Cognitive strengths-based assessment and intervention in first-episode psychosis: A complementary approach to addressing functional recovery?

People who have experienced psychosis describe functional and personal recovery as a key goal of treatment. To date, the early, pervasive and influential role of cognitive impairments in functional recovery in psychosis has been predominantly addressed using approaches aiming to remediate clinically-defined cognitive deficits. Despite acceptance of the recovery and strengths-based model of care for first-episode psychosis (FEP), there has been minimal attention paid to the potential for strengths-based approaches to be extended to cognitive function.

Unplanned inter-hospital transfers following elective paediatric surgery in a private hospital.

Background: A significant number of surgeries in children are being performed in the private setting. Our aim was to determine the rate of unplanned inter-hospital transfers (IHTs) for paediatric patients undergoing elective surgical procedures in a private hospital without a paediatric intensive care unit to a tertiary hospital, and to investigate the reasons for these transfers.

Methods: A retrospective clinical audit was performed searching hospital coded data of all patients aged 18 years or less at the date of admission, who underwent elective surgery between 1 January 2013 and 31 October 2018 at St Vincent's East Melbourne Private Hospital.