This year’s event will focus on the safe and appropriate use of medicines in an ageing population.
Theme Ageing well: safe medicines, better lives
Date Tuesday, 19 November Time 10.00 am - 3.00 pm AEDT Format Virtual event – featuring individual speakers and panel discussions
Key highlights
- Understand the challenges and opportunities for medication management in an ageing population.
- Learn best practice approaches to safely deprescribe high-risk medicines and reduce medication-related harm in older Australians.
- Discover innovative digital health tools that can help in managing medicines safely and effectively.
Keynote speakers
- Professor Libby Roughead, Director of the Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre, University of South Australia
- Professor Jennifer Martin, President & Board Chair, The Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- Professor Sarah Hilmer, Conjoint Professor of Geriatric Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
- Dr Lisa Kouladjian O'Donnell, Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney and Deputy Chair, Australian Deprescribing Network (ADeN)
- More to come!
Don’t miss this opportunity to participate in a thought-leading dialogue about medication management strategies that can improve patient health outcomes – register now.
More information
Visit safetyandquality.gov.au/NMS24 or email NMS@safetyandquality.gov.au