Keynote speakers that presented at National Medicines Symposium 2024.
Guidance for clinicians on the ten quality statements from the COPD Clinical Care Standard, as well as helpful resources.
Hand hygiene compliance auditing is conducted to assess the effectiveness of hand hygiene programs in Australia, as part of the National Hand Hygiene Initiative (NHHI). Hand hygiene compliance is assessed across both public and private Australian hospitals, consistent with AHMAC endorsed benchmark of 80 per cent.
This page includes information on infection prevention and control (IPC) strategies for carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPOs) and links to additional resources.
This register lists all projects which have been approved to use MedicineInsight data. The project summaries are sourced from the data access form submitted by applicants.
Ensuring that patients who deteriorate receive appropriate and timely care is a key safety and quality challenge. The Commission has introduced a range of systems to better manage recognition of and response to acute physiological deterioration.
Information about the Psychotropic Medicines in Cognitive Disability or Impairment Clinical Care Standard and supporting resources for clinicians.
Now that you have considered how the selected PREM fits into the big picture of your organisation, it is time to think about how to translate the aspirations of this big picture into practical actions on the ground. Stage 2 takes you through some of the important decisions needed to get the PREM to your patients and to get responses back.
Well-designed incident management systems assist patients, carers, families and the workforce to identify, report, manage and learn from incidents.
Accreditation provides assurances to the community that a healthcare service meets expected standards for safety and quality. It is a formal program in which trained independent reviewers assess a healthcare service’s evidence of implementation of the Primary and Community Healthcare Standards.
The Aged Care Emergency (ACE) service is a nurse-led multi-agency model of care in the Hunter New England and Central Coast areas of NSW. It provides triage and clinical support and advice for residential aged care facility staff so that care for residents can be delivered in the facility where appropriate to avoid unnecessary transfer to hospital.
Based on advice, feedback and discussions with clinical experts and health services from across Australia, the Commission has compiled a list of FAQs and resources that may assist health services in the prevention and reduction of hospital-acquired complications (HACs).
Explore these resources and share your feedback.