The long road to a healthy heart
References
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Heart, stroke and vascular disease: Australian facts. 2026. At: www.aihw.gov.au/reports/heart-stroke-vascular-diseases/hsvd-facts/contents/summary
Schutte AE, Bennett B, Chow CK, et...
Safer opioid systems
References
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. Opioid analgesic stewardship in acute pain clinical care standard. At: https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/standards/clinical-care-standards/opioid-analgesic-stewardship-acute-pain-clinical-care-standard
Safer Opioid Use...
Missed beats
References
National Heart Foundation of Australia; Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand. Comprehensive Australian clinical guideline for diagnosing and managing acute coronary syndromes...
Pharmacovigilance and therapeutic risk management across the medicine lifecycle
References
World Health Organization. Regulation and prequalification: what is pharmacovigilance? 2026. At: www.who.int/teams/regulation-prequalification/regulation-and-safety/pharmacovigilance
Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences. Practical aspects of signal...
Nitroglycerin’s explosive beginnings
References
Montinari MR, Minelli S, Horowitz JD, De Caterina R. Explosive discovery, surprising future: the extraordinary journey of nitroglycerin, nitroderivatives and nitric oxide. Vasc...
Should I ask for photo ID when supplying S8s?
Providing photo identification to collect a parcel at the post office or withdraw money from a bank has become routine in modern Australian society. Yet there are few health workflows that require people to show photo ID.
