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Commission update e-newsletter, September 2018 (HTML)

• Are you ready for the second edition of the NSQHS Standards?
• CARAlert!
• Navigating the colon with the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard
• High risk medicines online course
• NSMC national audit 2018
• Clinical Trials Governance Framework
• Delivering better person-centred care
• A national standard for dispensed medicine labels
• The Third Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation
• Working at the Commission

Commission update e-newsletter, December 2017 (PDF 1MB) (HTML)

• NSQHS Standards (second edition) available now
• New Clinical Care Standard released for heavy menstrual bleeding
• Guide to safe implementation of electronic medication management in hospitals
• Grouper and HACs specifications
• Updated cognitive impairment website
• Additional resources for the NPBMC
• The medical record and data-driven health care
• AURA Surveillance System: New reports and data updates
• Update on the NSQHS Standards Advisories – New Advisory A17/01: Antimicrobial stewardship
• Antibiotic Awareness Week 2017
• Consultation on the draft Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard
• Evaluation survey for community health services guide
• DEADLINE EXTENDED: Consultation on strategies and resources to support patient safety in primary care
• Communicating Risk online module
• NPS MedicineWise online learning: National standard medication charts course
• Revised Tall Man lettering for medicines
• Clinical safety reviews of national digital health infrastructure

Commission update e-newsletter, October 2017 (PDF 2MB) (HTML)

• Transitioning to the New National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards
• AURA 2017: Second Australian report on antimicrobial use and resistance in human health
• An Economic Evaluation of Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials Conducted by Networks
• Safer Medicines Administration
• The Tops Tips in Translation
• Creating a Health Literacy Environment
• My Health Record in Emergency Departments

Commission update e-newsletter, July 2017 (PDF 4MB) (HTML)

• The Second Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation
• Update on the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards (second edition)
• National Patient Blood Management Collaborative
• New Clinical Care Standard released for osteoarthritis of the knee
• Question Builder
• Top Tips for Safe Health Care
• National Subcutaneous Insulin Chart for Acute Hospitals
• Medication Safety in Mental Health
• Approaches to investigating health IT-related patient safety incidents

Commission update e-newsletter, March 2017 (PDF 987KB) (HTML)

• Have your say: Resources to support the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (second edition)
• National standard medication charts – Online learning module
  
• Recommended terms and abbreviations
  
• National guidelines for on-screen presentation of discharge summaries
  
• Coming soon: New report on approaches to surgical site infection surveillance
  
• Coming soon: Question builder
  
• Coming Soon: Recommendations for the control of multidrug-resistant gram-negatives: Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae

Commission update e-newsletter, December 2016 (PDF 3MB) (HTML)

• Antibiotic Awareness Week
• New online interactive atlas
• Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Clinical Care Standard
• National roundtable on reducing inappropriate use of antipsychotics in older people
• National Model Clinical Governance Framework
• Supporting patient decision making about antibiotic use
• Improving patient-clinician communication at transitions of care
• Updated specification for the hospital-acquired complications list
• Vital Signs
• Annual Report 2015-16

Commission update e-newsletter, September 2016 (PDF 933KB) (HTML)

• New Clinical Care Standard on hip fracture care
• National General Practice Accreditation Scheme
• New PBS Hospital Medication Chart
• Specifications released for the first national hospital-acquired complications list
• The Commission’s work with the Australian Digital Health Agency
• A patient safety and quality improvement framework for primary care
• Delirium Clinical Care Standard
• Dementia Awareness Month
• New Board members

Commission update e-newsletter, June 2016 (PDF 2MB) (HTML)

• Antimicrobial use and resistance
• Version 2 of the NSQHS Standards
• Acute Stroke Case for Improvement
• End-of-life essentials: education for acute hospitals
• 2016 Aged Care National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey
• Surgical National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey
• DIP 4 Kids

Commission update e-newsletter, March 2016 (PDF 373KB) (HTML)

• Complete Our Website Survey
• Caring for Cognitive Impairment
• End-of-life care and the NSQHS Standards – fact sheet
• Knee Pain
• Guide to the NSQHS Standards for community health services
• Patient Blood Management
• National Standard for User-applied Labelling of Injectable Medicines, Fluids and Lines

Commission update e-newsletter, December 2015 (PDF 1MB) (HTML)

• Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation
• Antimicrobial Usage and Prescribing
• Acute Stroke Clinical Care Standard
• NSQHS Standards Guide for Dental Practices and Services
• Guide to the NSQHS Standards for health service boards
• Essential elements for safe and high-quality end-of-life care
• Health Literacy
• CT scans and children
• Annual Report and Vital Signs

Commission update e-newsletter, March 2015 (PDF 334KB) (HTML)

• Hospital mortality indicators: A guide for Boards and Chief Executives
• Consultation: NSQHS Standards Guide for Dental Practices and Services
• Improving care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in hospital
• NEW APP A better way to care: Actions for clinicians
• Expert advisory group investigating appropriate management of knee pain
• Hip Fracture and Delirium Clinical Care Standards

