Consultations on Quality Use of Medicines

Follow the links below to find information about consumer consultations and participation in quality use of medicines programs.

Updated October 2007

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Title:   Listen to consumers to avoid mistakes
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   Should a patient have to die before mistakes and near-misses are investigated? Mistakes are being made in our hospitals daily but most are not picked up by the current safety and quality system. We need to change that.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   E-medication saves lives and costs
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   A national electronic medication system will improve safety and quality in the health system, with subsequent reductions in adverse events and efficiencies for hospitals.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Safety and quality must involve consumers
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care is already contributing to the reform process through its workplan's nine programs. The Commission works with consumers as a major stakeholder in improving safety and quality in health care.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Guiding principles for medication management in the community
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   These Guiding Principles have been developed by the Australian Pharmaceutical Advisory Council (APAC) with the aim of promoting the quality use of medicines and better medication management in the community.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Consumer Medicine Information conundrums
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Consumer Medicine Information is standardised written information about prescription and pharmacist-only medicines in Australia. It is a tool which can be used by health professionals during their consultations to explain about the treatment they are recommending.
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Media release. Funding provided to ensure medicines line continues
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Australian Government will provide funding to enable the services provided through the Adverse Medicines Events (AME) telephone line to continue for a further 12 months.
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Quality Use of Medicines Engagement with Cessnock Mental Health Carers and Consumers Group in Cessnock, NSW
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   Consumers and carers in Cessnock, NSW discussed quality use of medicines issues relevant to Cessnock mental health consumers and carers.
Date:   Apr 2007
Title:   E-health and quality use of medicines - getting better all the time
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   Computers have revolutionised the way pharmacists work, delivering many improvements to consumers. However, e-health offers ongoing opportunities.
Date:   Apr 2007
Title:   Portrait of a consumer representative - Anne McKenzie
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   A consumer representative discusses her keen interest in issues relating to the quality use of medicines and how they have affected her life and career.
Date:   Apr 2007
Title:   Quality Use of Medicines - working with multicultural communities
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   A medicines initiative with culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) people is taking quality use of medicines into families through special programs at community language schools.
Date:   Apr 2007
Title:   Making consumer quality use of medicines happen : policy statement
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   CHF has developed a seven point policy statement on quality use of medicines based on consultations with consumers, including the 2004-05 Community QUM Project.
Date:   Apr 2007
Title:   Policy Statement - Quality Use of Medicines
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   The CHF Quality Use of Medicines policy statement will improve customer access and understanding of medicines, with better health outcomes for them as individuals and the community as a whole.
Date:   Apr 2007
Title:   Quality Use of Medicines Engagements with Ingham and Townsville District Health Groups in Townsville, Qld
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   An engagement hosted by the Ingham and Townsville District Health Groups and CHF, gave consumers with chronic conditions the opportunity to discuss quality use of medicines.
Date:   Mar 2007
Title:   Quality Use of Medicines Engagement with Arthritis NSW in The Blue Mountains, NSW
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   Arthritis NSW, Blue Mountains Branch, and CHF hosted a community quality use of medicines engagement for consumers with arthritis.
Date:   Mar 2007
Title:   Quality Use of Medicines Engagements with Carers and Consumers in Orange, NSW
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   Consumers and carers in Orange, NSW discussed quality use of medicines issues relevant to country people with chronic conditions.
Date:   Mar 2007
Title:   Quality Use of Medicines Engagement with Consumers with Chronic Conditions in the Southern Highlands, NSW
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   Consumers and carers discussed quality use of medicines issues and commented on resources in a session hosted by CHF and the Southern Highlands of NSW Division of General Practice.
Date:   Mar 2007
Title:   Second discussion paper: Improving access to Consumer Medicines Information (CMI) and Product Information (PI)
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The purpose of this Second Discussion Paper is to seek stakeholder views on some revised options including the TGA's preferred option. The closing date for submissions is 30 March 2007.
Date:   Feb 2007
Title:   Starter packs: a good start to therapy?
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Samples of drugs are often given to doctors by pharmaceutical representatives as part of a marketing strategy. Despite the well described advantages of drug samples, little has been published on the potential adverse outcomes.
Date:   Feb 2007
Title:   Report of CHF Quality Use of Medicines engagement with The Pulse Youth Centre in Tasmania
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   Young people at The Pulse Youth Health Centre in Tasmania discussed quality use of medicines (QUM) issues and commented on Community QUM resources.
Date:   Oct 2006
Title:   Report of CHF Quality Use of Medicines engagement with Kidney Health Australia in Tasmania
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   Kidney Health Australia and CHF hosted workshops in Hobart and Launceston on quality use of medicines issues for consumers and carers.
Date:   Oct 2006
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