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NPS Media Releases – Australian Prescriber Current Edition
MONDAY 5 DECEMBER 2016 Latest edition of Australian Prescriber out now The latest issue of Australia’s free, national, independent journal of drugs and therapeutics is now available. The journal facilitates debate about complex, controversial or uncertain therapeutic areas. Some of the highlights of the December 2016 issue include: How safe are biosimilars? Ross McKinnon from Flinders University […]
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NPS Media Releases – 1. Gut Health & Amtibiotics 2. Antibiotic Resistance 3. Hand Hygiene 4. Antibiotic Awareness Week
THURSDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2016 ANTIBIOTICS AND GUT HEALTH: FINDING THE RIGHT BALANCE This Antibiotic Awareness Week (14-20 November), Australians are being urged to handle antibiotics with care—not just because of the threat of antibiotic resistance, but because their use can also result in significant side effects. NPS MedicineWise medical adviser Dr Jeannie Yoo says that […]
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NPS Media Releases for October 2016
20 OCTOBER 2016 ANKLE & KNEE IMAGING: NEW PROGRAM ON YOUR IMAGING CHOICES NPS MedicineWise has this week launched a new health professional program on ankle and knee imaging—developed in conjunction with musculoskeletal experts and in line with RANZCR, Australian Physiotherapy Association and Australian College of Nursing Choosing Wisely Australia® recommendations and RACGP clinical guidance for MRI referral. […]
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NPS Media Releases – Australian Prescriber
Latest Edition of Australian Prescriber NEW DRUG Dust mite allergen extract for allergic rhinitis Find out what it is, how it is taken, and its safety and efficacy in clinical trials. Join the Australian Prescriber Twitter community Follow us on twitter Keep up to date with drugs and therapeutics. Follow us ►
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NPS Media Releases 1. Dr Google 2. Occasional Users Not Getting Benefit 3. Supplementary Survey Data
THURSDAY 25 AUGUST 2016 ‘DR GOOGLE’ IS HERE TO STAY — SO HOW DO YOU DO IT SAFELY? Almost four out of five Australians (78%) report that they look for information about medicines on the internet, according to a new 2016 survey* released during Be Medicinewise Week (22-28 August). Three out of five people (58%) admitted […]
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NPS Media Releases 1. Australian Prescriber First Digital Edition 2. Venturewise Division
2 August 2016 Australian Prescriber First Digital Edition The first fully digital issue of Australian Prescriber is now available from the new website. Download your favourites or read them on your desktop, laptop, tablet and mobile. View web page ARTICLES Prescribing psychotropic drugs to adults with an intellectual disability The rates of mental illness among […]
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NPS Media Releases -1. Help for GP Hepatitis C Management 2. New Tool for Diabetes Adherence 3. Take Charge of Your Medicines Week
22 July 2016 JOINT MEDIA RELEASE – Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) and NPS MedicineWise NEW LEARNING OPPORTUNITY TO HELP GPs MANAGE HEPATITIS C IN PRIMARY CARE A new online learning module, Managing hepatitis C in primary care, provides GPs with an update on the diagnosis, treatment and ongoing management of people with chronic hepatitis C infection. Developed […]
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NPS Media Release – National Medicinewise Awards
10 MARCH 2016 NATIONAL MEDICINEWISE AWARDS: CALL FOR ENTRIES Entries and nominations are now open for the 2016 National Medicinewise Awards—the only awards to recognise contributions to quality use of medicines, medical tests and health technologies. The biennial National Medicinewise Awards will be presented by NPS MedicineWise as part of this year’s National Medicines Symposium […]
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NPS Media Release – Final Days NMS2016 Abstracts
24 FEBRUARY 2016 NMS 2016: final days to submit abstracts Abstract submissions for the National Medicines Symposium (NMS) 2016—hosted by NPS MedicineWise in Canberra in May—are closing this Monday 29th February. NPS MedicineWise spokesperson and chair of the NMS Program Committee Dr Robyn Lindner says there are new opportunities to be more actively involved this year, giving delegates the opportunity […]
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NPS Media Release – APPLICATIONS CLOSING FOR NMS 2016 ASIA-PACIFIC SCHOLARSHIP
16 FEBRUARY 2016 APPLICATIONS CLOSING THIS WEEK FOR NMS 2016 ASIA-PACIFIC SCHOLARSHIP Applications close this Friday 19 February for the ‘quality use of medicines’ scholarship which allows a health academic, health worker or policy maker from the Asia-Pacific region to travel to Australia to attend the National Medicines Symposium (NMS) 2016 in Canberra, Australia in […]