‘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.
Bringing pharmacists into the digital future
PSA has unveiled a new digital health report, Connecting the dots: Digitally empowered pharmacists, at the PSA19 conference.
The report, funded by the Australian Digital...
Reducing stroke risk in dementia patients
A commonly-used treatment for Alzheimer's disease could reduce the risk of stroke among people with dementia.
The Australian-Swedish study, co-authored by Monash University researchers, focussed...
Management of migraines in community pharmacy
Pharmacists play a vital role in supporting patients with migraines.
People with headaches are one of the most common presentations to community pharmacies and pharmacists...
Partnering with patients the most important healthcare standard
While health literacy is key, engaging and educating clinicians about the concept of patient choice is just as critical, a leading clinical expert said at the Choosing Wisely National Meeting yesterday.
Choosing Wisely: new medicines advice service arrives
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has released a list of recommendations for healthcare professionals to ensure the safe use of medicines.
The launch of...
Clinical governance: shared responsibility, a common goal
New principles will help guide design and delivery of high-quality pharmacy services.
We have a high-quality health system in Australia, and a first-class pharmacy...
