents a holistic view of the patient and provide diagnostic tools that adapt to physician needs, offering added insights and optimising their workflow based on their own preferences to enhance clinician confidence for every patient.

“Improving workflow and increasing the value that radiology provides to the DHB is a priority for our department,” said Radiologist Dr Alistair Rumball-Smith of Northland DHB. “We’re delighted to have the opportunity to be some of the first in the world to implement Illumeo and enhance our service across the Northland region.”

The new Illumeo technology is the first to combine contextual awareness capabilities with advanced data analytics to augment the work of the radiologist.

“We are thrilled to be working with Northland DHB to see the first Illumeo site in the ANZ region, taking a significant and leading step in enhancing radiology practices through adaptive intelligence,” said Fernando Erazo, Head of Healthcare Informatics and Population Health Management at Philips ASEAN Pacific. “We understand that the amount of data and information that radiologists work with each day is dramatically increasing. With Illumeo we are now equipping them with the tools to enable a more efficient, uniquely personalised workflow experience and more confident diagnosis.”

Illumeo aims to enable faster diagnoses, to drive well-informed care decisions and improved patient care. Illumeo integrates with existing systems such as Philips IntelliSpace PACS and will eventually extend its workspace efficiency beyond radiology to other domains.

Illumeo’s built-in intelligence will automatically record the preferences of Northland DHB radiologists and will adapt the user interface to assist the clinician by offering tool sets and measurements driven by Illumeo’s understanding of the clinical context.

By pioneering the application of adaptive intelligence for radiology, Illumeo’s main clinical benefits include:

• Contextual relevance – provides the radiologist with meaningful patient data via the ‘Patient briefing’ and is anatomy-aware, to suggest the right tools based on what the user is looking at.
• Adaptive intelligence – allows for an intelligent, tailored user experience and workflow. It achieves this by recording and reproducing the user’s hanging protocols in a consistent manner.
• Reduced variability – incorporates guidelines built into the system to remind radiologists of best practices and ultimately assist in standardizing care throughout the institution.
• Extensibility – integrates easily within existing systems by leveraging the latest interoperability standards (such as HL7 FHIR, DICOM RESTful web service, etc.), in order to present relevant patient data.

Photo: Northland DHB Radiologist Alistair Rumball-Smith using the new Illumeo technology.

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This committee advises the Northland DHB Board on the health needs of Northlanders, including disability supports needs, and any factors it believes may adversely affect the overall health status of the population. That advice must ensure that all service interventions funded and provided maximise the overall health gain such as the independence in society of people with disabilities.

CPHAC/DiSAC Committee

Terms of Reference

• Libby Jones (Chair)
• Sally Macauley
• Sue Brown
• Craig Brown
• Colin Kitchen
• Sharon Shea
• Beth Cooper (external member)
• Beryl Wilkinson (external member)
• Jonny Wilkinson (external member)

Board and committee members may be contacted through the Director Board Governance and Compliance,
Kathryn Leydon phone +64 9 470 0000 extn 60640 | email kathryn.leydon@northlanddhb.org.nz . kathryn.leydon@northlanddhb.org.nz.

A Model for Engaging Māori in Advance Care Planning (ACP) Conversations

Introduction

On behalf of the Northland Māori ACP Working Group, it is my pleasure to present He Waka Kakarauri: A model for engaging Māori in Advance Care Planning (ACP) conversations. This model has been developed following earlier work by the former Northern Regional Māori ACP Tool Task Team, and more recently as an outcome from co-design hui held with consumers and healthcare workers in Northland.

Advance care planning is a process of discussion and shared planning for future health and end of life care. It involves the patient, their whānau and healthcare team working in partnership. ACP aims to ensure patients feel better informed about future care and treatment choices; and healthcare workers are informed about patients’ care preferences. Conversations on this topic are not easy – they require considerable skill and sensitivity. The value of ACP however, lies in these shared conversations and understanding.

The guide, Rarangi Tohutohu o te Waka Kakarauri, has been developed to assist Māori patients, whānau and healthcare workers to engage in these conversations in a way that is culturally appropriate and mindful of the sensitive nature of this topic. The booklet contains a tear-out resource that patients may choose to fill in should they wish to write some of their thoughts and preferences about their healthcare.

There is also a poster which we encourage you to display, as a focal talking point when introducing advance care planning.

Margareth Broodkoorn
Director of Nursing and Midwifery | Northland District Health Board

How to Use or Order

The booklet and poster are available to download from this page. Printed copies of the booklet can also be ordered from Calders Design & Print Co. by emailing design@calders.co.nz who will provide you with a quote based on the number of copies you would like to order.

