Getting involved

If you'd like to know more about what's involved with the APCC Diabetes Prevention and Management wave, or how we'll be working with Medicare Locals, read on...

APCC Diabetes Prevention and Management Wave

Improve care for your patients with, or at risk of, diabetes.

Delivered by the Improvement Foundation (IF), this Australian Primary Care Collaboratives (APCC) Program wave provides general practices and other health services an opportunity to achieve improved patient care for those living with, or at risk of, diabetes.

Engagement in this wave commences in November 2012 and consists of three national (face-to-face) learning workshops and four virtual learning workshops. The learning workshops provide an opportunity to learn from leading experts and network with peers. Between workshops are ‘activity periods’ whereby participants take what they’ve learned and adapt and test improvements locally.

Participating practices and health services will receive hands-on support and resources through their Medicare Local and IF.

This wave of the APCC Program focuses on two topic areas:

  • Diabetes prevention
  • Diabetes management

Click here to find out more about the benefits of participation, workshop dates, incentive payments, and to register your interest.

Medicare Locals can click here to find out more about the benefits of supporting their practices and health services to participate in this wave.

 

Medicare Locals National Wave

What is the Medicare Local National Wave?

This innovative wave provides a great opportunity for your Medicare Local to take part in a  program that will include:

  • Comprehensive quality improvement training
  • Working with staff from other Medicare Locals
  • Developing a quality improvement plan for your Medicare Local, and
  • Engaging with local practices and health services

The wave will include working to embed continuous quality improvement methodology as core business of the Medicare Local involving targeted action relating to chronic disease prevention and service improvement within the primary and allied health care sectors. The Improvement Foundation (IF) will support and work with your team in identifying, developing and implementing a ‘real world’ priority and a quality improvement plan relevant to your Medicare Local environment.

Workshop dates:

Three lead Medicare Local staff members will participate in three face-to-face workshops over five months, with supported activity periods in between. Learning workshops (LW) will be held in Melbourne on the following dates:

  • LW1 - Thursday (afternoon) 29th November and Friday (morning) 30th November 2012
  • LW2 – Thursday (afternoon) 21st February and Friday (morning) 22nd February 2013
  • LW3 – Thursday (afternoon) 2nd May 2013 and Friday (morning) 3rd May 2013

IF will also deliver four virtual training webinars so you can involve more of your Medicare Local team in CQI.

Registraion for this wave opens on Monday 22nd October 2012.

Click here to find out more about this wave, quality improvement plans, benefits of participation, and to register your interest.

Last Updated 25 October 2012