Mr Jamie Ranse, Mr Matt Luther, Dr Kristen Ranse

Understanding the effect of clinician dependent versus pathways for the management of Salmonella-like

symptoms in an emergency department

Supported by an ACT Health Practice Development Scholarship

• May 2013 Salmonella-like symptom surge

• ‘Disaster’ declared

• Just-in-time pathway introduced

Aim

• Understanding the effect of clinician dependent management versus pathways for Salmonella-like symptoms

background

methods

• Design

• Setting

• Data collection

• Data analysis

• Protection of human participants

results

• Number of patients

• Demographics

results

• Length of stay

• Disposition

discussion

• Length of stay

• Disposition

• Just-in-time pathways

• Future public health emergencies

• Use when patients present with Salmonella-like symptoms on a daily basis

• Teachable moment

Mr Jamie Ranse, Mr Matt Luther, Dr Kristen Ranse

Understanding the effect of clinician dependent versus pathways for the management of Salmonella-like

symptoms in an emergency department

Supported by an ACT Health Practice Development Scholarship