Prohip: An Interregional Project. Lead partner: UCSJPartners: Region Sealand/ Hospitals of Naestved and Slagelse. Region Skane: University Hospital of Lund,Period: 2010-2013.

Project:Development of health professionals´qualifications in the ”Oresund Region” with respect to health promotion and rehabilitation of citizens after hip surgery.

Region of Oresund

Participants

Lead partner: University College Sealand.www.ucsj.dkSteering group:Region Skane: Ami Hommel, Helena Wallander, Camilla Anderson.Region Sealand: Niels Pedersen, Gitte Sonne, Britta Hørdam: Head of project.

Participants:

12 nurses from orthopeadic unit in Skane caring for patients after hip fracture and hip replacement.12 Nurses from orthopeadic unit in Sealand caring for patients after hip fracture and hip replacement.2 Senior lecturers from UCSJ/ nursing programme

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Aims of prohip

1. To bind the two regions together by integrating specific public health services through e-learning solutions.

2. Development of nurses competencies in rehabilitation of citizens after hip surgery.3. Development of an e-health concept with new knowledge concerning rehabilitation

aimed at patients, their families and health professionals

New concepts

E-Health concept:Evidence based knowledge - rehab nursing:• High level of information for citizens and professionals• Maximum use of competencies• New technology, knowledge and safety for patients

New competencies

• Rehabilitation • Nutrition• Urine retention and infection• Delirium • Pressure ulcerIn 5 groups nurses from Region Sealand and

Region Skane develop clinical guidelines based on newest evidensbased knowledge.

Benefits

Evidence based knowledge - rehab nursing: High level of information for citizens and professionals Maximum use of competencies New technology, knowledge and safety for patients

Benefits

Health professionals:Developement of competencies.

Quality development.

Optimising of the evidence based clinical guidelines for rehabilitation and health promotion.

We focus on:

• How to learn from each other in Denmark and Sweden.

• Sharing experencies.• Challenges in Sweden and Denmark• Differences in nursing activities in DK and SE• Study visits.• Study and learn together.

Study visits

• Professionals meetings• Sharing experiences• Study visits• Presentations• Clinical follow ups• Test of patients by using tools measuring pain,

physical function, rehabilitation, pressure ulcers, nutrition, confusion, infection

Nursing activities

Activities

• Challenges:• Patient follow up using questionnaire• Measurement of patient reported data• Clinical test of: pressure ulcers, nutrition,

rehabilitation, urine infection and urine retention, mental and physical wellness.

• Development of e-health• Implementation of new knowledge in practice

Activities in nursing programme

• Analytical skills and competencies• Evidensbased nursing• Minimizing the gap between the theoretical

and clinical area.• Systematic reviews due to critical reading.• Preparing students to research, quality and

assessement of nursing activities.

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For further information:

Head of project: Britta Hørdam bho@ucsj.dkPartners:University Hospital of Skane: Ami Hommel ami.hommel@med.lu.seHelena Eriksson helena.eriksson@skane.seCamilla P. Andersson Camilla.p.andersson@skane.seOrthopeadic unit in Naestved: Niels Pedersen npr@regionsjaelland.dkOrthogeriatric unit in Slagelse: Gitte Sonne giso@regionsjaelland.dk