Programs Quality Use of Medicines (HMR/NPS) National Prescribing Service - NPS
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NPS: Better Choices - Better Health
NPS: Better choices, Better health, is an independent organisation that enables Australians to be medicinewise. Funded by the Federal Department of Health and Ageing, NPS provides accurate, evidence-based information to help health professionals and consumers make the best decisions about medicines and medical tests. NPS works closely with professional organisations and advisory experts to ensure its programs and content reflect current best practice guidelines. Details about free activities and resources for health professionals are available at http://www.nps.org.au/health_professionals/activities. These include:
NPS also works with community groups and organisations to reach targeted audiences such as seniors and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. It runs mass audience campaigns and develops media and content partnerships to reach all Australians. NPS develops resources and tools to help people be medicinewise. These include fact sheets, newsletters about newly listed PBS medicines and medicine management tips, Medicines Lists to record important medicine information and other useful brochures. NPS also regularly issues media releases that can be used for other publications and audio and audio-visual files. Some resources are also available in other languages. If you have questions about your medicines call NPS Medicines Line on 1300 MEDICINE (1300 633 424). To report an adverse medicines event call 1300 134 237. All NPS resources are available at no cost from www.nps.org.au/consumers/tools_and_tips and can be ordered in mass for practices, pharmacies, clinics, community groups and organisations. Resources and Links
Practice VisitsLast topic: Opioid therapy in Chronic Pain - Ended December 2010 Upcoming topic: CVD Risk - Guiding Lipid Management - Starts March 2011 Activities available: Depending on your practice size and /or your specific needs you may order either practice visits or case study meetings on any of the topics above. Please note that GP-Registrars, Practice Nurses and/or your local pharmacist can be invited to either of these activities. Practice visits: These take approx 45 minutes; can be arranged at your practice at a time to suit you. Case study meetings: are available for groups of 3-8 GPs: take approx. 60 minutes; can be arrange at your practice at a time to suit you . Benefits of participation include:
For a comprehensive explanation of the program or to arrange a visit:
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| Last Updated on Friday, 11 February 2011 02:24 |
The NPS, for which David Kennedy is the facilitator, provides education and resources to GPs on a one on one basis with academic visits to the surgeries. The NPS has also enlarged to now provide information to pharmacists and also the public, who can have direct access through “Medicines Line” a special “1300” number, manned by specially trained clinical pharmacists.
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