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Victorian paramedics are on the threshold

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ning industrial relations dispute.

New premier Daniel Andrews has pledged

to end the paramedics’ pay dispute with the

outgoing government, with a finalised EBA set

to be sent to the independent umpire for a work

value case.

Labor has also pledged to change the cul-

ture at Ambulance Victoria, replacing the ser-

vice’s entire board with new members.

It’s also promised $100 million to reduce

response times, upgrade ambulance stations,

vehicles and equipment, and to review call tak-

ing and dispatch procedures at the Emergency

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Ambulance Employees Association Victoria

(AEAV) general secretary Steve McGhie said

paramedics are feeling “relieved”.

“Our members have been in their industrial

campaign for two and a half years - they’re

tired, they’re fatigued, they’re frustrated, and

they are now pleased that it looks like finally

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“Full credit to them and unfortunately the

previous Napthine Government didn’t appre-

ciate their paramedics enough and I will use

Daniel Andrews’ words - ‘they had a war on

paramedics’ - and it didn’t work.

“I think paramedics feel that a weight’s

been lifted off their shoulders.”

Mr McGhie said paramedics will also have a

voice as part of a ministerial working group, the

Ambulance Performance and Policy Consulta-

tive Committee, to fix issues such as hospital

ramping, response times and dispatch issues.

“We think it can work - there need to be some

pretty drastic changes in ambulance,” he said.

“Paramedics deal with the frustrations of not

having enough ambulance crews and delayed re-

sponse times and long hospital ramping times,

and the call taking and dispatch process needs

overhauling.

“There are lots of situations where paramed-

ics are sent to emergency cases that are not real

emergencies, so there’s a lot that can be done

that can change it around in quite a short period

of time.”

Mr McGhie said the union hoped to finalise

an enterprise agreement, comprising a clause

taking into account the Fair Work Commission’s

work value process, that could go to a vote of

members before Christmas.

He hoped paramedics could have a decision

on their wage rates, handed down through the

Commission, by mid-2015.

“We’re not asking for more - all we want is to

be fairly assessed and valued by the Fair Work

Commission after we put all of our evidence to-

gether and obviously we have to cop what they

award,” he said.

“If it’s a significant amount, then they clearly

believe that paramedics have been underpaid.”

Labor has also promised to enshrine nurse to

patient ratios in legislation and pledged to allow

private eligible midwives, with a collaborative ar-

rangement, access to public hospitals to provide

birthing services.

The new government has pledged to boost

safety for nurses with a $20 million fund designed

to upgrade facilities, and conduct a bed audit

amid plans to increase hospital beds.

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Physiotherapy referrals key to improving care in the bush

Empowering physiotherapists to refer direct

to medical specialists with a Medicare rebate will

bolster patient care in regional and remote areas,

according to the Australian Physiotherapy Asso-

ciation (APA).

APA president Marcus Dripps said state and

federal governments must invest more into ad-

vancing physiotherapy opportunities,

such as changing legislation to

enable physiotherapists to

refer with a rebate, in a bid

to improve care for rural

and remote patients.

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specialists because of

chronic shortages, have

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payments.”

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once in the previous 12 months.

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“longer than they felt acceptable” to get an ap-

pointment with a GP.

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14 presented at ED because a GP

was not available.

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referrals will reduce GP

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a year, increase specialist

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tions by 55,521, and deliver more

than $2.1 million in savings to patients

while shaving $3.6 million from the federal

health budget every year.

With about a quarter of APA physiothera-

pists living in regional and remote areas, Mr

Dripps said physiotherapy referrals with rebates

will benefit the economy and health care sys-

tem while enabling GPs to spend more time on

clinical care.


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Robots could be entertaining, serving food

and fluid, conversing with and lifting aged care

patients in Australian facilities in the not too dis-

tant future.

Professor Wendy Moyle, of Griffith Health

Institute’s Centre for Health Practice Innovation,

said robots will soon have an important role to

play in assisting nurses to care for Australia’s

rapidly ageing population.

“There isn’t a lot around now at the moment

off-the-shelf - it’s a growing industry,” she said.

“In the next five years, we are going to see

massive growth. I think we are going to see great

advances very soon.”

Professor Moyle, who is researching how

robots can help people with dementia and their

carers, said research shows people with demen-

tia often have very little face to face contact with

care staff.

“There’s a large number of residents and a

small number of staff and they are very busy;

they’ve got numerous tasks to do,” she said.

