A summary of medicines committees operating within SA Health.
Resources to improve the quality use of medicines
Quality use of medicines (QUM) involves improving medicine use, including prescription, non-prescription and complementary medicines, by health professionals and decision makers as well as by consumers and the medicines industry. Resources to assist in the optimisation of QUM include:
Medicines information and prescribing resources
- Australian Injectable Drugs Handbook
- Australian Medicines Handbook (AMH)
- Australian Prescriber
- Clinical Evidence (login required)
- Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference
- MIMS Online (login required)
- Merck Manuals
- National Health and Medical Research Council
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)
- Poisons Standard (SUSMP)
- Therapeutic Guidelines
QUM information and initiatives
- Australian Centre for Hospital Innovation
- Competency Standards Framework for pharmacists
- Continuity in Medication Management, SA Health
- Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement
- Veteran's Mates
- Health Insite – Quality Use of Medicines
- National Medicines Policy - Quality use of Medicines
- NICE National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- RACGP curriculum statement for Australian General Practice 2011 - Quality Use of Medicines (PDF 19.2MB)
- The National Strategy for Quality Use of Medicines (DoHA)
- World Health Organisation (WHO) medicines
QUM research
- Quality use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre, Sansom Institute, The University of South Australia
- Quality Use of Medicines Research, The University of Queensland
- Quality Use of Medicines Research, The University of Tasmania
Continuity of care
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
OSSIE Guide to Clinical Handover (PDF 1505KB)
Resource guide for all health professionals
NSW Health
Standard key principles
For all health professionals
Continuity in medication management
SA Health
Continuity in Medication Management - a Handbook for South Australian Hospitals (PDF 1.83MB)
Handbook for all health professionals
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
National Medication Management Plan
Standardised form, user guide and training PowerPoint for all health professionals
Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia
Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia
Journal article for pharmacy profession
Health Quality and Safety Commission New Zealand
Medication Reconciliation
Guidance tools and training materials for all health professionals
Health reform
- GP Plus (SA Health)
- National Health Reform (SA Health)
- Australian Digital Health Agency