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Using technology to support better workforce deployment to improve care for long term conditions- Managing Long Term Conditions 2010
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Using technology to support better workforce deployment to improve
care for long term conditions
Dr Guy Dewsbury
Professor Alison While
The Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery
King's College London
Managing Long Term Conditions – Assistive Technology theme 16th April 2010, Harrogate
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The main themes of this presentation are:
1. The role of technology in supporting long term
conditions (LTC)
2. ICT practice and role changes
3. The impact upon nursing practice
4. The advantages and disadvantages of
technology deployment within LTC
Managing Long Term Conditions – Assistive Technology theme 16th April 2010, Harrogate
1. The role of technology in supporting long term conditions
• Evidence suggests that technology can
support people and their carers with LTC
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Managing Long Term Conditions – Assistive Technology theme 16th April 2010, Harrogate
Technology and LTC
Technology
Cancer
Heart and Cardiac
Respiratory Conditions
Mental Health Neurological Conditions
Diabetes
Musculoskeletal Conditions
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Managing Long Term Conditions – Assistive Technology theme 16th April 2010, Harrogate
These include:
• COPD
• CHF
• Diabetes
• Parkinson’s Disease
• MS
• MND
• Dementia
• Other chronic
conditions etc.
Technological support for LTC
Remote monitoring of conditions
Teleconsultations
Remote medication
management
Remote carer support
Shared patient information
Signposting
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Managing Long Term Conditions – Assistive Technology theme 16th April 2010, Harrogate
Patients with LTC will have
a range of technological
support for them from
health and social care.
• New technologies can
• enable collaborative working
• provide better data collection
• provide secure data systems
• enable electronic ordering
• increase auditing capabilities
ICT implementation
2. ICT practice and role changes • ICT will enable health professionals to
develop new ways of working both remotely
and virtually.
• ICT facilitates improved monitoring of
patient status to which health care
providers can respond.
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The development of health technology
Direct face to face contact
Telephone communication
Remote Internet communications
Remote activity monitoring
mHealth portable wireless communications
ICT
usage
Time Managing Long Term Conditions – Assistive Technology theme 16th April 2010, Harrogate
3. The impact upon nursing practice • The nurse plays a pivotal role in LTC
management
• Improved patient monitoring enables timely
healthcare interventions to support self-care
capabilities
• Fits with Darzi Report (DoH 2008) ambitions of
high quality care for all
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Managing Long Term Conditions – Assistive Technology theme 16th April 2010, Harrogate
Key areas where change will occur
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Nurses will have a
wider repertoire of
communication
with patients.
Managing Long Term Conditions – Assistive Technology theme 16th April 2010, Harrogate
Contributions to areas of nursing practice
Managing Long Term Conditions – Assistive Technology theme 16th April 2010, Harrogate
Differential use of Technology by different nurses
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Managing Long Term Conditions – Assistive Technology theme 16th April 2010, Harrogate
5. The advantages and diadvantages of technology deployment within LTC
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Managing Long Term Conditions – Assistive Technology theme 16th April 2010, Harrogate
Advantages
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Managing Long Term Conditions – Assistive Technology theme 16th April 2010, Harrogate
• One nurse can interact with many patients
remotely.
• One nurse can manage a larger caseload
through remote monitoring.
• Less chance of cross-infection through
virtual interaction.
Other advantages
• Less travel time.
• Doctors and nurses can hold joint remote
consultations with the patient and their
family.
• Fewer costly face-to-face healthcare
interventions with enhanced patient self-
care.
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Managing Long Term Conditions – Assistive Technology theme 16th April 2010, Harrogate
Further advantages
• Virtual titration of current medication and
virtual prescription changes will save time
and money.
• Efficient signposting to other services to
maximize health resources.
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Managing Long Term Conditions – Assistive Technology theme 16th April 2010, Harrogate
Disadvantages
• Reduced personal contact between professionals
and patients.
• Formulaic approach may constrain practice and
override professional judgment.
• Significant investment will needed to ensure all
practitioners are “masters” of ICT.
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Managing Long Term Conditions – Assistive Technology theme 16th April 2010, Harrogate
Other disadvantages
• Patient expectations might be
unattainable/unmet.
• Challenge of controlling virtual information.
• Compatibility of issues across different ICT
systems.
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Managing Long Term Conditions – Assistive Technology theme 16th April 2010, Harrogate
Unanswered Questions
• Acceptability of different ICT for different
people.
• Most evidence relates to chronic disease
management to the neglect of health
promotion.
• ICT use by informal carers and unqualified
care workers not researched
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Managing Long Term Conditions – Assistive Technology theme 16th April 2010, Harrogate
Conclusion • Health services can stand to benefit considerably
through the use of technology but there are
limitations and appropriate use.
• Technology cannot substitute for face to face
contact in all cases.
• Successful implementation will require staff
acceptance of new ways of working and good
training ICT.
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Thank You
Guy Dewsbury
Alison While
http://mykcl.com/schools/nursing/
Managing Long Term Conditions – Assistive Technology theme 16th April 2010, Harrogate