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COPD Pathway and Discharge bundle

COPD Pathway and Discharge bundle. Let’s improve COPD patient care and self management. Let’s decrease COPD re-admission rates. Whangarei Hospital COPD Pathway and Discharge Bundle Starts April !! Details coming over the next few weeks. 6 COMPONENTS. TO THE.

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COPD Pathway and Discharge bundle

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  1. COPD Pathway and Discharge bundle

  2. Let’s improve COPD patient care and self management Let’s decrease COPD re-admission rates Whangarei Hospital COPD Pathway and Discharge Bundle Starts April !! Details coming over the next few weeks

  3. 6 COMPONENTS TO THE WHANGAREI HOSPITAL COPD PATHWAY AND DISCHARGE BUNDLE

  4. 1. Standardize hospital management of COPD within ED and on wards

  5. 2. Establish a bundle of care that is reliably delivered to COPD patients

  6. 3. Patients are given a Blue Card with clear steps of what to do when unwell

  7. 4. Patient is discharged with a prescription for antibiotics +/- prednisone to be filled and have available at home for an exacerbation

  8. 5. One-off Community Pharmacy visit (fully funded)

  9. 6. St John Ambulance to use a Risk Stratification Pathway that encourages patient to self manage exacerbations in conjunction with GP

  10. Blue information folder

  11. How can Primary Care assist in this project? • Consider using Blue card initiative coupled with action plan medication prescription, so patient always has acute medications at home • Encourage COPD patients and close family to have Flu Vaccination • Facilitate COPD patients into huffers and puffers low intensity exercise class. (Need GP sign off to attend on form ) • Future directions – spirometry competency for training available to practice nurses and ongoing linking with St John ambulance

  12. Let’s improve COPD patient care and self management Let’s decrease COPD re-admission rates Whangarei Hospital COPD Pathway and Discharge Bundle Starts April !! Details coming over the next few weeks

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