Resources
The aim is to provide a central resource area for articles of interest which are related to the PARTNERS project.
New: Summary Evaluation Report - PARTNERS Evaluation Summary18.06.10.pdf click to download
Web Sites of Interest
Articles of Interest
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PARTNERS Summary Report- uploaded 25th September 2009. Adobe Acrobat Reader will be required to view this document. To down load this report click here PARTNERS SUMMARY REPORT.pdf.
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Dr Kathryn Hannah et al. Standardizing Nursing Information in Canada for Inclusion in Electronic Health Records. Journal of American Informatics Association 2009 16: 524-530. An abstract of this paper can be viewed by following this link.
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Listen the latest Vodcast about PARTNERS - published on YouTube 26th November 2009
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AISHE Conference Poster August 2010 follow this link to view poster
Conference Update - PARTNERS Information Flyer
Download this PARTNERS information flyer - this was specially created for the National Council Nursing and Midwifery Conference 2009.
If you would like to learn more about the project download the flyer and complete and return the form to the Project Lead - Pamela Henry.
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Work Undertaken by Members of the PARTNERS Team
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Julianne Ballard BSN, RN, PHN
A brief synopsis of recent work
My focus as clinical nurse manager for the Public Health Nursing service in Dublin, Ireland has been to institute a change process related to screening of Older Adults in our area. Seventy-seven nurses were trained to use an assessment tool measuring frailty markers (falls/nutrition/dependency and cognition risks) in Older Adults. This assessment was provided to all clients seen by the nurse, regardless of referral route or nature of symptoms. The concept of equity served as the initial framework for developing this new process (Hanafin et al. 2004). The data derived from the collective assessments is currently being analysed to identify population health trends that may inform community service planning.
In addition, our work has highlighted the importance of continuity in care. The assessments allowed for opportunistic case finding of conditions requiring referral to specialty services, revealing many gaps in our service. Where equity and continuity of care had previously been viewed as diametrically opposed concepts, we concluded that these terms are never mutually exclusive.
Ballard, J. BSN, RN, PHN
Hanafin S., Houston A.M. & Cowley S. (2002) Vertical equity in service provision: a model for the Irish public health nursing service. Journal of Advanced Nursing 39(1), 68-79.
If you would like any further information please email the PARTNERS Group at partnersct@me.com and we will forward your request to Julianne.