scholarly journals Book Review: Fundamentals of Person-Centred Healthcare Practice

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Erna Snelgrove-Clarke ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Approaches To Learning ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Learning And Development ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Healthcare Practice ◽  
The Right ◽  
Practice Framework

When the right team comes together, the results are magical! This is exactly what happened when the authors of Fundamentals of Person-Centred Healthcare Practice united to write this book. Each contributing author interposes theoretical and practice expertise, all adding to the value and wisdom this work has to offer. The book sets out to guide us towards a shared understanding and a common language for person-centredness. The lens of the Person-centred Practice Framework offers an insight into its application in a number of areas of health and social care practice, while reminding us that all persons are ever changing. We are invited to remain open to change and to challenge ourselves and our beliefs as we embark on a journey into person-centred healthcare practice. As that journey begins, we are directed to explore various concepts, from what it means to be a person to the values of person-centredness, knowing self and flourishing as humans. Being person-centred requires a commitment to communicating clearly, navigating systems, appreciating contexts and engaging while being sympathetically present. The delineation of concepts in this book prepares us to explore chapters covering person-centredness in settings such as rehabilitation, long-term care, mental health and maternity services. The book is a call to action guided by approaches to learning and development that include active and reflective learning and critical thinking, alongside the strategies needed to create person-centred learning cultures.

Multimorbidity, Consumer-Directed Care, and Drug-Related Harm

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 125-126
Author(s):  
Chris Alderman
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Societal Challenges ◽  
Psychiatric Conditions ◽  
New Treatments ◽  
Related Harm

People from developed countries around the world now routinely live into their 80s and beyond, and this is associated with a range of medical and societal challenges that must be addressed. It is relatively rare to encounter older people who are not affected by one or more chronic diseases, including conditions such as osteoarthritis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hypertension, and depression. The concurrence of a number of medical and/or psychiatric conditions in the same patient has come to be referred to as multimorbidity, and it is a particularly familiar phenomenon observed by health care providers in settings such as the Emergency Department (ED), primary care practice, and long-term care facilities. Given that life expectancy continues to increase, and that there is considerable further investment in research for the development of new treatments, which will achieve adoption and be promoted to consumers, it is clear that multimorbidity is likely to be a driver for problems arising from medications that are vigorously promoted to consumers.

scholarly journals Integrating a multi-disciplinary mobility program into a Long-Term Care Practice: A quality initiative to improve value

2021 ◽  
Vol 2022 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanadi Khamis Mubarak Al Hamad ◽  
Irfan Muneeb ◽  
Noora Rashid Essa Al Mudehki ◽  
Ayman Ibrahim Raafat Mahmoud ◽  
Mansoorali Kappachali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Term Care

scholarly journals Organization of Medical-Social Services for the Elderly Internally Displaced persons from the ATO Zones at the Level of Primary Medico-Sanitary Care

2021 ◽  
pp. 47-55
Author(s):  
Vera Chaykovska ◽  
Tatiyana Vialykh ◽  
Nataliya Velichko ◽  
Vadim Tolstikh ◽  
Svitlana Moskaliuk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Care ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Psychological Characteristics ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Family Doctors ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
Health And Social Care

This paper is concerned with the organizationofmedical-socialservicesfortheelderly internally displaced personsfrom theATO zonesat the level of primary medico-sanitary aid.Sociologicalinvestigationsusingpersonal questionnairesandexperts’evaluationshave shown thatsocial-psychological characteristics oftheelderlyinternallydisplacedpersons(IDPs),Theirsocialadaptation, inadequatefinancingandlowlevelofmedico-socialcare,as well as their preferences make it necessary organize healthmonitoringsystem, treatment, rehabilitation and long-term care by family doctors, information centres, day-time stayand rehabilitation centres.WehavedevelopedthemodeloforganizingambulatoryservicesfortheelderlyIDPsat the level of primarymedico-socialcare(PMSC)that would include structural modernization and optimization of its optimal provision. Inouropinion, thismodelismostaccessibleandeconomicallygrounded. It allowsprovide interaction and co-operation of the professionals of health and social care institutions, optimization of standards and principles of medical care. Implementationofthismodelasmostaccessibleandeconomicallygroundedwould allowinteractionandcooperationoftheprofessionalsofhealthcareorganizationsandsocialprotectionsettings.Introductionofthismodel,asmostaccessibleandeconomicallygrounded,would allowensureinteractionandcooperationoftheprofessionalsofhealthcareand social protection institutions, optimizeobservation of the medical care standards and principles. Wehavedevelopedmethodologicalapproachesfortrainingthephysiciansandhealthcare-giversreceivingkeyknowledgeanddeveloping self-carehabitsfortheelderlyIDPsattheir homesconsideringtheirmedico-socialandpsychologicalneeds.

The Politics of Entitlement and Personalisation: Perspectives on a Proposed National Disability Long-term Care and Support Scheme in Australia

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 331-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Foster ◽  
Paul Henman ◽  
Jennifer Fleming ◽  
Cheryl Tilse ◽  
Rosamund Harrington
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Individual Case ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Case Examples ◽  
The Past ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Care And Support ◽  
Health And Social Care

Internationally, over the past two decades the theme of personalisation has driven significant reforms within health and social care services. In the Australian context, the principles of ‘entitlement based on need’ and ‘personalisation’ frame the proposed National Disability Long-Term Care and Support Scheme (LTCSS). In this article, we critically examine the interpretations and ambiguities of need and personalisation. We consider the administrative complexities of applying these principles in practice and the uncertainties about the roles of state and the market, and use individual case examples to illustrate areas of potential tension. Whether principles translate to deliver personalised services and avoid harmful trade-offs between access, equity and choice is the true test of social policy.

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