aged care
Transitions of care
Why pharmacists are a critical part of the aged care puzzle, say Fei Sim and Laetitia Hattingh With Australia’s ageing population and increased healthcare needs, the seamless transition between hospital, …
To dip or not to dip?
A program delivered by pharmacists has seen positive results around reduction of unnecessary urine dipstick testing in aged care homes Pharmacist-led education to support behaviour change around urine dipstick testing …
Medication management for older persons
With more than 50% of all hospital admissions being for people aged 65 and older, understanding age-related functional, cognitive and social factor changes and their impact on medication use is …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news, including aged care analgesic monitoring, use of low-dose aspirin and managing resistant hypertension Analgesic stewardship in Australian residential aged care facilities …
The top 10: Opinion columns
Next up in our review of 2023: the 10 most read opinion columns for the year ‘I felt terrified but I will not allow such people to intimidate me’ Onsite …
Aged care move ‘even greater impetus’ for scope
Pharmacists practising to the top of their scope is key in helping keep older Australians out of hospital, and discharging them earlier, says a leading member of the profession The …
Outreach a ‘real gap’ in pharmacy NIP service
Government urged to remove barriers blocking community pharmacists from providing National Immunisation Program (NIP) vaccines outside of pharmacies Urgent changes to the NIP Vaccination in Pharmacy (VIP) program rules need …
Multimorbidity
Patients with complex multimorbidity experience a substantial burden not only because of their chronic health problems but also as a result of the treatments they receive. Multimorbidity also poses problems …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Embedded on-site aged care pharmacists in Australia Qualitative semistructured interviews explored the roles of early adopters of Australia’s embedded on-site pharmacist …
Hospitals urged to enable pharmacist-led antimicrobial stewardship
Antimicrobial use in Australian hospitals is among the highest rates in the world, a new report has found – and compliance with prescribing guidelines in private hospitals is low The …
Aged care role may not be for new pharmacists
Pharmacists already embedded in residential aged care facilities are improving patient care, they feel it may not be a role for new graduates, study reveals Embedding pharmacists within interprofessional aged …
It’s over!
The pandemic emergency response is officially over, medical officials say, as additional aged care COVID support is announced COVID-19 is no longer a Communicable Disease Incident of National Significance (CDINS), …