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An Innovative Approach: Pre-Hospital Hip Fracture Care

Australia & New Zealand Hip Fracture Registry

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On the episode, the Older Persons Emergency Network (OPEN) Clinical Director Dr Elizabeth (EJ) Marsden and OPEN nurse practitioner Sarah Bold share their teams achievements to provide pre-hospital hip fracture care. The OPEN Metro North  team provides a pre-hospital neck of femur fracture pathway as a Queensland Ambulance Service co-response emergency department substitution model to provide timely outreach care for frail older persons living in residential aged care facilities and the community.