96989 - Chronic Disease Management and the after-hours doctor

This session tackles the management of basic chronic diseases common in the Australian population.

Relevance to General Practice

NHDS provides after hours services nationally across Australia covering a population base of 1.2 million. Calls to the after hours service for patients over the age of 65 represent 20% of all calls and calls to aged care facilities are 11.5%. AIHW have described chronic disease as Australia's biggest challenge with one third of the population having a chronic disease. 8% of patients over the age of 65 have 4 or more chronic conditions. As such the clinical workforce of NHDS attends to a large number of patients with chronic diseases. As an after hours provider these clinicians are not responsible for the longitudinal care of these patients but do respond to patients with an exacerbation of their chronic disease.

Learning outcomes

Describe the role of the after-hours doctor/service in treatment of people with chronic diseases

Identify management approaches to common problems with respect to chronic diseases that arise in the after hours period

List strategies to help patients support themselves in managing their chronic medical condition

Implement a checklist to avoid common pitfalls and improve patient safety related to presentations primarily associated with a chronic medical condition

96989 - Chronic Disease Management and the after-hours doctor

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