Find out how the Helsinki University Central Hospital developed the Helsinki Model to successfully reduce their thrombolysis delays to 20 minutes or less and what steps you can adopt to reduce your door to needle time (DTN). In an in-depth interview with Atte Meretoja discover the changes made and challenges experienced in Helsinki and what the team at the Royal Melbourne Hospital learnt when they took the decision to replicate the Model in 2012. In this step-by step guide you will discover how to assess where the bottlenecks exist in your hospital, some ways to get your colleagues on board with this new approach and the simple changes to make in your hospital to successfully reduce your DTN.
MODULE 1
THE STEPS TO TAKE
MODULE 2
THE CHALLENGES
MODULE 3
THE MELBOURNE PROJECT
MODULE 4
STARTING FROM SCRATCH
MODULE 5
TARGETS
MODULE 6
THE COST OF IMPLEMENTING
MODULE 7
MAKING THE MOST OF TRANSFER TIME
MODULE 8
WORKING IN THE IMAGING ROOM
MODULE 9
GAINING INFORMED CONSENT
MODULE 10
WORKING ROLE OF NURSING STAFF
MODULE 11
MEASURING PERFORMANCE
MODULE 12
THE STROKE TEAM
MODULE 13
RUSH FOR EVERY PATIENT
MODULE 14
CODE STROKE
MODULE 15
PARALLEL PROCESSING
MODULE 16
POINT OF CARE
MODULE 17
PHYSICIANS EXAMINATION
MODULE 18
CT IMAGING
MODULE 19
ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY
MODULE 20
THERAPY PROTOCOL
MODULE 21
PREMIX OR NO PREMIX
MODULE 22
WAKE UP STROKES
MODULE 23
STREAMLINING AND MISDIAGNOSIS
MODULE 24
PATIENT EDUCATION