Medication management platform rolled out across SACARE sites
Following a successful trial period, South Australian disability provider SACARE is rolling out an electronic medication management tool across its...
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Medication management guides under review
The national health care regulator is updating the guiding principles for medication management in community care. The Department of Health...
Improving medication management for people with dementia
Poor communication and infrequent medication reviews are among barriers to effective medication management for people with dementia, a new study...
App update makes medication management easier for carers
NPS Medicine Wise has updated its medication tracking app so it can be used by carers and healthcare workers who...
DNA test pinpoints medication management
A new clinical pharmacy service that uses DNA as part of a “super personalised” medication management plan will soon be...
Online course offers primer on polypharmacy
Altura Learning is releasing a new online course to help careworkers, registered and enrolled nurses and management understand medication management...
Focus on a ‘geriatric giant’ of healthcare
Along with dementia and incontinence, falls in the elderly constitute one of the three “geriatric giants” of healthcare. Falls affect...
New medication app for staff working with people with dementia
Dementia Training Australia has released a new mobile app to assist staff involved in medication management to provide quality use...
National campaign highlights health hazard of storing old medicines
A new awareness campaign has been launched to explain the dangers of keeping expired and unwanted medicine in the home...
Campaign launched to promote safer medicines use
The sixth annual Be Medicinewise Week, a national awareness week promoting the safer and wiser use of medicines by all...
A team approach to medicines management
With rates of medicines prescribing increasing in Australia, especially among seniors, the risk of adverse events is ever-present. Through observation...