New Optimised Pre-Surgical Care Framework for SA

In a South Australian first, the Statewide Surgical and Perioperative Care Clinical Network (SSPCCN) has developed an Optimised Pre-Surgical Care (OPSC) Framework for patients undergoing an elective surgery procedure.

Through a structured approach to assessing patient risk, the OPSC Framework provides recommended pre-surgical interventions to optimise a patient’s health prior to undergoing an elective surgical procedure. Successful optimisation of patients’ health may improve surgical outcomes and, in some cases, eliminate the need for surgery altogether.

The SSPCCN facilitated a successful workshop in September 2022 involving stakeholders from across the South Australian health sector to finalise the Framework and identify barriers and enablers to implementation of the approach across SA. Early opportunities discussed included leveraging the current e‑referrals and Clinical Prioritisation Criteria work occurring in the system.

A follow-up workshop was held in May 2023 with a broad range of stakeholders, from clinicians to consumers, across various parts of the health sector including state government, primary health care, research and non-government organisations. This session identified and prioritised sustainable, equitable and scalable opportunities to implement the Framework in South Australia.

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Hear from Dr Phil Worley about the Statewide Surgical and Perioperative Care Clinical Network as part of the 2022 CEIH Conversation Series

Network Lead

Dr Phil Worley

Consultant General Surgeon

Phil Worley originally trained and worked as a rural GP before undertaking Specialist training and spending the last 20 years as a Consultant General Surgeon in both the public and private systems.

He hopes to improve cross network collaboration within the state’s health system, and the surgical journey of all South Australians from diagnosis to discharge.

Phil recognises this requires the input and cooperation of a broad cross section of stakeholders and is looking forward to leading an enthusiastic and committed team to achieve this goal.

Statewide Surgical and Perioperative Care Clinical Network Steering Committee

Dr Benjamin Teague	General Surgeon, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network
Dr Bernard Carney	Plastic, Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgeon
Ms Caitlin Davis	Dietitian, Southern Adelaide and Central Adelaide Local Health Networks
Dr Chetan Pradhan	Consultant Surgeon & Director of Surgery, Riverland General Hospital; Clinical Lead Surgery, Rural Support Service
Dr Conor Marron	Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Central Adelaide and Northern Adelaide Local Health Networks
Mrs Emma Lyndon	CEO/Director of Nursing, Adelaide Day Surgery
A/Prof Jayme Bennetts	Director, Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit, Southern Adelaide Local Health Network
Ms Joanne McMillan	Safety and Quality Coordinator, Critical Care and Perioperative Services, Central Adelaide Local Health Network
Dr Kate Drummond	Senior Staff Specialist Anaesthetist, Central Adelaide Local Health Network
Dr Kathryn Materne	General Practitioner, Dulwich Family Practice
Mr Kristian Sanchez	Nurse Lead Surgery, Central Adelaide Local Health Network
Ms Mandy Nolan	Director of Allied Health, Calvary Health Care
Dr Mark Markou	Director Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Southern Adelaide Local Health Network
Dr Martin Altmann	General Practitioner, Bridge Clinic
Ms Monika Marzec	Consumer representative
Ms Sharyn Coles	Consumer representative
Dr Shivangi Jog	General and Trauma Surgeon, Central Adelaide Local Health Network

Statewide Surgical and Perioperative Care Clinical Network Vision

To identify and address key system priorities that may both prevent the requirement for surgical services and improve experience and outcomes for all South Australians by ensuring access, appropriateness and efficiency across their surgical journey.

Statewide Surgical and Perioperative Care Clinical Network Goal

The Surgical and Perioperative Care Network aims to improve health outcomes and experiences for all South Australians across the surgical journey, and to decrease the requirement for surgical services.

Additional Documents and Information

Statewide Surgical and Perioperative Care Clinical Network Terms of Reference (192 KB, PDF)

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New Opti­mised Pre-Sur­gi­cal Care Frame­work for SA

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SCOPES: Sur­veil­lance Colonoscopy Opti­mised Pre­ven­tion via an E‑System

Hear from Dr Phil Wor­ley about the Statewide Sur­gi­cal and Peri­op­er­a­tive Care Clin­i­cal Net­work as part of the 2022 CEIH Con­ver­sa­tion Series