N11 Development of a young person clinic for 16-24-year-olds with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), using a multidisciplinary team (MDT) approach.
Hamzawi, M.(1);Hickey, Y.(1);Brannick, S.(1);Brett Kilmurray, O.(1);Jones, F.(1);Sheridan, J.(1);Cullen, G.(1);
(1)St Vincent's University Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology, Dublin, Ireland;
Background
In Ireland, the transition process is ad hoc with no formal guidelines on how to conduct transition clinics. This nurse-led project, aimed to develop a specific young person clinic for adolescents and provide information to adolescents and their families on the service they were joining, before their first clinic visit, subsequently reducing anxiety and improving outcomes.
Providing the right care for young people with IBD, in the right place, at the right time, where the patient is a priority, is the end goal.
Methods
The successful implementation of this project is due to the collaborative work of a multidisciplinary team using the Health Service Executive (HSE), Peoples Needs Defining Change Guide (2018). This change model provides clear definitive steps to Define, Design and Deliver innovative projects.
The model was applied as follows:
Define
Raise awareness of the need for adolescent clinic
Activate a core change team
Develop a vision in line with the organisational culture
Design
Propose a care pathway for adolescents including transition.
Design an informative ‘Welcome Booklet’
Arrange Virtual Meet and Greet (due to Covid restrictions)
Deliver
Open communication with all relevant stakeholders
Determine a time suitable for recurring adolescent clinic
Seek input from patients, colleagues and communication team to develop an informative ‘Welcome Booklet’
Results
The CIPP evaluation model, Context, Input, Process and Product, complimented this change model as formative evaluation throughout. This ensured the change process was streamlined with the values and vision of all stakeholders involved.
Context –SWOT analyses was undertaken, and Goals defined
Input – Strategy was defined and stakeholder analyses
Process –Monthly MDT meetings, design model of care, welcome booklet. Plan virtual introductory meetings due to Covid unable to meet face to face in the paediatric hospital
Product – Dedicated recurring clinic time for 16–24-year-olds with IBD to include transition clinics.
100% of parents and 80% of adolescents found the welcome booklet informative and useful.
100% both adolescents and parents found the introductory WebEx meeting beneficial.
Commenced RCT to look at best format for transition clinics going forward
Conclusion
(HSE), Peoples Needs Defining Change Guide (2018) provided the essential toolkit to ensure leadership, teamwork, the importance of stakeholders while keeping the patient central to all decisions made in developing young person’s clinics for 16-24-year-olds with IBD.