Mackay Division
of General
Practice Ltd
ABN: 21 062 930 385

43 Evans Avenue
North Mackay
Queensland
4740
Australia



Telephone
(07) 4953 4491

Facsimile
(07) 4953 4681

International Telephone
617 4953 4491

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Mackay Division
of General Practice

PODIATRY, INSULIN INITIATION AND KIDNEY (PIK) PROJECT

The Podiatry, Insulin Initiation and Kidney (PIK) project is aimed at improving quality of life for people with Type 2 diabetes through improved collaboration and coordination of services between partners and joint planning in the Mackay, Whitsunday and Moranbah region with three major service improvements:

1. podiatry services by providing a medium risk foot clinic
2. diabetes team assessment and a multidisciplinary team care assistance for patients who would benefit from the initiation of insulin; and
3. a dietitian and diabetes educator service for patients with an eGFR < 60 or microalbuminuria and not on dialysis

GPs can refer patients using the referral criteria and PIK referral form to the PIK service.

The PIK project will provide all partners of the Mackay Connecting Health Care in Communities (CHIC) Primary Health Care Partnership (PHCP) with an opportunity to build improved collaborative service delivery systems. Members of the Mackay CHIC PHCP will be involved in the collaboration, training and implementation of the PIK project by allowing their staff to participate in training, refer patients and assist in the monitoring and evaluation process.

Contact Helen Rounsevell, Service Coordinator, PIK Project on (07)4953 4491 for more information

YOUR CONTACT:

Helen Rounsevell
Service Coordinator

Mackay Division of General Practice
43 Evans Avenue
North Mackay
Queensland, 4740

Telephone: 07 4953 4491
Email: