Chinese delegation impressed by tech at RBWH and STARS
Chinese delegates had the opportunity to tour STARS and RBWH.
Representatives from five major Chinese hospitals visited the Herston Health Campus in July.
The international delegation was arranged in partnership with the Queensland Digital Health Centre based at The University of Queensland. The delegates were in Brisbane to learn more about the implementation of digital health technology and the integrated electronic Medical Record (ieMR).
The group’s tour of the campus included an overview of the Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS) building including the unique Rehabilitation Engineering Centre.
The Centre’s Director, Oliver Mason, discussed the important work of the Centre, designing and manufacturing custom modifications for people with disabilities. The delegates were very impressed with the extensive workshop and how personalised the modifications were for patients.
Nurse Unit Manager of Ward 4B, Cindy James took the group to see STARS’s level 4 agility centre, part of one of the largest rehabilitation facilities in the southern hemisphere. She
also gave a demonstration of a Workstation on Wheels (WoW), answering many questions
about the hospital’s digital system.
The visitors were taken through the Royal’s ETC by Dr Sean Rothwell.
“The delegates were very interested in what ways the ieMR improves patient care, efficiency and safety as well as staff’s user experiences,” said Cindy.
“The visit by the delegates also highlighted how fortunate we are here at STARS to work in a fully digital hospital.”
The tour of RBWH included a presentation by Director of Patient Flow, Gareth Davies, followed by a tour of key wards. The groups were led by Gareth and nurse Aliza Fick.
“Our visitors were very engaged as they got an overview of RBWH as a state-of-the-art referral, teaching and clinical research hub that supports regional and interstate obstetric, neonatology and trauma care as well as specialised medical imaging services,” said Gareth.
The tour group also visited the Emergency and Trauma Centre, where they were met by Director of Emergency Medicine Dr Sean Rothwell and his team, and the Wattlebrae Infectious Diseases Unit, where they were hosted by Dr Andrew Redmond.
They peppered their hosts with questions, showing a keen interest in the workings of
Australia’s largest hospital.