“It was identified that people have between

two and 28 minutes in a 24-hour period where

they actually have face to face communicative

contact with care staff.

“There are long periods of time where robots

could be used to entertain people, to socialise, to

engage them with other humans as well.

“Robots can be used to connect people, to

play games, to entertain, to do exercise.

“We are not saying you should do away with

humans, not at all, but we’ve found that the use

of robots actually increases human interaction.

“When we are out with the robots and care

staff, the care staff are also interested in the ro-

bots and they often use the robots as a means of

communication with residents.

“We find it increases the more valuable,

meaningful conversations that haven’t gone on

previously.”

Griffith University this week opened the

doors to its Social Robotics and Assistive Tech-

nology Laboratory at its Nathan campus.

An Australian first, the robotics laboratory

will enable health care providers and practi-

tioners to test technologies and to seek expert

advice on new proposals or uses for existing

technologies.

“Often the products are developed and they

don’t work, they don’t work well or they don’t

work in an Australian environment,” Professor

Moyle said.

“I guess what we’re trying to do is to get

the end users in and get them involved in terms

of what they require, what it might look like and

how we can go about either developing new

products or redesigning the products that are

currently available.

“In terms of our research and development,

we are developing new softwares and tech-

nologies and testing them with end users in the

laboratory before they actually go out into the

community.”

Professor Moyle said while robots are rela-

tively new in Australia, robots are already as-

sisting aged care patients in parts of Japan,

Denmark, Sweden and Germany.

“In Germany, there is a robot which is prob-

ably the most sophisticated around,” she said.

“It will deliver fluids to someone…and cal-

culate how much fluid that person is drinking at

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the current best practice, evidence-based inter-

ventions.

“The non-slip socks are used throughout the

DHB as appropriate for patients who are mobilis-

ing and at high risk of falling,” she said.

Ms Hugh said the Invisa-Beams are used in

several areas of the hospital, including the older

person and rehabilitation wards and the Rhoda

Read Hospital.

She said the DHB conducted its own clini-

cal product trials as part of the DHB quality as-

surance process before implementing any falls

prevention intervention.

“The Invisa-Beams were introduced in 2011

and are manufactured for both chair and bed

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Indigenous psychologist Tania Jones is add-

ing an Aboriginal voice to mental health care

provision for Indigenous Australians.

A descendant of the Gunditjmara and

Wathaurong peoples of Victoria, Ms Jones is

based in Warrnambool, where she works with

Indigenous communities and stakeholders as

an Indigenous family violence re-

gional coordinator.

Ms Jones is also chair

of the Australian Indig-

enous Psychologists

Association (AIPA), an

affiliate of the Aus-

tralian Psychologi-

cal Society (APS),

which is committed

to advancing the

social and emotional

wellbeing and mental

health of Indigenous

Australians.

“I’m passionate about

working with my own Aboriginal

people and also about ensuring a viable

choice for people to get good service provi-

sion and to have good outcomes when they do

seek mental health and allied health services,”

she says.

“When people have really good outcomes,

that impacts on their entire life.

“I suppose that’s what got me into this

area was that driving, burning need to have

some input into that.”

Statistics show Aboriginal and Torres Strait

Islander people have the highest rates of psycho-

logical distress in Australia while the suicide rates

are at least two to three times higher for Aboriginal

people than for non-Indigenous Australians.

AIPA is working to improve the mental health

of Indigenous Australians through a raft of meas-

ures.

One measure is to equip

non-Indigenous mental health

practitioners, including

mental health nurses,

psychiatrists, occupa-

tional therapists and

psychologists, with

mental health cultural

competence training.

Ms Jones says

it’s vital nurses and al-

lied health professionals

provide culturally appro-

priate services that focus

on the social and emotional

wellbeing framework for Indigenous

Australians, rather than mainstream con-

cepts of mental health.

Mental health issues for Aboriginal and Torres

Strait Islanders go beyond the individual and are

linked to a person’s connection to land and cul-

ture, alongside physical, emotional, spiritual and

social factors.

Social and emotional wellbeing connections

also need to be considered within broader social,

cultural, political and historical contexts.

“I think that people are all well-intentioned

and they think that by providing the same service

to everybody, they are catering to everybody,”

Ms Jones says.

