Bringing experts together for excellence in patient care
The Cardiology Service in the Mater Hospital is a major referral centre for national specialities including Congenital Heart Disease, Neonatal, Transplantation and Pulmonary Hypertension.
With the help of our supporters, we funded a Multi-Disciplinary Team Conference Room in the hospital, equipped to facilitate remote access and teleconferencing.
This advancement is vital to the Cardiology Service in allowing information sharing and timely decisions on patient care to be made with clinical specialists across the country.
To-date, remote access for clinical multi-disciplinary meetings and sharing of diagnostic images to support clinical decision-making had been unavailable due to the lack of technology available.
With this new technology, the Cardiology Multi-Disciplinary teams can meet virtually and view all diagnostic scans. This allows for the timely development of patient-centered treatment plans and collaborative delivery of care.
The benefits of this new conferencing facility include improved care coordination, better patient outcomes and streamlined treatment pathways. It also offers more educational opportunities for health experts and strengthens working relationships between cardiology and maternal medicine teams, reducing morbidity and mortality rates.