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Sep 18, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Sheshtyn Paola |Michael Khoo |JOhn Smith |John Smith |Peter Carr
Do HMRs reduce hospitalisations or admissions to long-term care facilities? A new study has closely looked at carefully matched groups to find out A new study of older people receiving in-home aged care services has found no difference in risk of ED presentation or unplanned hospitalisations among those who received a HMR compared to thoseThis content is restricted to registered users only. If you have already registered on the AJP website please login below, Or you can Register for free.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |Michael Khoo |JOhn Smith |John Smith |Peter Carr
Around three-quarters of Australians have experienced an adverse reaction to a medicine – but less than half have actually reported it, new data shows Researchers from the University of South Australia polled 544 people who were taking one or more medications, and found that 405 had experienced an ADR. But of these, only 36% (145This content is restricted to registered users only. If you have already registered on the AJP website please login below, Or you can Register for free.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |Michael Khoo |JOhn Smith |John Smith |Peter Carr
Patients and carers are increasingly turning to the internet to source substandard and falsified medicines, one group warns On World Patient Safety Day (18 September 2024), the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) launched a curriculum for addressing the risk of substandard and falsified (SF) medical products sold online. The curriculum is presented in a FIP handbook forThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |JOhn Smith |John Smith |Peter Carr |Sheshtyn Paola
Government urged to act on PBAC’s RSV vaccination recommendation to ease cost-of-living pressures Shadow Health Minister, Senator Anne Ruston is calling on the government to fund the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine through the National Immunisation Program (NIP). Speaking in the Senate on Tuesday (17 September 2024), the South Australian noted that “hospital across AustraliaThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |JOhn Smith |John Smith |Peter Carr |Nicholas O’Donoghue
The National Boards have announced their annual fees, saying they continue to minimise fee increases Ahpra and the Boards have issued a statement in which they are very aware that health professionals are affected by the current cost of living crisis. Four have frozen their fees for 2024-25, but the Pharmacy Board is not amongThis content is restricted to registered users only. If you have already registered on the AJP website please login below, Or you can Register for free.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Sheshtyn Paola |JOhn Smith |John Smith |Peter Carr |Nicholas O’Donoghue
More than 39 million people could die from antibiotic-resistant infections over the next 25 years: new global analysis Future forecasts indicate antimicrobial resistance (AMR) deaths will rise steadily in the coming decades, according to findings published in The Lancet this week. More than one million people died as a direct result of AMR globally eachThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Debbie Rigby |Peter Carr |Michael Khoo |Leopold Hamulczyk
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Preventing diabetes complications The key aim of diabetes management is to prevent complications, which are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. The most effective strategy for preventing complications of diabetes is a multifactorial approach focussing simultaneously on the management of diet, exercise, glucose levels, bloodThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Jul 23, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Sheshtyn Paola |Russell Smith |Peter Carr |Ben Wishaw
Patient safety and pharmacist competency in expanding scope of practice can be addressed by high-quality protocols—but not all are created equal, say researchers behind the NSW trial Clinical management protocols for community pharmacist‑led management of urinary tract infections are key for ensuring patient safety and care—but while some guidelines meet standards that deem them “highThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
sothebys.com | Peter Carr
As an important work by Sandro Botticelli is offered for sale in London, we look back at the enduring influence of this Renaissance master. Renaissance master Sandro Botticelli is one of the most enigmatic figures in the art world, but his work continues to leave a mark on modern popular culture — inspiring music, fashion, advertising, and art in a world more than 500 years after his own.
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Jun 5, 2024 | 
sothebys.com | Peter Carr
A highlight of the upcoming Livres et Manuscrits sale in Paris, this extraordinary portfolio from Matisse bursts with energy and colour. Here, we trace its origin and impact. This seminal work marks a creative milestone in Matisse’s later life which cannot be ignored—his pioneering use of the paper cut-out as a medium rather than a compositional tool.
