emergency department
Pharmacists boost sepsis response in ED
Including emergency medicine pharmacists in the management of patients with sepsis in hospital emergency departments (EDs) delivers improved outcomes, research from Alfred Health reveals. The study, published in Emergency …
New data reveals lower urgency ED visit prevalence
A large percentage of emergency department presentations could be managed more appropriately by community health services such as pharmacists More than one-third of presentations to hospital emergency departments (EDs) are …
Memes to help spread health message
South Australia has launched a new campaign urging people to go to a pharmacy or GP, not the Emergency Department, for minor ailments The marketing campaign, which asks younger people …
That’s not an emergency, says PHN
Gold Coast residents have been presenting to Emergency with problems like ingrown toenails, sprains and strains, and requests for medical certificates The Gold Coast Primary Health Network and Gold Coast …
Why we need to talk about take-home naloxone
Stigma for those with opioid dependency is still a barrier to access, but experts point out that overdose in people who use opioids for chronic pain is also on the …
How pharmacists can reduce emergency hospital visits
A study has found more than a third of unnecessary emergency department visits for non-urgent health conditions could be managed by pharmacists Researchers have conducted a cohort study looking at …
Changing the script
Can pharmacists transform prescribing through protocol change and prescriber education? A US study has looked at the role pharmacists can play in impacting prescribing habits for patients discharged from hospital …