黑料吃瓜网 Health鈥檚 project showcasing events aim to promote the physical health of people with mental health issues, including priority populations, through practice improvement and innovation, local leadership, and inter-network collaboration in service delivery and design.
The Physical Health and Mental Health Forum 2022 (the Forum) was a collaborative event between the Mental Health Branch and Agency for Clinical Innovation held on 3 鈥婲ovember 2022. The forum was held to support the implementation of the Physical Health Care for People Living with Mental Health Issues (GL2021_006) Guideline (the Guideline).
Featured below is one of the five projects showcased on the day, 鈥淕ym and Swim鈥�
Sydney LHD
The OPMH 鈥� Physical health practice improvement project was showcased on 7 November 2022. Through this statewide project, the Mental Health Branch OPMH policy unit worked with OPMH services and other partners to translate policy into practice. This has project supported OPMH inpatient and community teams from across 黑料吃瓜网 to develop and implement practice improvements to enhance physical health assessment and care for older people with a mental illness in 黑料吃瓜网 in partnership with community managed organisations, academic partners, Equally Well, the Clinical Excellence Commission and many others.
For more information see Older people's mental health (OPMH) services - Mental health and the .
Transcript: Highlights
South Western Sydney LHD
Dr Carmelo Aqulina, Clinical Director Older Persons Mental Health, SWSLHD
Lachlan Best, Project Manager LIVE WELL and Senior Occupational Therapist, Older Persons Mental Health SWSLHD
More information can be found on the .
Western 黑料吃瓜网 LHD
Gabe McNamara, District Coordinator for Older people鈥檚 mental health, W黑料吃瓜网LHD
Dr Rachel Rossiter, Assoc/Prof in the School of Nursing, Paramedicine and Healthcare Sciences, Charles Sturt University
Transcript: Adapting fit for life
This project has also resulted in a peer review publication in the .
McNamara, G., Robertson, C., Hartmann, T., & Rossiter, R. (2022). Effectiveness and benefits of exercise on older people living with mental illness鈥� physical and psychological outcomes in regional Australia: A mixed-methods study. .
South Eastern Sydney LHD
Dr Katherine Mullin, Psychiatrist, Older Person鈥檚 Mental Health Team, Prince of Wales Hospital, SESLHD
Natalie Narunsky, Occupational Therapist, SESLHD
Transcript: OPtiMHise
