Hipcast

An Innovative Approach: Pre-Hospital Hip Fracture Care

Australia & New Zealand Hip Fracture Registry

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.