Improving delivery of health care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.

Lucy O AttwoodSarah RodriguesJosephine WinsorShirley WarrenLyn BivianoHasantha Gunasekera

Published in: Journal of paediatrics and child health (2014)

We have identified several opportunities to improve culturally appropriate health-care delivery for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children admitted to hospital, including improved recognition of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander status of patients, improved access to Aboriginal health professionals and increased performance and documentation of basic anthropometry, ear examination and immunisation catch-up.

Keyphrases

healthcare
young adults
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
emergency department
electronic health record
patient reported outcomes
acute care
social media
health information
advance care planning