‘We’re increasingly seeing incidents where alert fatigue has been identified as a contributing factor. It’s not that there wasn’t an alert in place, but that it was lost among the other alerts the clinician saw,’ Prof Baysari says.
Getting back on track to eliminate hepatitis C by 2030
Ahead of World Hepatitis Day, pharmacists can bolster testing and treatment to prevent unnecessary infections, complications and deaths.
Coping with COVID-19: the Royal Melbourne Hospital experience
COVID-19 has fostered an even closer relationship between the pharmacy and wards of the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
Pregabalin misuse skyrockets
Pregabalin-related ambulance attendances have increased 10-fold since 2012, a Victorian study has shown.
Published in the Medical Journal of Australia, the retrospective study on the...
Practical ways to support people with disability
Despite their healthcare needs, people with disability often report feeling shut out by the system that is meant to assist them.
Messages from World Pharmacists Day
A pandemic may have prevented traditional face-to-face events, but it didn’t stop pharmacists from across the country celebrating the 11th annual World Pharmacists Day last week.
Benefits of pharmacists managing minor ailments service: study
An Australian clinical impact study has demonstrated the cost-effectiveness of a pharmacist-delivered minor ailments service compared to usual pharmacist care in the community setting.
