| The Joanna Briggs Institute |
| c/- Royal Adelaide Hospital |
| North Terrace |
| Adelaide SA 5000 |
| Australia |
| Scope of Activity: |
| As a collaborating centre of the Joanna Briggs Institute, NEBACU supports the Institute’s primary aim, which is to promote the synthesis, dissemination and uptake of evidence in aged care and to create standards in practice across the sector nationally that are built upon the best available evidence. In addition to this activity, NEBACU will also engage in complementary research that investigates how evidence can be implemented successfully in the aged care setting and identifying gaps between current practice and standards of practice. |
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| Management Committee |
| The NEBACU Management Committee advises on NEBACU’s research and development activities, the composition and focus of the unit and issues relevant to the aged care sector. Members of the Committee are: |
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| Dr June Heinrich |
| CEO, Baptist Community Services |
| New South Wales |
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| Dr Robert Prowse |
| Consultant Geriatrician |
| Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia |
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| Mr Graham Prior |
| Chief Executive Officer Hall and Prior |
| Perth, Western Australia |
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| Mr Ian Hardy |
| Chief Executive Officer |
| Helping Hand Aged Care, South Australia |
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| Ms Megan Corlis |
| Executive Officer |
| Helping Hand Aged Care, South Australia |
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| Ms Anne Henderson |
| Site Director, Eldercare Inc |
| The Lodge, South Australia |
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| Professor Andrew Gilbert |
| Director |
| School of Medical and Pharmacy Science, University of South Australia |
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| Dr John Leaper |
| Chairman |
| TLC Aged Care, Victoria |
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| Mr Darren Pike |
| Chief Executive Officer |
| Aged Care Quality Association |
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| Ms Maree McCabe |
| Executive Operations |
| TLC Aged Care, Victoria |
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| Professor Beverly O’Connell |
| Inaugural Chair in Nursing |
| Deakin University, Victoria |
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| Ms Jennifer Grieve |
| Executive Manager, Hall and Prior Aged Care |
| Perth, Western Australia and; |
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| Dr Susan Hunt |
| Senior Nurse Advisor |
Government Department of Health and Ageing
Canberra |
Education
NEBACU coordinates the Clinical Fellowship Program. The Clinical Fellowship Program aims at generating national awareness of the role of clinical leadership and at building capacity within existing workforces, with a focus on working in residential aged care. The Program commenced in 2005, funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, and involves a six-month fellowship, including two intensive weeks spent on site at the Joanna Briggs Institute in Adelaide. More information is available from http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/services/clin_fellow.php
National Symposium on Evidence-based Clinical Leadership in Residential Aged Care
The second National Symposium on Evidence-based Clinical Leadership in Residential Aged Care was hosted by NEBACU and held in Adelaide in February 2007. The symposium was initiated with a view to sharing knowledge gleaned from individual participants’ experiences in the Aged Care Clinical Fellowship Program. Speakers outlined practical strategies for creating and maintaining a culture of clinical improvement in residential aged care.
Systematic Reviews
Author(s) |
Title |
Status |
NEBACU |
Fluid Regimens for Colostomy Irrigation: A Systematic Review |
Review Completed |
NEBACU |
Effectiveness of religious/spiritual activity on quality of life and health care outcomes among older adults in residential aged care facilities: A systematic review. |
Review in Progress |
NEBACU |
Interventions to reduce the incidence of falls in adult patients in acute care hospitals: A systematic review. |
Review in Progress |
NEBACU |
Physical restraint minimisation interventions in acute and residential care: A systematic review |
Review in Progress |
NEBACU |
Cognitive leisure activities and their role in preventing dementia: A systematic review |
Review Completed |
NEBACU |
Physical leisure activities and their role in preventing dementia: A systematic review |
Review in Progress |
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