PSA Vice President Professor Mark Naunton MPS[/caption]
Improving medicines safety at transitions of care
Transitions of care are periods of high risk for medication errors and miscommunication, leading to patient harm.
COPD ‘under-recognised’ and ‘under-treated’ in Australia
Chronic obstructive lung disease is the fifth leading cause of death in Australia, but studies show about half of people living with symptoms don’t know they have the condition.
Quick Q&A with Associate Professor Anthony Byrne
Associate Professor Anthony Byrne, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney thoracic physician and UNSW researcher speaks with AP Editor Jennifer Cooke.
Q: I'm interested if you have...
Pharmacists funded under new medicine safety trial
A new intervention will target medicine safety in primary care, with the aim of reducing medicine-related hospitalisations by identifying at-risk patients.
New leaders, new faces
The 2017 PSA Branch Committee elections attracted a record voter turnout of 24% up from 17% in 2014.
For the first time, PSA offered...
More pharmacists could soon be embedded in Aboriginal Health Services
The Medical Services Advisory Committee's support for funding embedded pharmacists in Aboriginal Health Services could be a game changer.
