What is NT Health Pathways Presentation for AMSANT

What is NT Health. Pathways? Presentation for AMSANT October 2020 Dr Winnie Chen – GP clinical editor Sheryn Hemley – Health. Pathways manager Health Network Northern Territory Ltd operating as Northern Territory PHN

Northern Territory Health Pathways Overview • Basics: login, home page, search functions • Example #1: COVID-19 clinical and request pages • Example #2: clinical scenario +ve bowel screening result • Example #3: respiratory request pages • Q&A Best to copy&paste links from slides web browser throughout talk Health Network Northern Territory Ltd operating as Northern Territory PHN

1. Access the website: https: //nt. healthpathwayscommunity. org/

2. Use one of the logins, or email for a login: healthpathways@ntphn. org. au Username Logins removed for publication on public website Password

3. Search using table of content or keywords eg. COVID-19

4. Accessing GP resource (eg. free e. TG access): https: //nt. healthpathwayscommunity. org/14615. htm

5. Checking for new pathways (homepage)

Types of pathways • Clinical pathway: • Similar to CARPA • More of a focus towards mainstream primary care, and GP rather than nursing/AHP • Request (referral) pathway: • Online referral directory • Used now instead of NTPHN “Top End Specialist And Referral Directory”

Example #1: COVID-19 pages

COVID-19 (clinical page): https: //nt. healthpathwayscommunity. org/709101. htm

COVID-19 (clinical page): https: //nt. healthpathwayscommunity. org/709101. htm

COVID-19 (clinical page): https: //nt. healthpathwayscommunity. org/709101. htm

COVID-19 (request page): https: //nt. healthpathwayscommunity. org/index. htm? 722376. htm

COVID-19 (request page): https: //nt. healthpathwayscommunity. org/index. htm? 722376. htm

Example #2: Clinical scenario • 51 yo M review FOBT results at GP clinic, asymptomatic. • Positive FOBT result • Quick run-through of relevant Hx and examination? • New to Darwin – where to refer?

Positive FOBT (clinical page): https: //nt. healthpathwayscommunity. org/80968_1. htm

Positive FOBT (clinical page): https: //nt. healthpathwayscommunity. org/80968_1. htm

GI investigations (request page): https: //nt. healthpathwayscommunity. org/317809. htm

Example #3: Respiratory request pages Request pages explained: • “Urgent” – generally needs ED/inpatient care • “Non-urgent” – generally outpatient referral • “Advice” – non-urgent (or unsure)

Urgent resp assessment (request page): https: //nt. healthpathwayscommunity. org/86864. htm

Non-urgent resp assessment (request page): https: //nt. healthpathwayscommunity. org/86873. htm

Resp advice (request page): https: //nt. healthpathwayscommunity. org/86748. htm

Questions? Feedback? • Contact: healthpathways@ntphn. org. au