NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation

Receive up to $50k for your innovative project that reduces the health system's environmental footprint and improves patient care. ♻️ Apply for the NSW Health Sustainable Futures Innovation Fund by 4 April 2025: https://bit.ly/3D3DcvW 💡 And if you need some inspiration first, head to the Innovation Exchange to explore some successful projects from previous years: https://bit.ly/41xmhLL #Sustainability #ClimateActionWeekSydney | Madelaine Cherrington (she/her)

Learn about the latest developments in trauma care at the Mid North Coast Trauma Evening on 1 April 2025. You'll hear direct from expert clinicians on the frontline, including NSW Ambulance. This education event is hosted by our Institute of Trauma and Injury Management with Port Macquarie Base Hospital, Coffs Harbour Health Campus and John Hunter Hospital Trauma Services. 💻 Register to attend online or in-person at Charles Sturt University in Port Macquarie: https://bit.ly/3QAWWtQ #TraumaCare | Mid North Coast Local Health District Hunter New England Local Health District Dr Valerie Malka MD FRACS MIPH MA Arren Ocampo Emma Curtin Loren McDonald Jonathan Newman Hardeep Shellie Burgess Acland Hart Ben Hollis

Providing affirming, best practice mental healthcare helps to improve outcomes for LGBTIQ+ young people and their families. The new Rainbow Resource for Mental Healthcare is an online toolkit that supports clinicians to: 🌈 understand LGBTIQ+ communities, identity and experience 🌈 support LGBTIQ+ young people, parents and carers 🌈 foster an inclusive and effective therapeutic environment. Explore the toolkit at: https://lnkd.in/dfa39cau The Rainbow Resource was developed by our Mental Health Network together with child and adolescent mental health service (CAHMS) clinicians, LGBTIQ+ young people with lived experience and community advocates. #MentalHealth | Lisa Thorpy AJ Jensen Christina Lowry Danielle Oppermann Nicole Favaloro Ellen Rawstron Karen Perini regina osten

Are you using patient-reported measures (PRMs) to drive change and improve healthcare outcomes and experiences? The upcoming Patient Reported Measures Symposium is a great opportunity to share your initiative or research with the NSW health system. 💡 Submit your abstract by 20 April 2025: https://bit.ly/4cZFDfW The annual symposium brings together clinicians, consumers, researchers, academics and PRMs experts to explore advances in PRMs and best practice. #PatientReportedMeasures | Matilda Armstrong Aaron Hall Melissa Tinsley Katelyn Crean-La Rance Maaike Allard Carolyn Ripper Gill Hartas Kate Scalia Amanda Fung Wisam Merhebi Diane van ’t Hoff

NSW Health colleagues gathered yesterday to celebrate the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras with afternoon tea including a baking competition, and the launch of a groundbreaking new resource to supporting LGBTIQ+ young people. 🌈 Secretary Susan Pearce AM officially launched the Rainbow Resource, which is a toolkit for mental health clinicians to provide affirming, best-practice care for LGBTIQ+ young people and their families. It was developed by our Mental Health Network and co-designed with young people with lived experience, mental health clinicians and LGBTIQ+ community advocates, many of whom joined us to celebrate. 🏳️🌈 Explore the Rainbow Resource at https://lnkd.in/dfa39cau #MardiGras #MentalHealth | Lisa Thorpy AJ Jensen Christina Lowry Danielle Oppermann Nicole Favaloro regina osten Karen Perini Ellen Rawstron Melissa Freeman Mark Williams

Discover how rural innovation is enhancing healthcare at the Rural Innovations Changing Healthcare forum, on 2 April 2025. Keynote speaker Luke Sloane, Deputy Secretary of Rural and Regional Health, will explore how the recommendations made by the Rural Health Inquiry are being implemented by NSW Health, and what's on the horizon for rural and regional health in NSW. The forum is a fantastic opportunity to connect with colleagues across rural, regional and remote NSW, and learn about health innovations to implement in your local area. Register now for this free, online event 👉 https://bit.ly/42sx8VY #RuralHealth #RegionalHealth #RICH2025 | Shellie Burgess Arren Ocampo Jenni Johnson Viki Brummell Brad Rossiter OAM David Follent Sue Rogers Brendon Cutmore Rowena Knight (Golledge) George Lam Maya D. Jessica Keady Braedon Onions Siobhan Connolly Kelly Barnes Carolyn Mee Dr Desmond Graham Thembelihle M. Anushka Bharaswadkar Catherine Sanford Alyssa Walter Suzzanna Fettell

Look out for our NSW Health colleagues in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade this Saturday, 1 March. "Marching in the parade demonstrates NSW Health's commitment to both creating a workplace where staff feel valued and respected, and to providing inclusive healthcare for LGBTIQ+ communities," says Lisa Thorpy, co-chair of our Rainbow ACI Working Group. The group strives to make the ACI a more inclusive workplace and supports our contributions towards an LGBTIQ+ inclusive health system. Find out more about NSW Health's Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Guide at https://bit.ly/4k1bbWr and happy Mardi Gras! 🌈 #SydneyMardiGras | Karen Perini Christina Lowry Rebecca Donovan Rachael Havrlant Catherine Knight Monica Tamas AJ Jensen

Join the conversation at our next Patient Reported Measures (PRMs) Community of Interest meeting on 19 March 2025 to explore: ✔️ Embedding PRMs into menopause care with the ACI's Danella Hackett and Gill Neil from the Royal Hospital for Women ✔️ How patient voices are being captured to tell cancer experience stories with Alexis Gazzard from Cancer Institute NSW. If you've implemented PRMs or want to, don't miss this opportunity to network and learn. Register here 👉 https://bit.ly/3Vsc14p #PatientReportedMeasures #Cancer #Menopause | Gill Hartas Matilda Armstrong Aaron Hall Melissa Tinsley Katelyn Crean Maaike Allard Carolyn Ripper Kate Scalia Diane van ’t Hoff Amanda Fung Wisam Merhebi South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD)

We support the health system by generating evidence that's fundamental to healthcare innovation. This evidence base includes clinician and consumer insights, data and analytics, and research and evaluation. Over the past year, this included: 📊 Making complex data more accessible to inform decisions and improve care, through automated, real-time visualisations. 🚑 Evaluating the experience of patients and staff using the NSW Health Urgent Care Services Program, which aims to reduce pressure on emergency departments. 💲 Expanding our research project partnerships, with 40 current projects worth more than $92M in grant funding across a range of clinical areas. Learn more about how evidence is informing changes to clinical care in A Focus on ACI: https://bit.ly/41c7XYM #Evidence #Data | Andrew Milat Tara Dimopoulos-Bick Marie Mitchell Hassan Assareh Laura Holliday Henry Ko Rosemarie Sadsad Florent G. Hankiz Dolan Leanne Ruggero Tom Chen Andrew Gill Thu Vuong Jessie Lam

Do you have a healthcare or medical solution that you're ready to take from concept to market? The 2025 NSW Health Commercialisation Training Program from our colleagues at NSW Medical Research with Cicada Innovations can fast-track your health tech career. People with established and validated innovations such as medical devices, software, pharmaceuticals, therapeutics or diagnostics can apply for four free courses here: https://bit.ly/42Jp5X5 At the 3-day workshops you'll: 💡 explore your sector and chosen market 💡 create connections with industry mentors and peers 💡 strategise about accelerating growth. #HealthTech #MedTech | Jean-Frederic Levesque Kim Sutherland