Kate is a registered clinical and health psychologist with over 10 years’ experience working within the healthcare sector. Kate obtained her MSc in Health Psychology from the University of Auckland and completed her doctoral qualification in Clinical Psychology at the University of Surrey. Prior to her work with Atlantis Healthcare, Kate worked in NZ and the UK as a clinical psychologist specialising in neuropsychology assessment and intervention. Kate is particularly interested in the application of psychological strategies to help patients to positively manage challenging health issues including medicines adherence, pain, fatigue and stress.
| The Virtual Office
Pre-conference Workshop Repeated |
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| Thursday, 14 August 2014 | Start 2:00pm | Duration: 120mins | Massetti |
| Start 4:30pm | Duration: 120mins | Massetti | |
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As part of the ‘IT Innovations in General Practice’ Workshop, Kate
and Tony will take participants through a real patient’s journey
through our health system. This journey highlights the myriad of
challenges facing patients and health care professionals in trying to
achieve optimal clinical outcomes.
GPs are a critical part of this journey, as the healthcare professionals who have the most regular contact with patients. GPs are also the initiators of relationships with other professionals, such as pharmacists, public and private specialists, and allied health providers. Efficient interaction between all healthcare professionals helps provide seamless and improved care for any one patient. A solution that supports this collaboration and sharing of information is vital to the delivery of better healthcare, medicines adherence and patient outcomes. Drawing on their combined expertise and in-depth knowledge of patient behaviours and health IT, Kate and Mark will re-create the patient journey to demonstrate the potential for better healthcare outcomes through increased collaboration, shared responsibility and the secure, and efficient sharing of information.
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| Adherence
to Asthma Preventer Medication AstraZeneca SYMPOSIUM |
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| Friday, 15 August 2014 | Start 7:30pm | Duration: 90mins | |
| The biggest challenge to the clinical team is to develop a communication and support strategy which identifies and works with the health beliefs of the patient. This requires the development of a trusting and collaborative patient-clinician relationship which can then identify adherence issues and assist in the development of realistic goals. Patients have variable attitudes to using inhalers, and tailoring treatment and education regarding asthma management to the individual is critical for achieving good health outcomes. Particular challenges include time constraints, poor continuity of care and the current funding model which discourages follow-up. | |||