The impact of COVID-19 on Australian clinicians' decision making in line with the principles of Choosing Wisely.

Aim: To explore the perspectives of clinicians' decision-making processes and considerations in line with the Choosing Wisely principles during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design: An exploratory qualitative approach was used.

Methods: Data were collected via semi-structured interviews to encourage participants to discuss their own experience in making clinical decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Doctors' and Nurses' Attitudes of Acupuncture and Acupressure use in Perioperative Care: An Australian National Survey.

Background: Acupuncture and acupressure are not being systematically used in the management of postoperative nausea and vomiting and pain, despite being included in the guidelines.

Aim: To examine the beliefs, attitudes, and knowledge of Australian nurses/midwives and doctors toward the perioperative use of AA for the management of postoperative nausea and vomiting and pain; to explore the barriers and enablers influencing acupuncture and acupressure integration into hospital setting.

Methods: A mixed-mode approach was undertaken for data collection.

Engaging consumers and health professionals in collaborative decision-making to optimize care.

Shared communication and collaborative decision-making between consumers and health professionals is essential in optimizing the quality of consumer care. However, the consumers' ability to ask questions and seek answers, as well as health professionals' communication skills to engage with the consumer, are necessary considerations for the collaborative decision-making process. This quality improvement initiative sought to understand the context of collaborative decision making from the perspective of consumers and health professionals adapted from the international Choosing Wisely program.

Blood management in hip fractures; are we leaving it too late? A retrospective observational study.

Background: Anaemia in hip fracture patients has been associated with increased risk of allogenic blood transfusion (ABT), poorer functional outcomes and increased mortality. Few studies have reported the prevalence of anaemia on admission or its progression prior to surgery in this cohort. We aimed to measure the prevalence of anaemia on admission in older persons who sustain a hip fracture, identify if anaemia develops or progresses prior to surgery, and to report associations with outcome.

The SCHHS hip fracture clinical network experience-Improving care and outcomes through an interprofessional approach.

Background: Hip fractures are a major global health care issue, with the 1.26 million estimated cases in 1990 predicted to increase to 4.5 million by 2050.

Remote care by telemedicine in the ICU: many models of care can be effective.

Purpose Of Review: Telemedicine, by the use of audiovisual technologies, is increasingly being used to assist in patient care by ICUs unable to be staffed by consultant intensivists. This review discusses the recent evaluation of these services and their potential role in managing intensive care patients.

Recent Findings: Models of care range from complete remote 24 h surveillance requiring direct video observation to a consultation liaison service only requiring conventional telephone links.