“Sometimes that’s not the case because you

may not know that an Aboriginal person comes

from a collective as a society, and therefore their

obligations and their responsibilities can be very

different to that of a person in an individualistic

culture.

“If you don’t take into account their broad

connections to family, kinship groups and com-

munity, then you may be missing some of the

story or some of the picture when you are deal-

ing with that client and you may not be giving the

assistance that is going to help them heal.

“If this misconnection is occurring then peo-

ple don’t engage.”

AIPA has provided cultural competence

workshops to the majority of Medicare Locals

nationally and also provides free, online resourc-

es for mental health practitioners including the

Working Together: Aboriginal and Torres Strait

Islander Mental Health and Wellbeing Principles

and Practice book.

The book, now in its second edition, was ed-

ited by leading Indigenous psychologist Profes-

sor Pat Dudgeon, of the University of Western

Australia, who is also chair of the National Abo-

riginal and Torres Strait Islander Leadership in

Mental Health (NATSILMH) group, and her UWA

colleagues Professor Helen Milroy and Associate

Professor Roz Walker.

The book details the social determinants of

social and emotional wellbeing, mental illness

in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people,

harmful substance use and mental health, sui-

cide prevention among Aboriginal Australians,

and mental disorder and cognitive disability in

the criminal justice system.

It also explains cultural competence and

outlines assessment and management, working

with children, families and communities, as well

as healing models and programs.

Significant differences exist in the way that

social and emotional wellbeing, mental health and

mental health disorders are understood in different

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

across Australia.

As a result, Ms Jones also advises mental

health practitioners to seek Aboriginal support.

“If you’re dealing with Aboriginal people you re-

ally should be also talking to somebody who can

give you guidance if something comes up around

community, obligations and responsibility about the

way they perceive mental health issues,” she says.

“Sometimes it is very different to the way

that other people can perceive it, depending on

where they are from in Australia and what their

belief systems and that are.

“It’s very important to have contact with Abo-

riginal people to say - is this something that is

common with people from this part of Australia

or not?

“It’s about being able to have that cultural un-

derstanding of what you’re dealing with and the

presentations can be different because of that.”

AIPA is striving to increase the number of In-

digenous psychologists which currently stands at

just 50, and the group is working towards Indi-

genising psychological curriculum in universities,

while providing mentoring and professional sup-

port for members.

Indigenous psychologists are making a ma-

jor contribution to Indigenous health, Ms Jones

says.

“We are working with a lot of trauma and grief - it can be attached to the closing the gap statistics of lower life expectancy, chronic illness, those sorts of areas, also suicide is three times higher within Aborigi-nal communities.”

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A collaborative survey of 600 professionals

funded by the Australian Governments Depart-

ment of Health and Ageing suggests that doc-

tors, nurses, teachers and police in rural and

remote areas feel vulnerable to violence in the

workplace. Working unsociable hours, often

alone in isolated settings contributed to their feel-

ings of vulnerability. 50% of respondents report-

ed a specific incident in the prior 12 months, but

all respondents felt increased stress and anxiety

resulting from concerns about workplace vio-

lence. Staff training regarding managing violent

and aggressive behaviour was one suggestion

to assist staff to remain in their roles. The report

on the findings of the survey, and of a literature

and document review, is available online at www.

rdaa.com.au/papers.

Sue Lenthall’s research Nursing workforce

in very remote Australia, characteristics and key

issues found that the registered nursing work-

force in very remote Australia is mostly female

(89%) and ageing with 40.2% 50 years or over

compared to 33% nationally. As many as 43%

are in remote indigenous communities. Only 5%

of these RNs have postgraduate qualifications in

remote health practice.

Warning signs of potentially violent situa

tions:

•Reportsfrompriorcaregiversofpreviously

violent behaviour.

•Previousexpressionofadesireorintentto

self-harm.

•Verbalthreatsorgestures,orotherwisereck

less behaviour.

•Ahistoryofviolentbehaviour,particularlyif

the patient doesn’t acknowledge this prior

history.

•Avisualdisplayofagitation,excitementor

suspicious behaviour.

•Whenangerbuilds,facialexpressionsbe-

come tense and angry, and there can be clear

signs of restlessness and anxiety such as pacing,

muscle twitching or dilated pupils.

•Intoxicationsignificantlyincreasestheriskof

violence.

•Thepersonmaybeexperiencingdelusionsor

hallucinations with violent content.

