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17th Annual HITH Society

Annual Scientific Meeting 13 - 15 November 2025

Sunshine Coast, Queensland


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WHAHC Congress

Vienna, Austria, 27-29 March 2025

Hospital In The Home (HITH) Society Australasia Ltd

The HITH Society of Australasia is the peak independent organisation for HITH within Australasia. It is an independent, volunteer, not-for-profit member-based organisation. It seeks to evaluate and improve the delivery of hospital-level care in the home.

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Definition of Hospital in the Home

HITH is acute inpatient equivalent care, utilising highly skilled staff, hospital technologies, equipment, medication, and safety and quality standards, to deliver hospital-level care within a person's place of residence or preferred (non-hospital) treatment location.

See the full HITH Society HITH Definition Position Statement here.


23 October 2024

Further statement released here



Hospital in the Home Nursing

Recognising the high level of training, qualifications and experience required to be a HITH nurse, the Society has released a position statement regarding core competencies for HITH registered nurses.

See the full position statement here



HITH Online Grand Rounds

Supported by HITH Membership, this webinar is open access for all.

You're Invited to the next HITH Society Australasia Grand Round!

Webinar Title: Reducing ED Strain Through HITH
Date: Tuesday, 10 December 2024
Time: 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM (UTC+10:00) Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney (AEDT)

Join us for an insightful Grand Round webinar featuring Alfred Health (Victoria) and the Tasmanian Health Service (Tasmania) as they showcase their innovative models of care aimed at reducing Emergency Department presentations.

Presentations:

Alfred Health (Victoria)
Program: A HITH-led ecosystem for complex patients
Focus: Learn how Alfred Health integrates community-focused care to manage high-risk patients and reduce Emergency Department strain.

Tasmanian Health Service (Tasmania)
Program: Direct community admissions to HITH services
Focus: Discover Tasmania’s hospital avoidance strategy that enhances primary care integration and prevents access block in the Emergency Department.

Discussion Highlights:

  • Comparing key differences between the models
  • Unpacking the strengths and unique aspects of each approach
  • Exploring opportunities for mutual learning and advancing integrated care delivery

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain practical insights and strategies for improving healthcare outcomes through HITH.

Register now: Click here to secure your spot!


If you have an area of interest, or an important topic to discuss, please email us with your suggestion  administrator @ hithsociety.org.au


About the Grand Rounds Series:

The HITH Society Australasia’s Grand Rounds series fosters knowledge-sharing and collaboration, featuring leading voices in Hospital in the Home care. Each session is designed to spotlight advancements, challenges, and emerging trends in HITH practice, research, and policy.

Don't miss this opportunity to engage with experts in the field and explore new ways to enhance patient care. We look forward to your participation!


View other presentations here.


Recent Webinars (open access)


Topic: Albumin in the Home

Speakers: Prof Alan Wigg and Kylie Bragg from the liver team at Flinders Medical Centre, along with Tammy Cates from Silverchain, exploring the rationale and benefits of providing regular albumin infusions to patients with cirrhosis in the comfort of their homes.

Presentation now available here


Topic: The state of the Union: Hospital in the home in the USA

Speaker: A/Prof Michael Montalto

Presentation now open access for viewing on youtube

A/Prof Montalto's Paper available here

Also:  US CMS Report on Acute Hospital Care at Home



Topic: Access Devices to Optimise Treatment in HITH - presented by NSLHD

Recording available here


Topic: HITH Funding 101 - Presented by Dr Michael Young

Recording available here



How does HITH look in practice?

Some examples from others here (external links)

Here's an article recently published in the New York Times.

Here's one example of what a HITH nurse does



HITH Funding 101 - Presented by Dr Michael Young

Recording available here



Deloitte Access Economics Paper

Economic analysis of Hospital in the Home (HITH) - 2011



HITH Nursing Scope of Practice - Clinical Interest Group

The Society is seeking to engage with members to form a working group exploring the diversity of HITH nursing scope of practice. This group will be open to all members and potential members, with a view to better defining HITH nursing scope of practice and aligning to NMBA standards. Overseen by Society board member Angela Ellis who has recently performed research in this area, we encourage interested members to join, participate and help shape HITH nursing.

Please click here for further information

Please click here to complete short questionnaire


HITH Medical Interest Group  

A HITH Whatsapp group has been formed for interested Medical practitioners. Contact here if you are a registered medical practitioner and Society member and would like to be added to the group.



HITH Society of Australasia announce collaboration with The Health Roundtable

In 2020/2021, the HITH Society of Australasia and the Health Roundtable have formalised a collaborative partnership. This partnership has been extended for 2023.

For more information, see our dedicated webpage.



FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK    

 

The HITH Society is pleased to announce we are now on facebook. Follow us to see regular updates, news and other interesting articles, information and tidbits. Click here!


The ROLE OF HITH IN COVID19

published 31-Mar-2020

This document is now freely available, however the Society would appreciate your support. To join as a member and access other information and support this work, please click here.



START ISU on HITH Tool

This tool was presented at the 2018 conference and due to demand is made available by the authors for members to download, to trial in their services and to provide feedback on it's use. Click here to go to our Online Resources page to download.




HITH Society Strategic Plan 2023 - 2026

pdfHITH Society Strategic Plan 2023 - 2026

NSW HITH Guideline

pdfNSW HITH Guideline

Queensland HITH Guideline ** Updated December 2023

pdfQueensland HITH Guideline

Victoria HITH Guideline

pdf

Where are Australasian HITH Services?

At the 2017 Conference, members volunteered information about their service. This list is updated regularly, most recently in July 2019. If you wish to add your service, please contact webmaster@hithsociety.org.au

For a full list, click here - requires member login





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