Based in Brisbane, Australia, HealthFusion is a team of health academics committed to inspiring and motivating health students and professionals to learn together for better patient outcomes. We do this through the creation and development of innovative interprofessional educational activities.

Our flagship program, the HealthFusion Team Challenge (HFTC) is a fun and dynamic competition that promotes interprofessional collaboration and client-centred care.

Universities, education and health care organisations are invited to:

• Contact HealthFusion about running your own HFTC event.
  
• Contact HealthFusion about launching HFTC^PRO at your health care organisation.
  
• Australian and New Zealand teams are welcome to participate in the Trans-Tasman HealthFusion Team Challenge (TT HFTC)

Barwon Health (Victoria) hosted Australia’s first entirely health service-based HFTC^PRO event on
Monday May 2.

The event, held in Geelong, provided a unique educational opportunity, offering real life team-based problem solving for improved client care, while building skills of future health care leaders.

Teams from Barwon’s Emergency Department, Hospital Admission Risk Program, Home Based
Rehabilitation Service, Neuro Rehabilitation Team and Intensive Care Unit all competed in the event, which was held in front of a live audience.

Teams were given a complex case study prior to the event, and were each required to submit a
video response, outlining how their team would address the client’s needs.

Teams then took part in
a range of activities and responded to a host of challenging extension questions designed to test
their knowledge and teamwork skills.

The challenge was an opportunity for different areas throughout Barwon Health to showcase their skills in delivering high quality clinical care.

Congratulations to all participants, particularly to ‘Team HARPers’ from Barwon’s Hospital Admission Risk Program, who were declared the winner.

If you are interested in hosting a HealthFusion event within your organisation, drop us a line on