{"id":20973,"date":"2024-05-03T09:56:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T23:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/?p=20973"},"modified":"2024-05-27T09:11:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-26T23:11:52","slug":"edcs-20240503","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/executive-messages\/edcs\/edcs-20240503","title":{"rendered":"Message from the Acting Executive Director, Clinical Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1352px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:10px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:10px;--awb-bg-image:url(&#039;https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/02\/staff-news-banner.jpg&#039;);--awb-bg-blend:screen;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column fusion-column-has-bg-image\" data-bg-url=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/02\/staff-news-banner.jpg\"><div class=\"fusion-content-boxes content-boxes columns row fusion-columns-1 fusion-columns-total-1 fusion-content-boxes-1 content-boxes-icon-with-title content-left exec-title-block\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-hover-accent-color:#407798;--awb-circle-hover-accent-color:#407798;--awb-item-margin-bottom:40px;\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<p>Message from the <strong>Executive<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Director Clinical Services<\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><div id=\"attachment_4835\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4835\" class=\"wp-image-4835 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/02\/glen-kennedy-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Acting Executive Director Clinical Services: A\/Prof Glen Kennedy \" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 200\/300;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4835\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Assoc. Prof. Glen Kennedy, Acting Executive Director, Clinical Services<\/p><\/div>\n<p>April has been a busy month in the HELIX Hub with the commencement of the <strong>Innovation Training Program<\/strong>.\u00a0 In partnership with New Zealand-based Innovation Specialists, CreativeHQ, 16 participants from across Metro North are undertaking a <em>Diploma of Applied Innovation<\/em>, applying innovation methods to real health service opportunities in Gastroenterology, Outpatients, Subacute and Health Equity. Participants who move through the entire program will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to train other Metro North staff in Innovation practice, building capacity within our health service to \u201c<em>Make things better by making things easier<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Designed to foster collaboration, knowledge-sharing and networking among like-minded innovators, the <strong>HELIX Community<\/strong> has launched with the circulation of the first <a href=\"https:\/\/comms.health.qld.gov.au\/ch\/92002\/1jp5pw\/13058\/BVS8z3igJe.h9AYTl4Y6bmDCMfpOPZVe0.aQpZJF.html\">HELIX Community Newsletter<\/a> and advertisement for the first-ever HELIX Grand Rounds.\u00a0 Next week the monthly lunchbox sessions kick off with Jed Duff, Professor of Nursing, Implementation Science, on Wednesday 8<sup>th<\/sup> May.<\/p>\n<p>Reach out to <a href=\"mailto:HELIXHUB@health.qld.gov.au\">HELIXHUB@health.qld.gov.au<\/a> to reserve your spot or get involved in the HELIX Community.<\/p>\n<p>In the coming weeks, I will share details of the upcoming <strong>Metro North Innovation Showcase<\/strong>, aimed at celebrating and acknowledging the achievements of partnership projects in 2023 and 2024 and introducing the Metro North Innovation Strategy.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p><strong>Glen.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:50px;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April has been a busy month in the HELIX Hub with the commencement of the Innovation Training Program.  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