Safety and Quality in Action

In this final episode together, Isabella and Sita reflect on their medical careers so far and how their experience have been shaped by Sarah Browning’s mentoring program. The duo shares their honest reflections on transitioning into clinical practice with insights to support the development and confidence of Junior Medical Officers (JMO) peers. The Clinical Excellence Commission leads patient, clinical and system safety and clinical governance across NSW Health. Discover more on our website ⁠www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au.

Isabella and Sita return with Debbie to discuss real workforce experiences and challenges as Junior Medical Officers (JMOs). They share practical perspectives that can inform how senior clinicians can support their early-career colleagues and insights to support mentoring, supervision and team culture. The Clinical Excellence Commission leads patient, clinical and system safety and clinical governance across NSW Health. Discover more on our website ⁠www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au.

In this episode, Debbie continues her conversation with Sita and Isabella as the discuss quality improvement projects and how to influence change in a complex health system. The Clinical Excellence Commission leads patient, clinical and system safety and clinical governance across NSW Health. Discover more on our website ⁠www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au.

In this episode, Debbie Draybi meets Isabella and Sita who also share Dr Sarah Browning as a mentor. Sita and Isabella share their unique pathways into healthcare and the importance of trust and connection. We hear their experiences, challenges and development as Junior Medical Officers (JMOs). Isabella and Sita are both JMOs who work together in Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD). The Clinical Excellence Commission leads patient, clinical and system safety and clinical governance across NSW Health. Discover more on our website ⁠www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au.

In this final conversation with Debbie, Andy, Sam, Lachlan, and Charmaine reflect on their career paths, offering their real-world insights and perspectives on JMO safety culture across NSW Health. The quartet share their honest reflections on transitioning into clinical practice with insights to support the development and confidence of Junior Medical Officers (JMO) peers. Andy, Charmaine, Lachlan, and Sam are four Junior Medical Officers (JMOs) who live and work together in Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD). The Clinical Excellence Commission leads patient, clinical and system safety and clinical governance across NSW Health. Discover more on our website ⁠www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au.

Debbie continues her conversation with Randy, Sam, Lachlan, and Charmaine their experience with quality improvement. The quartet share examples of their education and development initiatives, providing insights from the perspective of a Junior Medical Officers (JMO). Andy, Charmaine, Lachlan, and Sam are four JMOs who live and work together in Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD). The Clinical Excellence Commission leads patient, clinical and system safety and clinical governance across NSW Health. Discover more on our website ⁠www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au.

Randy, Sam, Lachlan, Charmaine rejoin Debbie to discuss their early career journey in creating safety culture. We hear directly about their experiences, challenges and development. Andy, Charmaine, Lachlan, and Sam are four Junior Medical Officers (JMOs) who live and work together in Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD). The Clinical Excellence Commission leads patient, clinical and system safety and clinical governance across NSW Health. Discover more on our website ⁠www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au.

In this episode, Debbie Draybi introduces four JMOs who share Dr Sarah Browning as a mentor. Andy, Charmaine, Lachlan, and Sam are four Junior Medical Officers (JMOs) who live and work together in Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD). Debbie hears real-world insights from the junior clinicians to support workforce development, engagement and safety culture across NSW Health. The Clinical Excellence Commission leads patient, clinical and system safety and clinical governance across NSW Health. Discover more on our website ⁠www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au.

In their final episode together, Debbie Draybi and Dr Sarah Browning reflect on their discussions and discuss the journeys of Sarah’s JMO mentees. Sarah shares her passion for supporting early-career clinicians. Dr Sarah Browning is the clinical director, Infection Prevention Service at Hunter New England Health, where she's also a clinical health services research fellow, a staff specialist, infectious diseases and general medicine at John Hunter Hospital and his conjoint lecturer at the School of Medicine and Public Health University of Newcastle. The Clinical Excellence Commission leads patient, clinical and system safety and clinical governance across NSW Health. Discover more on our website ⁠www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au.

