Learning modules for aged care workers and providers
The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission provides learning modules to help aged care workers and providers understand their obligations and supply safe, high-quality care.
This issue includes items on COVID-19, artificial intelligence (AI) in health care, midline and peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs), shared decision making and more.
Also covered are the new issues of the Journal of Patient Safety & Risk Management, Journal of Patient Safety, Healthcare Policy, Public Health Research & Practice and Health Expectations, along with the latest online papers from the International Journal for Quality in Health Care and the latest from the UK’s NICE and NIHR.
The survey form for the Australian Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture Version 2 (A-HSOPS 2.0).
This report is a review of the processes that exist, or are recommended for clinical quality registry governance, accreditation and quality assurance internationally and in Australia.
This issue includes items on COVID-19, the new Acute Anaphylaxis Clinical Care Standard, an indicator monitoring tool for the Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Care Standard, review of national Quality Use of Medicines publications, diagnosis and more.
Also covered are the latest online papers from BMJ Safety & Quality and the International Journal for Quality in Health Care and the latest from the UK’s NICE.
The purpose of the IPC Advisory Committee is to provide strategic advice to the Commission on matters relating to IPC. This includes sharing data and information on policies and processes related to IPC and providing advice:
On 24 November 2021, the Commission released the new national Acute Anaphylaxis Clinical Care Standard.
More than 11,500 people visit Australian emergency departments each year because of anaphylaxis.
The public consultation for the Guiding principles to achieve continuity in medication management is open until 11:59 AEDT Monday, 20 December 2021. A consultation paper has been developed to guide you through the proposed recommendations for updating the Guiding Principles.
The Acute Anaphylaxis Clinical Care Standard contains six quality statements and a set of indicators to improve the recognition, treatment and follow-up of anaphylaxis in acute care.