Keynote speakers that presented at National Medicine Symposium 2023.
The National Medicines Symposium (NMS) is an annual, cross-disciplinary event bringing together leading organisations, experts, clinicians, consumers and policymakers to discuss and debate key issues around quality use of medicines.
The Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights is for everyone. We are endeavouring to provide translations of the Charter in many community languages. Currently the Charter is available in 32 languages in a printable A4 poster format.
The Commission is undertaking research into safety and quality in virtual care (telehealth), in acute health and primary healthcare settings.
The Hip Fracture Clinical Care Standard has been endorsed by a number of key professional associations and health organisations listed below.
The Hip Fracture Clinical Care Standard describes the care that you can expect to receive if you have a hip fracture. Find out more about what the Standard means for consumers and other available resources.
A number of related resources have been identified which are relevant to the Hip Fracture Clinical Care Standard.
The Commission has developed a series of resources on infection prevention and control (IPC) for aged care service providers and staff.
The Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Clinical Care Standard provides guidance to clinicians and healthcare services on managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The standard was released on 17 October 2024.
Read how an inner-city emergency department reduced the rate of incomplete treatment among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients. Co-design with the Aboriginal Health Unit was key to success.
Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) is important in the care of children because administration of antimicrobials can have long term consequences for their health.
The Patient-Reported Indicator Survey or PaRIS Health Survey is an OECD-led initiative to strengthen the measurement of outcomes and experiences of healthcare services in primary care for people living with chronic conditions.
The Commission, on behalf of the Department of Health and Aged Care, is the National Project Manager for implementing the PaRIS Health Survey in Australia. The survey was held from July to 30 November 2023.