Debbie Draybi and Dr Sarah Browning continue their discussion on this third episode together, exploring cross discipline collaboration. Debbie and Sarah discuss the importance of role modelling behaviours to engage the collective responsibility for infection control across disciplines. Dr Sarah Browning is the clinical director, Infection Prevention Service at Hunter New England Health, where she's also a clinical health services research fellow, a staff specialist, infectious diseases and general medicine at John Hunter Hospital and his conjoint lecturer at the School of Medicine and Public Health University of Newcastle. The Clinical Excellence Commission leads patient, clinical and system safety and clinical governance across NSW Health. Discover more on our website ⁠www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au.

Debbie Draybi and Dr Sarah Browning’s conversation continues to explore mentoring with discussion of practical perspectives to inform how we support early-career clinicians. Debbie and Sarah discuss examples of education and development initiatives in her program with insights to support mentoring, supervision and team culture Dr Sarah Browning is the clinical director, Infection Prevention Service at Hunter New England Health, where she's also a clinical health services research fellow, a staff specialist, infectious diseases and general medicine at John Hunter Hospital and his conjoint lecturer at the School of Medicine and Public Health University of Newcastle. The Clinical Excellence Commission leads patient, clinical and system safety and clinical governance across NSW Health. Discover more on our website ⁠www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au.

In discussion with host Debbie Draybi, Dr Sarah Browning delves into examples of support and mentoring in her professional career. Sarah shares her honest reflections on transitioning into clinical practice and discusses how to support your development and confidence This season of the CEC’s Safety and Quality in Action podcast features real-world insights from junior clinicians to support workforce development, engagement and safety culture across NSW Health. Dr Sarah Browning is the clinical director, Infection Prevention Service at Hunter New England Health, where she's also a clinical health services research fellow, a staff specialist, infectious diseases and general medicine at John Hunter Hospital and his conjoint lecturer at the School of Medicine and Public Health University of Newcastle. The Clinical Excellence Commission leads patient, clinical and system safety and clinical governance across NSW Health. Discover more on our website ⁠www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au.

This is the final episode of our diagnostic error season featuring Dr Matt Smith, Dr Melanie Berry in conversation with Kate Christopher and Ryan Thomas. In these four episodes, the doctors share their experiences and insights on correct and timely diagnoses. In the final episode of this series, doctors discuss the red flags they notice and the ones which can be harder to identify. Ryan shares a hypothetical vignette where the patient’s subtle symptoms are missed and they are discharged, only to collapse a few days later. Hosts and doctors then summarise their learnings and take-home messages from the series. The Safety and Quality in Action podcast series aims to explore the experiences and insights from leaders in safety and quality. We hope you continue listening to our safety and quality conversations featuring clinicians sharing their journey and their learnings. You can also explore our rich archive of previous seasons on your preferred podcast platform. To discover more about the Clinical Excellence Commission, visit our website ⁠www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au.

This is the third episode in our season on diagnostic error featuring Dr Matt Smith and Dr Melanie Berry in conversation with Kate Christopher and Ryan Thomas. In these four episodes, the doctors share their experiences and insights on correct and timely diagnoses. In the third episode of this series, Ryan sparks a conversation with the doctors on accepting information from a range of sources; that is, how they feel about embracing or rejecting ideas or information when the source sits outside their own immediate circles. The Safety and Quality in Action podcast series aims to explore the experiences and insights from leaders in safety and quality. We hope you continue listening to our safety and quality conversations featuring clinicians sharing their journey and their learnings. You can also explore our rich archive of previous seasons on your preferred podcast platform. To discover more about the Clinical Excellence Commission, visit our website ⁠www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au

This is the second episode in our season on diagnostic error featuring Dr Matt Smith and Dr Melanie Berry in conversation with Kate Christopher and Ryan Thomas. In these four episodes, the doctors share their experiences and insights on correct and timely diagnoses. In the second episode of this series, the hosts introduce a discussion on omission bias, whereby a patient without a working diagnosis is more vulnerable to diagnostic error. The episode explores tools the doctors would use to reduce the likelihood of diagnostic error in hypothetical scenarios. The Safety and Quality in Action podcast series aims to explore the experiences and insights from leaders in safety and quality. We hope you continue listening to our safety and quality conversations featuring clinicians sharing their journey and their learnings. You can also explore our rich archive of previous seasons on your preferred podcast platform. To discover more about the Clinical Excellence Commission, visit our website ⁠www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au

