Responses have been prepared to frequently asked questions (FAQs) from the National Medicines Symposium 2024.
A compendium of resources is available for reference at safetyandquality.gov.au/NMS24.
Several resources have been identified which are relevant for improving safe and appropriate use of medicines in an ageing population.
The National Medicines Symposium 2024, was held on the 19 November and explored the safe and appropriate use of medications in an ageing population.
The Commission has developed information, tools and resources to help support consumers engagement with, and understanding of, safe and high-quality health care.
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 National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards support the rights of people with intellectual disability to equitable health care. People with intellectual disability experience significant barriers in accessing safe and quality care evident through a higher mortality rate, increased incidence of preventable illness and more frequent hospital admissions.
In this section, you will find guidance and resources for implementation of the NSQHS Standards, to support healthcare rights and provision of inclusive health care.
Developing and using shared decision making tools can help clinicians to implement shared decision making in clinical practice.