Any health professionals engaging with indi-

viduals or patients with a history of violence or

displaying these types of behaviours should pro-

ceed with extreme care and caution, and engage

the assistance of colleagues if possible.

Strategies for de-escalating potentially violent

situations

1. Do not attempt to de-escalate the situation if

the individual is actually being violent

or if they are carrying a weapon. Fa

miliarise yourself with your health facility’s pol

icies and procedures for responding to situa

tions such as these.

2. Take a deep breath, and keep calm.

3. Ensure you are not wearing any necklaces,

scarves, hanging jewellery or any religious

symbols when confronting a person or pa

tient that may pose a risk to you

or others.

4. Where possible move the individual to a room

in which other patients or members of the

public are not present (remove the audience),

there are at least two exits and plenty of

room to move, and in which other staff are

available to provide assistance if required.

5. Do not turn your back on the patient, and try

to remain at least an arm’s length away from

the patient.

6. Speak to the person in a slow monotonous

tone of voice. This is the opposite of

what a scared person usually does (there is a

tendency to use a high-pitched voice).

The person will have to concentrate to hear

you if you speak softly and slowly and this

can have a calming effect.

7. Do not maintain close eye contact; allow the

patient to break their gaze and look away.

8. Be firm but respectful when giving instruc

tions, settling limits or calling for assistance.

9. Do not respond to questions that contain

abuse. Empathise with feelings, but not with

behaviour that is not acceptable. For exam

pleyoumightsay“Iunderstandyouhave

the right to be angry, but it is not OK for you

to threaten me or the other people here.”

10. There is a high correlation between a per

son’s self-perceived powerlessness and

a tendency to behave violently. Giving the in

dividual concerned a lot of reassurance and

the opportunity to communicate and express

their emotions can significantly reduce the

risk of that individual becoming violent.

Encourage the person to tell their story. The

introduction of a neutral ‘3rd person’ to the

situation that listens to and empathises with

the individual can provide additional support

and further reduce the risk of escalation.

11. Distraction can be a very useful tool to de-

escalate a situation and interrupt an individu

al’s behaviour pattern.

12. Be familiar with your health service policies

and procedures in relation to dealing with

potentially violent situations, including the

use of restraints, and engaging support

staff.

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Bianca Ferreira can’t wait to get moving on

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The 23-year-old, who will graduate from the

University of Sydney this year with her Masters

in Physiotherapy, is now applying for positions

in a bid to kick-start her career as a physiother-

apist in 2015.

“It’s quite daunting because right now there

are so many students that are graduating and

I have to really be open-minded as to where I

go,” she said.

“I am happy to move just as long as I get

that experience and I’m getting that supportive

working environment.”

Bianca is the national student chair of the

Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA)

and she’s also a graduate representative on the

APA’s musculoskeletal physiotherapy commit-

tee.

Bianca was studying a Bachelor of Health

Science and considering a career as an occu-

pational therapist when her dad’s prostate can-

cer diagnosis inadvertently changed the direc-

tion of her career path in health.

“My dad had to go to the physio to do pre-

op exercises,” she said.

“I used to go with him to his physio ses-

sions. The way they approached his situation

and gave him the ability to take control of his

own health through exercise and education, you

could just see the improvement in him and it

helped him to become more positive.

“I thought - wow, I really want to be a part of

that process, and that experience just changed

my mind.”

Bianca said a variety of placements during

her physiotherapy studies, from musculoskel-

etal outpatients to rehabilitation in a geriatrics

ward and cardio placements, enabled her to ex-

perience the wide range of diverse positions the

physiotherapy profession has to offer.

“It’s also amazing how different physios

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dence in different ways,” she said.

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ences and put them into the mix - you can’t be

close-minded.

“The one thing I’ve learnt is you always

have to keep an open mind and also your treat-

ment needs to be based on the patient and

prioritised based on the patient - not because

you have seen that shoulder injury before and

you’ve done this and that on someone else, you

have to do what’s best for that person.”

Bianca now aspires to work in musculoskel-

etal practice and she’s looking forward to be-

ing a part of a team of health professionals, all

working to assist patients or clients.

While she’s preparing to graduate from her

Masters, Bianca says she plans to continue her

education.

“There’s so many additional courses I want

to do just so I can be the best physio that I can

be,” she said.

“I’m pretty interested in the different tech-

niques and I just want to keep adding on to my

skills.”

Bianca can be contacted via email at

[email protected]

By Karen Keast

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