Donโt miss it! Your chance to celebrate #IDPharmacistsDay this Wed 5/22 at 12-1pm ET on X, join & share a photo of yourself with the ID Pharmacist in your life. #SIDPAdvocacy#JointheAMSFight ๐ฆ ๐ฉโโ๏ธ ๐
Find out how to celebrate & learn more: buff.ly/3y3YG90
Todayโs theme for #WAAW is Antimicrobials and untrue or spurious allergies.
Take a look at our Antimicrobial resistance gateway page for a host of resources, tools and learning programs to improve your knowledge and practice:
cppe.ac.uk/gateway/amr
Our 'AMR Awareness Week: preventing antimicrobial resistance together' webinar can now be watched on demand via our Online CPD! โ onlinecpd.shpa.org.au/enrol/โฆ
Presented by @MishaDevchand, tune in to learn more about AMR and AMS activities inc. hospital programs One Health ๐ฆ๐
Marking World AMR Awareness Week 2023 (18-24 November), we spoke to @MishaDevchand, ID/AMS P'cist @Austin_Health Senior Advisor, Penicillin Allergies/Project Lead, Check Again Collaborative, @SaferCareVic about her work in the space! โ buff.ly/3Z51r3t
Congratulations @MishaDevchand on being awarded Fellowship of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia @the_shpa. Fellowship recognises post-graduate academic achievement, active commitment to SHPA and the profession, and leadership.
Such incredible work from Victorian hospitals as part of #CheckAgain. ๐Shout out to all 12 sites for their passion and hard work! ๐ฆธ Increasing accessibility to penicillin allergy assessment and testing for hospitalised Victorians statewide. @SaferCareVic
This week the @SaferCareVic Check Again Project saw itโs 10 VIC site implement a #penicillinallergy DOC protocol and complete an inpatient DOC. Another step integrating allergy into #AMS and setting these sites up for sustainable programs! Well done all! ๐ ๐ @VicGovDH@CAAR_Aus
We're looking for health services to join Check Again, a collaborative to spread and scale a penicillin allergy assessment and delabelling program. Together, we'll ensure hospitalised Victorians have access to the most appropriate and safe antibiotics. bit.ly/3OMqwu5
The room is buzzing today at the Check Again Expert Working Group. Weโre bringing together our current knowledge and experience to identify critical elements of best practice and developing creative ideas for change. #100000Lives#penicillinallergy@TrubianoJason
Are you someone who is passionate about improving the assessment and safe delabelling of penicillin allergies for hospitalised Victorians? We are looking for consumers and clinicians to join our expert working group. Find out more: ow.ly/hVrh50J3yBa
A big thank you and good luck to our 2021/22 clinical fellows! Each of them spent the past year learning about all things improvement, leading targeted projects and running consumer engagement. They're now heading back to their healthcare roles as great champions of change
Globally respected improvement leaders suggest 5 ways to restore depleted healthcare workers: 1) make the most of extended teams 2) be a reliable advocate 3) lead with kindness 4) offer emotional support resources 5) allow time for what matters hbr.org/2022/02/5-ways-to-reโฆ@HarvardBiz
Associate Professor, paediatrician and immunisation specialist Dr Margie Danchin explains why itโs important that pregnant women get vaccinated - not just to protect themselves, but to protect their baby, too.
Want to reach and collaborate with more people in your specialty area? Weโre recruiting to new Clinical Network Coordinating Committees in five clinical areas: Critical Care, Infection, Maternity and Newborn, Paediatric and Renal (more to come next month) ow.ly/XdnB50FEdzh