Commission update e-newsletter, December 2014 (PDF 334KB) (HTML)

• Acute Coronary Syndromes Clinical Care Standard
• Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Care Standard
• A better way to care for patients with cognitive impairment in hospital
• National Quality Use of Medicines Indicators for Australian Hospitals
• Expressions of Interest: The National Patient Blood Management Collaborative
• Guide for health service organisations boards implementing the NSQHS Standards
• National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey – still open
• Christmas and New Year operating hours

Antibiotic Awareness Week e-newsletter, November 2014 (PDF 314KB) (HTML)

• Antibiotic Awareness Week, 17-23 November 2014
• New video presentations for Antibiotic Awareness Week 2014
• Global twitter chat
• National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey (NAPS)
• Resources for Antibiotic Awareness Week 2014
• Antibiotic Awareness Week partners

Commission update e-newsletter, October 2014 (PDF 432KB) (HTML)

• Shared Decision Making Symposium – now online
• Antibiotic Awareness Week 2014 resources now available
• National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey 2014 now open
• Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation
• Hospital Mortality Indicators Literature Review, Case Studies and Appendices
• Vital Signs 2014: The State of Safety and Quality in Australian Health Care
• Annual Report 2013/14

Commission update e-newsletter, March 2014 (PDF 60KB) (HTML)

• Health literacy in Australia
• Training and competencies for recognising and responding to clinical deterioration
• Professor John Turnidge appointed to lead program for national surveillance of antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic usage
• Improving safety and providing high quality care for people with cognitive impairment in hospitals
• Australian Open Disclosure Framework endorsed by health ministers
• Consultation on the Draft National Consensus Statement on End-of-Life Care in Acute Hospitals

Antibiotic Awareness Week e-newsletter, 18 November 2013 (PDF 108KB) (HTML)

• Antibiotic Awareness Week, 18-24 November 2013
• The Chief Medical Officer and Chief Veterinary Officer discuss antibiotic resistance in Australia
• National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey (NAPS)
• Activities for Antibiotic Awareness Week 2013
• Antibiotic Awareness Week partners

Commission update e-newsletter, November 2013 (PDF 98KB) (HTML)

• Antibiotic Awareness Week, 18-24 November 2013
• National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey (NAPS)
• Online presentations from international experts in safety and quality in health care
• Improving the management of cognitive impairment
• Vital Signs 2013: The State of Safety and Quality in Australian Health Care
• Annual Report 2012/13
• Reducing preventable harm from sepsis
• Healthscope and Bupa announce landmark agreement on quality healthcare outcomes

Commission update e-newsletter, September 2013 (PDF 96KB) (HTML)

• NSQHS Standards Guide for Small Hospitals
• NSQHS Standards network meetings
• Get it right! Taking a Best Possible Medication History – training video
• End-of-life care in acute hospitals

Commission Update Newsletter #18, June 2013

• Commission welcomes new Board appointments
• Clinical Care Standards
• First health services achieve accreditation to NSQHS Standards
• OECD Medical Practice Variations project – Australian participation
• Venous Thromboembolism prevention and the National Inpatient Medication Chart
• Commission raises funds to support indigenous midwives

ACSQHC Update Newsletter #17 December 2012

• Support for Health Services Implementing the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards
• Annual Report 2011/2012
• Antibiotic Awareness Week
• Call 1800 304 056 for the National Safety and Quality Accreditation Advice Centre
• The National Residential Medication Chart
• Australian Safety and Quality Goals for Health Care
• Clinical Care Standards
• Update on the Review of the Open Disclosure Standards
• Health Literacy in Australia

ACSQHC Update Newsletter #16 August 2012

• Health Ministers Endorse Work Plan and Safety and Quality Goals
• Support for health services in the transition to the new Accreditation Scheme
• Program Updates
• OECD Medical Variation Practice Study
• Consultation on a new National Open Disclosure Standard
• Health Literacy Seminar a Success
• International Conference on Rapid Response Systems and Medical Emergency Teams
• Permanent Board Appointments

ACSQHC Update Newsletter #15 December 2011

• Australian Safety and Quality Goals for Health Care
• Antimicrobial Surveillance Implementation Guides
• National Medication Management Plan
• Central line Associated Bloodstream Infection in Intensive Care Units
• Safety in e-Health
• National Roundtable on Patient Experience, 8 December 2011
• Commencement of a Health Literacy Stocktake

ACSQHC Update Newsletter #14 August 2011

• Patient-Centred Care
• Accreditation Update
• Working with National e-Health Transition Authority
• Review of the National Open Disclosure Standard
• Antimicrobial Stewardship in Australian Hospitals
• Information Strategy Update
• Venous Thromboembolism Prevention Resource Centre
• Medication Safety Update

ACSQHC Update Newsletter #13 April 2011

• Antimicrobial Stewardship in Australian Hospitals
• Accreditation Update
• TallMan Lettering
• External Evaluation of the National Clinical Handover Initiative Pilot Program
• ACSQHC On the Radar
• ACSQHC Legislation Announcement