In Practice: Rural workforce incentives An upcoming webinar will answer questions about Rural Advanced Skills WIP payments, including eligibility requirements and how to apply.
Algorithms could help reduce avoidable antibiotic prescribing A digital tool has led overseas doctors to slash prescription numbers by 46%, but there are doubts about its application in Australia.
How GPs can avoid overprescribing We need to use our current antibiotics more wisely, write Professor Paul Glasziou and Assistant Professor Mina Bakhit.
‘Never been a worse time’ for pharmacy prescribing to expand South Australia has announced during World AMR Awareness Week that community pharmacists will soon be able to prescribe antibiotics to treat UTIs.
Respiratory-related antimicrobial prescribing ‘too high’: AURA 2023 Hundreds of Australians die each year due to drug-resistant infections exacerbated by antimicrobial overuse, according to the ACSQHC.
In Practice: NDIS information sessions The NDIA is running online information sessions throughout November to help GPs navigate changes to the early childhood approach.
Hopes for ‘sustained improvement’ in appropriate prescribing A report shows a significant rise in the number of antimicrobial prescriptions in 2022 – but the rate remains below pre-pandemic levels.
In Practice: DoH seeks feedback on how it provides information Healthcare professionals have been asked to complete a 10-minute survey exploring how they would like to receive departmental updates.
Wastewater confirms high level of antimicrobial resistance in aged care More than 90 resistant E. coli isolates were identified from just three facilities, suggesting concerning rates among one of Australia’s most vulnerable groups.
Reduced risks in WA pharmacy prescribing trial Pharmacy prescribing is going ahead in WA but the collective efforts of the RACGP and AMA have resulted in safer prescribing protocols.