What DAP+ offers
Medibus
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What is it?
A fully equipped mobile health clinic which brings specialist multidisciplinary teams to towns with limited access to healthcare, including an endocrinologist, diabetes educator, dietitian and podiatrist.
What are the features of the Medibus?
A large two-section consultation room
Podiatry chair
Consultation desk with computers
Starlink internet
Point-of-care Affinion HbA1c analyser
Non-mydriatic retinal camera
Medication fridge
Automatic defibrillator
Blood pressure monitor, scales, stadiometer
Solar panels and lithium batteries for 24 hours of independent operation
How can I find out more?
Medibus Travel Schedule: Click here
Case Conferencing
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What is it?
DAP+ combines the specialist skills of diabetes educators and endocrinologists who travel to a patient’s own GP practice or Aboriginal Medical Service to work with the patient’s own GP and practice nurse, with the primary objective of improving knowledge, confidence and skills.
How many patients per day are assessed in the clinics?
DAP+ diabetes specialist teams visit for full-day case conferencing clinics aiming to see 10 patients each day.
What support is offered?
The DAP+ team provides support and guidance with administrative and recruitment activities, and ongoing support to embed quality improvement activity following the clinic.
What happens during case conferencing?
The diabetes specialist team consults patients with their usual GP and practice nurse and together they create an individualised diabetes care plan for the patient.
Are patients reviewed?
Yes, the same patients will be reviewed 6-months after their initial case conferencing consultation at their GP practice or Aboriginal Medical Service by the DAP+ team.
How are GPs and practice nurses remunerated?
GPs are renumerated via MBS to organise and coordinate a case conference with multiple item numbers to cover time to support the patient and provide a management plan working closely with the specialist team.
How can GP practices or Aboriginal Medical Services sign-up for case conferencing clinics?
Submit expression of interest form: Click here
Where can I find out more?
Flyer: Click here
Virtual Conferencing
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What is it?
Patients with diabetes can be seen in a video consultation at their GP practice or Aboriginal Medical Service with their GP and diabetes specialists.
Why is it needed?
Culturally safe alternative that enables support from families or carers, eliminating access and transport difficulties for patients.
What times are virtual conferencing offered?
Operates on Tuesdays & Wednesdays from 9am – 4pm.
How can GP practices or Aboriginal Medical Services sign-up for case conferencing clinics?
Submit expression of interest form: Click here
Where can I find out more?
Community HealthPathways: Click here
Flyer: Click here
Practice Feedback
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What is it?
GP practices and Aboriginal Medical Services receive performance aggregate feedback reports based on data from the Primary Health Network at their initial and 6-month visit from the DAP+ team.
What is included in the report?
The report includes a summary of the practice profile, prevalence of modifiable lifestyle factors, proportion of patients reaching the treatment goals and treatments being used.
Healthy Lifestyle Tools
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What is it?
Online tools for clinicians to provide to their patients with diabetes to support healthy lifestyle behaviours including being active, healthy eating and mental wellbeing.
What are the tools?
Ecofit: A free smartphone app that guides users to complete physical exercises at home or in local parks
No Money No Time®: Provides free recipes, tools, advice and credible nutrition information that makes healthy eating easier
Healthy Eating Quiz™: A 10-min quiz to assess eating habits
DAWN: Free online diabetes specific mental health program
How can I find out more?
Info webpage: Click here
Flyer: Click here
Education Masterclasses
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What is it?
Regular education sessions are held throughout the Hunter New England region for healthcare professionals.
What are the benefits?
Gives healthcare professionals an opportunity to extend their knowledge on diabetes screening, diagnosis and advanced diabetes management.
How can healthcare professionals sign-up for education masterclasses?
Schedule for sessions: Click here
Community of Practice
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What is it?
Group online education sessions offered to healthcare professionals delivered quarterly. Each session is 1.5 hours in duration and hosted on Microsoft Teams.
What are the topics?
Two groups are offered focusing on lower limb complications and nutrition related to diabetes management.
How can I find out more?
Lower limb complications session dates: Click here
Nutrition session dates: Click here
Advice line for Clinicians
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What is it?
URGENT Endocrine and diabetes phone advice to clinicians working within primary care and tertiary sector caring for patients residing within the Hunter New England region.
When is the advice line available and who provides the advice?
During normal business hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, clinicians can call the advice line number and speak with an endocrinologist advanced trainee (AT) to obtain URGENT clinical advice in relation to diabetic treatment and associated care on the same day. Any calls received after 4:30 pm are directed to the on-call John Hunter Hospital endocrinologist.
Can I request non-urgent written advice when calling?
Yes, written advice is provided within 7 working days, using SeNT eReferrals or by faxing a standard referral requesting advice.
How can I find out more as a clinician?
HealthPathways info: Click here