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Resources for improving palliative services to home-based patients now available
Most Australian palliative care patients prefer to be cared for at home and the majority want to die at home, though less than 10 percent achieve that wish. caring@home – a national project led by the Brisbane South Palliative Care Collaborative, Metro South Health and funded by the Australian Government – aims to improve the […]
EOI open for Enhancing Preventive Healthcare for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People Collaborative
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO), in partnership with the Improvement Foundation (IF), and with support from the Department of Health, are inviting general practices, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHS) and Aboriginal Medical Services (AMS) to participate in an exciting new Collaborative program. This […]
World Lung Cancer Day an opportunity to improve lung cancer awareness
With World Lung Cancer Day just passed on 1 August 2018, what better time to improve awareness on lung cancer within Australia. Did you know that lung cancer is one of the 10 most common cancers in both men and women in Australia? Lung cancer occurs when abnormal cells in the lung grow in an […]
Multi-drug resistant gonorrhoea resource available for clinicians
There have been two cases of multi-drug resistant (MOR) gonorrhoea recently detected in Australia. One of these cases was diagnosed in Western Australia, and the other in Queensland. These are two of only three known cases worldwide that are highly resistant to all of the antibiotics that have been in routine use to treat gonorrhoea. […]
Notice to community pharmacists regarding Redland Hospital
From 8 May 2018 scripts issued to patients at Redland Hospital and Wynnum-Manly Community Health Centre, Gundu Pa, will gradually transition to being printed by computer onto A4 paper, instead of being handwritten onto a script. Redland Hospital and Wynnum-Manly Community Health Centre want to make sure that your community pharmacy can easily identify and […]
HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis on Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme from 1 April 2018
From 1 April 2018 General Practitioners and nurse practitioners are able to prescribe pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection under Section 85 of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). The prescription will be able to be dispensed from any pharmacy, however some pharmacies may need to order the medication which may take a […]