Speakers:
Austin Health, Melbourne Australia
- Tanis Cameron MA CCC-SLP – Manager Tracheostomy Review and Management Service (TRAMS), Senior Speech Pathologist, GTC Vice President
- A/Prof Mark Howard MBBS, FRACP, GDEB, PhD - Director Victorian Respiratory Support Service (VRSS), Institute for Breathing and Sleep
- Kristy McMurray BNurs/GCert Acute Care - Clinical Nurse Consultant TRAMS
- Gavin Fahey BNurs/GCert Crit Care - Clinical Nurse Consultant VRSS and TRAMS
- Caroline Chao BPhysio/MPhysio (Cardiorespiratory) – Senior Physiotherapist VRSS and TRAMS
Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne Australia
- A/Prof Haytham Kubba MBBS Mphil MD FRCS (ORL-HNS) - Consultant Paediatric Otolaryngologist
- Sue-Ellan Jones BEd/BMCHN/Cert PICU/CertMid– Clinical Nurse Consultant Respiratory
Austin Health, Melbourne Australia
Austin Health is one of the largest providers of tertiary health services, health professional education and research in Victoria. Austin Health is world renowned for its research and specialist work in tracheostomy management, chronic ventilation, spinal cord injuries, cancer, liver transplant, neurology, mental health and rehabilitation.
The Tracheostomy Review and Management Service (TRAMS) and the Victorian Respiratory Support Service (VRSS) co-ordinate tracheostomy care for spontaneous breathing and ventilated adult patients across 3 campuses and into the community. TRAMS and VRSS are highly specialised multidisciplinary teams committed to improving the lives of tracheostomy care through patient engagement, interdisciplinary education and standardised care.
Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne Australia
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 140 years. They are the major specialist pediatric hospital in Victoria with care extending to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With passionate, highly skilled and committed staff, they provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion & prevention programs for children and young people. Specialist care for children who require a tracheostomy tube is managed by the Kids and Tracheostomy Service (KATS), Respiratory Clinical Nurse Consultants, Respiratory Medicine and ENT teams.
Learning objectives/areas covered for the Webinar
- Adult and pediatric community tracheostomy service models at Austin Health and Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne Australia
- Tracheostomy education and training program - Providing patients and carers with skills and knowledge to live safely with a tracheostomy in the community
- Tracheostomy tube changes for long term tracheostomy patients – Where, Who and How?
- Patient and carer participation – Meeting the needs of the individual through patient centered tracheostomy care plans
- Finding the right fit – Tube selection, secretion management and communication options