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Online program for hip replacement recovery introduced

May 10, 2018

Hollywood Private Hospital and the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Edith Cowan University are trialling a new online program to help improve the recovery process for patients after undergoing hip surgery.

Hollywood Private Hospital and the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Edith Cowan University are trialling a new online program to help improve the recovery process for patients after undergoing hip surgery.

Called ‘My Hip Journey’, the online program allows teams of health professionals including nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dieticians and pain specialists to create individual care programs for patients to access at any time using personal electronic devices such as tablets or smart phones.

Care programs can be updated and personalised according to a patient’s needs and contain information such as exercise videos, fact sheets, forms and activities related to their surgery and recovery. Patients are encouraged to log in daily from two weeks prior to surgery to thirty days after surgery. In addition, they can invite family members or carers to log into the program to learn about their care.

The program complements education currently provided by Hollywood as it enables patients to access information before, during and after their stay at the hospital without having to physically be there.

Hollywood Director of Clinical Services, Karen Gullick, said “We’re excited to launch this trial and hope the program proves to be a valuable tool for patients undergoing hip replacement surgery.  We look forward to receiving patients’ feedback and learning if this type of program enhances their experience. ”

“Another very special aspect of this program is that our own employees have made the videos which means patients get to ‘meet the team’ before they come to Hollywood.”

Although the program is currently only being accessed by patients having total hip replacement surgery, it may be made available to patients undergoing other procedures in the future. Eligible patients who are scheduled for hip surgery in the next few months at Hollywood will be invited to participate in the trial.