Cairns Clinical School

Aileen Traves

Head of Clinical School, Cairns
aileen.traves@jcu.edu.au

Anna Vnuk

Academic Coordinator, Cairns
anna.vnuk@jcu.edu.au

Natalie Drever

Senior Lecturer - Obstetrics and Gynaecology
natalie.drever@jcu.edu.au

Sarah Russell

Professorial Research Fellow
sarah.russell6@jcu.edu.au

Clare Heal

Professor, General Practice and Rural Medicine
clare.heal@jcu.edu.au

Rachel Quigley

Principal Research Fellow
rachel.quigley@jcu.edu.au

Val Wallace

Research Officer, Healthy Ageing Research Team
valda.wallace@my.jcu.edu.au

Zinat Mohammadpour

Research Officer
zinat.mohammadpour@jcu.edu.au

Anne Creaton

Senior Lecturer, Medicine
anne.creaton@jcu.edu.au

Piloting a continuous quality improvement framework to strengthen quality of care in Aboriginal residential aged care (Old ID 27413)

Rachel Quigley

02 Nov 2021 - 31 Dec 2024

This study responds to concerns raised in The Royal Commission report, 2021 that the Australian aged care system struggles to effectively manage people with complex care needs. Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) is a method designed to improve the capacity and readiness of health services/staff to meet pre-determined goals/standards, and the quality of treatment and care, and implement health interventions. This project aims to assess the suitability of the CQI model for improving the quality of care in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACF) by developing and implementing a CQI framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander RACF.

Cairns Delirium Clinic – Evaluation Study

Rachel Quigley

14 Mar 2024 - 31 Dec 2026

The aim of the present research is to; (1) document the rates of unrecognized cognitive (dementia) and psychiatric conditions (depression, PTSD, anxiety) in older adult patients who are referred to the CHHHS delirium clinic, and (2) explore patient and carer experiences of the new Delirium Clinic. Specifically, this study aims to investigate whether access to a delirium follow-up service results in better coordination of care, increased patient and carer well-being, and an improved health care system experience. 24/001391