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Volume 5, Issue 8(Suppl) J Nurs Care 2016
ISSN: 2167-1168 JNC, an open access journal
Page 47
Euro Nursing 2016
October 17-19, 2016
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15th Euro Nursing & Medicare Summit
October 17-19, 2016 Rome, Italy
Creating, implementing and sustaining an inter-professional education for stroke: A link towards
collaborative and integrated patient care
Elmer Catangui
King Abdulaziz Medical City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Introduction: The incidence of stroke in the KSA is expected to be higher in the next decades. The creation of the stroke model
of KAMC-Riyadh, as a novel care approach of admitting patients directly to the High Dependency Unit (HSDU), is aimed to
improve patient’s functional outcome following a stroke. Prior to the launch, a Specialized Stroke Nursing Program (SSNP)
using an inter-professional approach was developed and implemented in order to address the nurse’s learning needs in stroke
care.
Aim: The aim of the project is to recount the structuring of the SSNP and continuously sustaining it toward collaborative and
integrated stroke care.
Method: A collaborative teammodel (CTM) is utilized in order to design, implement and sustain a SSNP. The CMT, consisting
of nurse specialist, clinical resource nurses and stroke therapists, work cohesively and regularly meet in order to continuously
improve the program components and restructuring the learning objectives focusing on patient safety and outcome. The SSNP
is up and running since August 2014 and is consistently evaluated after each run. All participants’ feedback from the course
evaluation was collated and analyzed thematically. The findings of the course evaluation were discussed as a team and made
some necessary adjustments if necessary.
Results: The SSNP has attended by more than 700 nurses from emergency, acute medical and stroke units. Six major themes
have emerged using the evaluation feedback: The SSNP as a program focusing on patient safety; an inter-professional program
promoting a collaborative stroke care; a sustainable program which is relevant not only to stroke patients but to all medical
patients; a starting point to improve stroke care; and a well-structured program that tailored made to nurses’ learning needs.
Conclusion: The creation of the SSNP is a showcase of dedication, passion and commitment of the team in order to provide
an inter-professional learning education among nurses. The use of CMT promotes effective communication, coordinated and
organized team work. Collaborative team has a direct impact on enhanced and comprehensive stroke care. It has a significant
impact on the participant’s learning experience and patient care through enhanced access to bedside care as well as improved
quality and safety outcomes.
Biography
Mr Elmer Catangui is a Filipino-British who obtained his stroke nursing expertise from the United Kingdom. He worked as a clinical nurse specialist in stroke and
TIA in the UK for 12 years at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London. He graduated his Masters Degree in London South Bank University major in Nursing
but with a background of specialist neuroscience, acute management in stroke, thrombolysis nursing and stroke prevention. He has published numerous articles
and research in the UK’s Nursing Standards, British Journal of Nursing and British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing and other international journal of nursing and
practice. He has involved in the launching of the pan London Stroke Competencies . He has led and organized various stroke nursing initiatives such as nurse –
led ward round and stroke support group. He has been nominated by the UK Health Service Journal Awards for his valuable contribution to stroke care. He has
passion in the hyper-acute management of stroke including thrombolysis treatment for acute ischaemic stroke, inter-professional stroke education and secondary
stroke prevention. He has been invited in many international conferences as external speaker. He is currently working as a Stroke Nurse Specialist and acting
Director of Clinical Nursing at the King Abdulaziz Medical City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Riyadh). He has developed the Specialized Stroke Nursing Program in
the Kingdom with excellent feedback from his colleagues. His research interests include: Public health, Stroke epidemiology, stroke management, stroke nursing,
thrombolysis, transient ischaemic stroke, Inter-professional learning in stroke, rehabilitation and hyper-acute management of stroke. He is currently an editorial
board member of the Public Health Open Journal
Elmer Catangui, J Nurs Care 2016, 5:8(Suppl)