This issue includes items on antidepressant prescribing, FASD and acute coronary syndrome and the latest from Journal of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet, BMJ Quality & Safety, Healthcare Quarterly, Health Policy, International Journal for Quality in Health Care and the USA’s AHRQ.

This fact sheet outlines a range of strategies to reduce potential and real conflicts of interest that are associated with the accreditation processes of general practices.

This issue includes items on the latest CARAlert annual report, health equity, mental health, long-term care, nursing, surgery, ward rounds, venous thromboembolism and more.

Also covered are the latest from BMJ Quality & Safety, HealthcarePapers International Journal for Quality in Health Care and the UK’s Patient Safety Learning, the USA’s AHRQ and Canada’s Healthcare Excellence.

The Commission is proposing changes to the accreditation of medical imaging practices. The Australian Safety and Quality Medical Imaging Accreditation (ASQMIA) Scheme proposal describes the accreditation framework components, including cycle length, types of assessment notification, the assessment cycle, assessment methodology and its application to different kinds of imaging practices.