Communicating with ISBAR

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The University of Sydney Page 1 Communicating with ISBAR Reading patient files… Presented by Michele Fairbrother Faculty of Medicine and Health

The University of Sydney Page 2 Communicating with ISBAR Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the use of the ISBAR tool in the health workplace 2. Identify possible situations to use ISBAR in the hospital, community or private practice workplace 3. Use the ISBAR tool to develop skills in extracting relevant information from patient files 4. Prepare & present a patient debrief in the ISBAR format

The University of Sydney Page 3 Alerting others when identifying unexpected or significant findings – In recent years there have been several coronial matters 1 where it was identified that if a medical radiation practitioner had alerted another health practitioner to a significant or unexpected finding this could have had a significant and positive impact on the overall system of patient care. – Medical radiation practitioners are an integral part of the healthcare system and contribute to ensuring that the system meets the needs and requirements of individual patients. This means that the profession has an important role to play in the continuity of a patient’s care. – The Board’s published Professional capabilities for medical radiation practitioners requires that all medical radiation practitioners ‘apply knowledge of responsibilities for conveying information when significant findings are identified’ 2 .

The University of Sydney Page 4 Alerting others when identifying unexpected or significant findings – Responsibilities for conveying information may include protocols or instructions about verbal or written communication and record keeping. – Identifying significant findings includes recognising and applying knowledge of normal and abnormal imaging appearances and relating appearances to the patient/client’s clinical history. – The professional capabilities impose an obligation on registered practitioners to bring to the attention of (alert) those health practitioners charged with the care of a patient, where there are significant or unexpected findings. The guidance document for accreditation assessment of programs of study describes the imaging appearances a graduate practitioner must be able to identify.

The University of Sydney Page 5 What is ISBAR? – A tool used to help provide structure to communication in a number of settings. Used within NSW Health and nationally by doctors, nurses and allied health. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0Ol6CiJAZw

The University of Sydney Page 6 ISBAR – I – Introduction (who you are, your role, where you are and why you are communicating – including patient name, DOB and/or age) – S – Situation (What is happening at the moment?) – B – Background (What are the issues that led up to this situation) – A – Assessment (What do you think the problem is?) – R – Recommendation (What should be done to correct this situation?) D - Documentation: Document who you spoke to and when, what was said and what the response was.

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