‘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.
Thousands suffering from undiagnosed type 2 diabetes
The CEO of Diabetes Australia, Professor Greg Johnson, recently called attention to the high numbers of Australians living with undiagnosed type 2 diabetes.
In a...
6CPA program audits coming
Programs funded under the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement (6CPA) will be subject to audits from next week to detect any inaccurate or ineligible claims.
The...
Call for pharmacist access to the MBS for Chronic Disease Management
Pharmacists within general practice is a positive step forward, but the exclusion from MBS Team Care arrangements in CDM items makes no sense.
After a...
Re-thinking opioids
Pharmacists can minimise opioid harm by helping patients step down.
While opioids play an important role in the management of acute pain, their widespread use...
Realising pharmacists’ full potential
We are working to achieve the 11 key actions in Pharmacists in 2023 to unlock opportunities for pharmacists as the custodians of medicine safety.
I was...
Pharmacists in 2023: roles and remuneration
Better remuneration and career support are key to the future of pharmacists’ roles.
The pharmacy profession provides a much broader range of health services...
