Expression of Interest: COPD Quality Improvement activity co-design

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains an underdiagnosed condition and a significant contributor to morbidity, especially within primary care settings. During the 2019-2020 period, COPD was the sixth leading cause of potentially preventable hospitalisations in the Gold Coast region, with a rate of 223 per 100,000.

Gold Coast Primary Health Network (GCPHN) is seeking expressions of interest (EOI) from general practices with a particular interest in COPD, to collaborate with and develop and test a new COPD Quality Improvement (QI) activity aiming to improve the clinical management of patients with a diagnosis of COPD and increase use of exacerbation plans.

The purpose of general practice involvement in the co design of a topic specific quality improvement activity is to provide general practice perspective and advice to the GCPHN project team.

Over the next five months, the general practice will work with GCPHN QI team to develop and test a COPD QI activity resulting in QI resources and planning for education event/s that are designed to meet general practice local care needs and expectations.

The role of the co-design general practice is to work with the GCPHN project team to:

• Develop a topic specific Quality Improvement activity toolkit using the Model for Improvement framework that outlines the activity goal, activity measures and activity change ideas.
• Map the patient journey using process mapping to identify barriers and opportunities for improvement.
• Test the proposed change ideas using PDSA cycles.
• Provide feedback on quality improvement resource design including QI toolkit and PDSA templates.
• Involvement in content design and delivery of CPD webinar for general practice staff.
• Support peer to peer learning through providing user case scenarios that can be shared throughout the QI toolkit and/or presented at the webinar events.

Representatives from general practice need for the co-design:

• Practice Manager
• Practice Nurse
• General Practitioner

The general practice must be available to begin the co-design from Monday 14^th October 2024, with engagement activities including practice visits, online MS teams meetings, phone and email correspondence and event attendance to support completion of activities.

The general practice will be remunerated for the GP, PM and PN time involved in the co-design activities that occur, with opportunity for GPs to participate in a RACGP approved clinical audit.

For further information, please contact Quality Improvement team via email: practicesupport@gcphn.com.au.

EOI closes: 9^th October 2024