2021
Publication, report or update
The Fourth Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation 2021 covers six clinical areas. Read more about variation in rates of polypharmacy.
2021
Newsletter
This issue includes items on COVID-19, chronic health conditions, checklists, medical emergency teams (MET), nursing work schedules, and more.
Also covered is the latest issue of Journal of Patient Safety, along with the latest online papers from BMJ Quality and Safety and the International Journal for Quality in Health Care and the latest from the UK’s NICE and the USA’s AHRQ.
Overview
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that arises when the body’s response to an infection damages its own tissues and organs.
About the Standards
2021
Publication, report or update
The 2020 APS employee census was undertaken between 12 October and 13 November 2020.
2021
Newsletter
This issue includes items on COVID-19, consultation on a draft Low back pain clinical care standard, patient experience, patient harm, medications, new guidelines on acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease, new guidelines on otitis media, and more.
Also covered is the latest issue of BMJ Quality and Safety, along with the latest online papers from BMJ Quality and Safety and the International Journal for Quality in Health Care and the latest from the UK’s NICE and the USA’s AHRQ.
2021
Publication, report or update
At a glance
- Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) medicines are used to reduce stomach acid production and are effective in managing gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
- They are commonly used in older people, often for periods longer than they are actually needed
At a glance
- Medication management reviews (MMRs) aim to help people to get the most benefit from their medicines and minimise their risk of medicines-related harm