How can we improve the value of care for the system of our future? Dr. Levinson & Dr. Leis highlight the levers needed to drive change and reduce overuse in health care
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.@ChooseWiselyCA Levinson & Leis summarize lessons learned from the first decade of the high value care campaign. What does the evidence guide us towards for the next decade of reducing waste?
Important story by @MelissaSweetDr that @Mark_Butler_MP is to stick with former Fed Govt decision to de-fund @NPSMedicineWise: some responses: "disappointing, illogical, unfathomable, sad, concerning, and short sighted" croakey.org/as-nps-medicinew…
On September 15, 1959, a man named Paul Orgeron detonated a bomb during recess at Poe Elementary School in Texas, killing himself along with my grandfather (custodian James Arlie Montgomery), a teacher, and three 7-year-old boys. (1/3)
This is really important! Especially in an election campaign where politicians are putting the focus on medicines. @NPSMedicineWise calls for a review of the Federal budget decision to cut funding for its Quality Use of Medicines initiatives #AusVotesHealth2022 cc @CroakeyNews
Shocked to hear that NPS Medicinewise was defunded in the Liberal Budget on Tuesday. Over $1.1 billion in savings to the PBS and MBS, responsible for reducing countless medication harms and errors, and providing education to prescribers and consumers on medicines since 1998.
250,000 hospital admissions annually in Australia due to medication-related problems. A sobering Australian statistic. #nms2020 @NPSMedicineWise #medicationsafety
#medicinesafety is a big problem - journey towards a medication safe world - how do we get there? Follow #NMS2020 today - everyone plays their part
Welcome by Dr Andrew Knight @wallynite
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Have you, or someone you know, every gone missing and come back? @syd_health would love to hear your thoughts about what you needed when you came back - so we can identify what good support might look like. Please RT #missingpersons#researchbit.ly/2ZxSWkB
We didn’t print enough handouts because more people came than we imagined! This is a good thing: the #PODC2019 crowd is really engaged with improving patient and public communication. Thank you!
Our @HealthLitLab protocol to evaluate the impact of the @ChooseWiselyAU 5 questions and a #SDM preparation video on self-efficacy to ask questions and participate in #SDM, as well as intention to participate in shared decision-making, published today! bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/11…
We’re off! Facilitatinga breakfast forum for #GiantSteps19@SaferCareVic Hearing about how our Choosing Wisely work is part of an international movement @ChooseWiselyAU
From Knowledge sharing, capability building, to no adverse events @SaferCareVic @ChooseWiselyAU scaling collaboration results on show today @giantsteps19