• ACP Waka Booklet UPDATE 4 (Booklet without Tear-out)
• ACP Waka Booklet UPDATE 4 (Tear-out)
• He Waka Kakarauri Poster

Price Details

(delivery not included)

Whilst He Waka Kakarauri was designed in Northland, other iwi are welcome to adapt it to suit their kawa.
Should you wish to request any changes, please contact Calders who will produce a new print file following approval from the Northland Māori ACP Working Group.

Please note that there will be a design charge to produce the new print file.

Te Hokinga ā Wairua – End of Life Service

Things can be eased for loved ones when they understand more about what’s happening following a death, and what someone’s wishes are.

https://endoflife.services.govt.nz/welcome

NETP – Nurse Entry to Practice [General Adult/Child Health stream]

NESP – New Entry to Specialty Practice [Mental Health & Addiction Nursing Programme]

The Graduate Nurse Programmes support new graduate nurses in their first year of practice.

The NETP programme supports new graduate nurses through preceptorship, reflective practice, critical thinking and assessment, to develop the graduate’s practice within the registered nurse scope.

The NESP programme supports nurses new to mental health and addiction services to develop their professional practice while developing the specific skills required for the speciality field of mental health  and addiction nursing

The aim of the programme is to develop:

• A competent practitioner
• An accountable practitioner
• A reflective practitioner

The programme is for 12 months, comprised of clinical and academic components. The content of the NETP programme:

• Orientation
  Graduates are orientated to their specific placement through preceptorship, this may either be done by a named preceptor or by a team nurses.
• Academic Component
  Graduate nurses will attend 12 study days throughout the year including a structured orientation to the NETP programme and completion of a postgraduate paper: Clinical Practice Development Service specific education will also be provided by the clinical area.
• PDRP Component
  Support will be provided for the graduate nurse to complete and submit a competent portfolio as part of the Professional Development and Recognition Programme (PDRP) prior to completion of the NETP programme.

Upon successful completion of the NETP programme, the graduate nurse will receive a Northland DHB NETP Certificate of Achievement.

Recruitment

We have two intakes per year January and September; class sizes are usually 25 and 18 retrospectively.  Positions are vacancy based and are fixed term for 13 months.   

Placements are generally offered at:

• Whangarei Hospital: Medical, Surgical, Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, Rehab, ED and theatre.
• District Hospitals: Dargaville, Bay of Island, Kaitaia (as positions become available)

Those employed in Primary Health will be offered a position on the NETP programme. ie Aged Residential Care facilities, GP practices, PHO, Iwi providers.

The NESP programme starts in January although they do take graduates nurses in September if a vacancy allows.

Both programmes are for 12 months.

 Please Note:  Vacancy numbers or specific areas have not yet been confirmed for this intake. 

Applications are made through the Nursing Advanced Choice of Employment (ACE) website

September January 2018 Intake:

• Applications open online Open Online on Wednesday 11 April 2018 16 August 2017 at 9 am
• Applications close on Tuesday 8 May 2018 5 pm.
• Applications closed on Tuesday 12 September 5 pm

January 2019 Intake:

• Applications open online on Wednesday 15 August 2018 at 9 am
• Applications close on Tuesday 11 September 2018 5 pm.

Eligibility Criteria

For NDHB NETP, New Graduate RNs, to be eligible for HWNZ funding, the new graduate will:

• Either be a New Zealand Citizen, Australian Citizen or hold a Permanent Residency Visa (or returning resident visa)
• Be in the final year of a Bachelor of Nursing degree approved by the Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ) leading to registration as a registered nurse or be awarded a Bachelor of Nursing degree approved by the NCNZ leading to registration as a registered nurse, no longer that 24 months before starting on a NETP/NESP programme
• You must not have practised as a New Zealand Registered Nurse continuously (full time 0.8FTE or more) for longer than six months before starting on the NETP programme; except in Mental Health
• Hold registration with the NCNZ within the RN Scope of Practice, ‘in good standing’
• Have a current annual practising certificate
• New Graduates must currently be employed with NDHB as a RN; or
• New Graduates employed in a non-provider arm must have a signed Memorandum of Understanding with NDHB.
• NETP New Graduates must be employed at a minimum 0.8 FTE.

Additional information about the criteria can be found on the ACE website 

Contacts:

NETP coordinator | Raiquel TePuni email raiquel.tepuni@northlanddhb.org.nz
NESP coordinator | Jane Simperingham email jane.simperingham@nothlanddhb.org.nz