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NPS Media Release – 1. Hypertension Day 2. Flu Vaccine Choices
15 MAY 2015 KNOW YOUR NUMBERS THIS WORLD HYPERTENSION DAY, 17 MAY 2015 The theme of this year’s World Hypertension Day on 17 May 2015 is ‘know your numbers’. NPS MedicineWise encourages Australians with high blood pressure to take an active interest in monitoring and managing their condition by getting into the habit of knowing their numbers.…
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NPS Media Releases – 1. Tropfest Film 2. Choosing Wisely 3. Colleges & Societies Unite
30 April 2015 WINTER IS COMING SO #SAVETHESCRIPT Tropfest-backed short film competition offering up to $10k in prizes to raise awareness about antibiotic resistance. Tropfest, the world’s largest short film festival, has partnered with NPS MedicineWise to launch an industry-first short film competition to raise awareness and help fight antibiotic resistance this cold and flu season. Filmmakers of…
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NPS Media Release – DATIS AND NPS MEDICINEWISE: NEW THREE-YEAR CONTRACT
DATIS AND NPS MEDICINEWISE: NEW THREE-YEAR CONTRACT 22 April 2015 A new three-year contract launched in Adelaide today will see the Drug and Therapeutics Information Service (DATIS) based at the Repatriation General Hospital continue to deliver NPS MedicineWise educational visiting programs to general practitioners (GPs) across South Australia. DATIS, which is part of the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network,…
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NPS Media Releases – 1. Warfarin Patient Education 2. PPI Step-Down Process
Latest edition of Australian Prescriber out now 1 APRIL 2015 PATIENT EDUCATION ABOUT WARFARIN PIVOTAL TO SUCCESSFUL USE Warfarin can be a challenging drug to manage. Long-term anticoagulation is recommended for patients with atrial fibrillation at risk of stroke, and for those with recurrent venous thrombosis or prosthetic heart valves. An article in the latest issue of Australian…
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NPS Media Releases – “Choosing Wisely” Inaugural Chair
Associate Professor Richard King AM has been appointed as the inaugural Chair of the Choosing Wisely Australia® Advisory Group. Choosing Wisely Australia will launch on 29 April 2015. The initiative is led by Australia’s medical colleges and societies and facilitated by NPS MedicineWise. NPS MedicineWise CEO Dr Lynn Weekes welcomed the appointment of Dr King, saying, “The initiative…
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NPS Media Releases – 1. Blood Pressure Program
LATEST PROGRAM FROM NPS MEDICINEWISE TARGETS BLOOD PRESSURE 10 March 2015 Today NPS MedicineWise launches its latest program—Blood pressure: what’s changing in how we measure, manage and monitor—providing health professionals with resources and tools to help optimise blood pressure assessment and management, and improve cardiovascular health outcomes in Australia. Recognising the multifactorial nature of cardiovascular disease, clinical guidelines for…
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NPS Media Release 1. Accidental Fentanyl Exposure
ACCIDENTAL FENTANYL EXPOSURE IN CHILDREN CAN BE FATAL 3 March 2015 Infants and children are at a higher risk of accidental exposure to fentanyl patches—adhesive patches used to deliver higher doses of some opiates through the skin to relieve chronic pain. Fentanyl prescribing in Australia has increased over the last decade, and so has accidental…
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NPS Media Releases – Board appoints new chair
25 February 2015 NPS MEDICINEWISE BOARD APPOINTS NEW CHAIR NPS MedicineWise is very pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Peter Turner as the new Chair of the NPSMedicineWise Board. Mr Turner has served on the NPS MedicineWise Board since December 2012, and is the fourth chair since the organisation commenced in 1998. Mr Turner took over from outgoing…
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NPS Media Release – Medicinewise Annual Evaluation Report
18 February 2015 NEW NPS MEDICINEWISE ANNUAL EVALUATION REPORT The seventeenth NPS MedicineWise Annual Evaluation Report has been published this week, providing an overview of the impact of our work for the 2013-14 financial year and a snapshot of our progress. “Quality use of medicines and medical tests remains a cornerstone for patient safety and realising better health outcomes,…
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NPS Media Release – New Fatigue Tool
NEW TOOL TO TAILOR INFORMATION FOR PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH FATIGUE In Australia, people often seek medical advice because of fatigue. However it is often not associated with underlying disease,particularly in young to middle aged adults, and may remain unexplained. Managing patients with this symptom can present a range of challenges for general practitioners. As part…