‘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.
Cost savings from pharmacist-led post-discharge care
US research has found pharmacist-led post-discharge care for high-risk patients resulted in fewer admissions and healthcare cost savings of more than $US500 per patient.
In...
PSA NT/SA Branch’s vaccine advocacy work
The PSA SA/NT Branch is fighting for pharmacists to be able to administer more vaccines. Read more about it here.
Aged care antimicrobial prescribing on the rise
Data released last month shows an increase in the number of aged care residents prescribed antimicrobials, highlighting the need for pharmacists to use their...
Alzheimer’s saliva test a potential breakthrough, but caution needed
More research has been urged after the creator of a breakthrough test for detecting Alzheimer’s disease said the test could be combined with daily...
Pharmacists urged to have their say on profession’s future
Realising the full potential of pharmacists requires a reimagining of how the profession fits into the wider healthcare model, and PSA wants to harness...