This episode is the first of four in a podcast series titled, "What else can it be? Preventing harm from diagnostic error in NSW Health facilities", to mark World Patient Safety Day on 17 September 2024. This series on diagnostic error features a discussion between Dr Melanie Berry, Emergency Physician, Western NSW Local Health District, and Dr Matthew Smith, Executive Clinical Director, Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital, South Western Sydney Local Health District. The doctors share their experiences and insights on correct and timely diagnoses with the podcast hosts, members of the CEC’s Patient Safety Directorate, Kate Christopher and Ryan Thomas. In the first episode of this series, Kate explains that diagnostic error contributes to about 16% of preventable harm globally; with Australian statistics ranging between 11% and 13% of preventable patient harm. Ryan then presents vignettes to stimulate conversation between Dr Smith and Dr Berry on "anchoring" and their hypothetical reactions to these hypothetical case studies. The Safety and Quality in Action podcast series aims to explore the experiences and insights from leaders in safety and quality. We hope you continue listening to our safety and quality conversations featuring clinicians sharing their journey and their learnings. You can also explore our rich archive of previous seasons on your preferred podcast platform. To discover more about the Clinical Excellence Commission, visit our website ⁠⁠www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au⁠.

This is the final episode of reflective practice season featuring Clinical Excellence Commission Chief Executive Professor Michael Nicholl in conversation with Debbie Draybi. In this episode, Michael explores the invaluable benefits of reflective practice to productivity and wellbeing of staff and how we can work together to create a positive workplace culture. The Safety and Quality in Action podcast series aims to explore the experiences and insights from leaders in safety and quality. We hope you continue listening to our safety and quality conversations featuring clinicians sharing their journey and their learnings. You can also explore our rich archive of previous seasons on your preferred podcast platform. To discover more about the Clinical Excellence Commission, visit our website ⁠www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au

In this second episode of our reflective practice season featuring Clinical Excellence Commission Chief Executive Professor Michael Nicholl in conversation with Debbie Draybi, the duo explore how employing reflection regularly supports us to be curious about the way in which care is being delivered. In this episode, Michael also emphasises how reflective practice redefines collaboration and allows for a shared understanding of what people are thinking and feeling and can help let go of burdens that both the leader and team is carrying. The Safety and Quality in Action podcast series aims to explore the experiences and insights from leaders in safety and quality. We hope you continue listening to our safety and quality conversations featuring clinicians sharing their journey and their learnings. You can also explore our rich archive of previous seasons on your preferred podcast platform. To discover more about the Clinical Excellence Commission, visit our website ⁠www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au

This episode is the first of three in our reflective practice season featuring Clinical Excellence Commission Chief Executive Professor Michael Nicholl in conversation with Debbie Draybi. In these three episodes, Michael shares his lived experience with reflective practice as a senior clinician and how it influenced his overall management of the complex stressors associated with patient care. In the first episode of this series, Michael takes us on a journey of his experience with reflective practice including his initial introduction, how liberating he found it to step outside of the day-to-day work and to think more holistically about his purpose at work. The Safety and Quality in Action podcast series aims to explore the experiences and insights from leaders in safety and quality. We hope you continue listening to our safety and quality conversations featuring clinicians sharing their journey and their learnings. You can also explore our rich archive of previous seasons on your preferred podcast platform. To discover more about the Clinical Excellence Commission, visit our website www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au

In the final episode of our safety intelligence season, host Debbie Draybi and guests Dr Jim Mackie and Steve Bowden discuss the importance of capability building in data literacy for improvement. Jim and Steve also reflect on some of the guiding principles around using data to engage a system wide view. The Safety and Quality in Action podcast series aims to explore the experiences and insights from leaders in safety and quality. We hope you continue listening to our safety and quality conversations featuring clinicians sharing their journey and their learnings. You can also explore our rich archive of previous seasons on your preferred podcast platform. To discover more about the Clinical Excellence Commission, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠visit our website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .