Improving the utility of multisource feedback for medical consultants in a tertiary hospital: a study of the psychometric properties of a survey tool.

Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of a multisource review survey tool for medical consultants in an Australian health care setting. Methods Two sets of survey data from a convenience sample of medical consultants were analysed using SPSS, comprising self-assessment data from 73 consultants and data from 734 peer reviewers. The 20-question survey consisted of three subscales, plus an additional global question for reviewers.

Stress, culture and 'home': social context in Turkish and Arabic-speaking Australians' views of diabetes prevention.

Issue Addressed: A high prevalence of type 2 diabetes and diabetes risk factors exists among Middle East-born communities, largely attributed to modifiable lifestyle factors. Understanding the interplay between individual behaviour and societal and environmental factors would assist in planning interventions to reduce diabetes prevalence in these groups. This study explores the knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of diabetes and its prevention in Turkish and Arabic-speaking communities in metropolitan Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Care coordination in the Emergency Department: improving outcomes for older patients.

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the care coordination (CC) program operating in the Emergency Department (ED) of The Northern Hospital in improving outcomes for older people and reducing ED admissions and re-presentations. This was achieved by comparing admissions from ED to wards pre and post commencement of the CC program, and measuring patient health-related quality of life pre and post CC intervention. Patient readmission rates and staff and patient satisfaction with the service were also investigated.