NPS MedicineWise
King to head Choosing Wisely
Associate Professor Richard King has been appointed as the inaugural Chair of the Choosing Wisely Australia Advisory Group. Choosing Wisely Australia will launch on 29 April 2015. The initiative is …
NPS MedicineWise launches blood pressure program
Today NPS MedicineWise launches its latest program—Blood pressure: what’s changing in how we measure, manage and monitor—providing health professionals with resources and tools to help optimise blood pressure assessment and …
Report proves medicines compliance role
The NPS MedicineWise Evaluation report released this week has confirmed the vital importance of community pharmacies in improving medicines compliance, the Guild says. As frontline medication experts, committed to the …
QUM, primary care, compliance key issues: NPS MedicineWise
Quality use of medicines and primary care programs are a key focus for the seventeenth NPS MedicineWise Annual Evaluation Report, which has been published this week, providing an overview of …
Managing fatigue: new NPS online tool
Managing patients with fatigue can present a range of challenges for GPs and other health professionals, so as part of the NPS MedicineWise program Back to basics for fatigue: a …
Medicos to unite with Choosing Wisely Australia
Australia’s medical community will unite in 2015 for a new initiative: Choosing Wisely Australia. Peak medical colleges and consumer groups will collaborate in this national initiative to improve the quality …
NPS MedicineWise adds honorary members
Three new honorary members of NPS MedicineWise have been appointed following an extensive call for nominations. Mary Hemming, Professor Gillian Shenfield AM and Associate Professor Andrea Mant were invited by …