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20th June "Society for Acute Medicine Benchmarking Audit 2013" |
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The Society for Acute Medicine is launching its 2nd National Benchmarking Audit for the 20th of June 2013.
Acute Medical Units (AMUs) manage over half of all adult admissions to hospitals in the United Kingdom and nearly half of these exclusively yet little data is available about the compliance with care standards.
Aims of SAMBA are to collect data on basic quality markers for AMUs; assess compliance with key-indicators forseveral conditions and explore availability of data items required togenerate propensity scores for a national audit andresearch program in Acute Medicine. Download a summary of SAMBA 2012 (pdf.)
20th June is an important day in the SAM calendar as it is the date of the second Society for Acute Medicine Benchmarking Audit (SAMBA 2013), which is once again being organised by Dr Chris Subbe, Dr David Ward, Dr Ivan LeJeune and Dr Charlotte Masterton-Smith.
This is a vital opportunity to document the fantastic work which is going on in AMUs up and down the UK, in a one-day audit of Acute Medicine practice. Last year over 30 AMUs took part and initial results were presented at the SAM Spring meeting in Coventry and will be published in the next edition of the Acute Medicine journal. The names of all the units who participated will be listed in the journal.
We are keen to involve even more units this year; all the information and resources you will require for the preparation of the audit here. Please read the invite and checklist first.
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Presentations Available for SAMCoventry |
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To view the presentations from SAMCoventry, 9-10 May 2013, click here |
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Registration for SAMGlasgow is now open |
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Registration for the Society for Acute Medicine 7th International Conference in Glasgow 3-4 October 2013 is now open. View more information and register online here.
The conference is aimed at a multi-professional audience and is targeted at those working in an acute hospital setting, both managerial and clinical. It will provide an excellent platform for multi profession discussion and debate as well as an opportunity to share, discuss, learn and hear about the different developments within acute medicine. |
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What is the Society for Acute Medicine? |
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The Society for Acute Medicine (SAM) is the National representative body for staff caring for medical patients in the acute hospital setting. Formed in 2000, SAM was established at a time when the concepts of acute medicine and the Acute Medical Unit (AMU) were in their infancy.
What do we do?
- Promote education of medical, nursing and paramedical staff in acute medicine
- Facilitate and co-ordinate the collection of data relevant to acute medical assessments and admissions
- Facilitate collaborative research in acute medicine
- Promote the creation of appropriate environments for acute medical assessments and admissions
- Share good practice
- Promote the acute care models that exist to improve the management of patients
- Provide encouragement and support to all members of the multi-disciplinary team
To learn more about SAM, click here. For more information on how to become a member, click here. |
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Quality Standards in Acute Medicine |
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The Society for Acute Medicine is commited to delivering the highest standard of practice and patient care. The Quality Standards for Acute Medical Units document was published on the 20th of June 2012. PDF available here .
The Quality Standards document is intended to complement the Quality Indicators which have been in use by a number of Acute Medical Units since January 2011.
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Delivering a 12-hour, 7-day consultant presence on the AMU |
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The fourth in the series of acute care toolkits from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has been produced in collaboration with the Society for Acute Medicine (SAM). The toolkit focuses on changes to the organisation of care, working practices and medical rotas to ensure a consultant physician is available to review acutely ill patients on the acute medical unit (AMU) 12 hours a day, seven days a week.
The toolkit provides practical guidance to senior hospital managers and clinical staff on how to organise acute medical services to ensure that the 12 hour consultant presence delivers consistent high quality care to acutely ill patients.
The guidance includes answers to key questions including:
- How many consultants are required to provide a daily 12 hour presence on the AMU?
- How many patients should a consultant be expected to review during their shift on the AMU and how long should this shift be?
- How should consultant working and support services be organised in order to provide high quality patient care every day of the week?
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