Rohan Elliott at #ConPharm19 Insomnia in older people: non-drug therapy is safer, more effective and underused. Benefits are sustained & can reduce fatigue, anxiety and depression. #deprescribing sedative-hypnotics is challenging but feasible.

“So by all means, let’s bring more bright minds into medicine. But let’s not ignore the secret weapon that we already have: pharmacists.” forbes.com/sites/sachinja…

Congratulations to Prof Maxine Duke, A/Prof Helen Forbes, Dr Van Nguyen & Dr Mohebbi. Their article ‘Development and validation of an instrument to measure nurse educator perceived confidence in clinical teaching’ is one of the top downloaded journal articles from Wiley.

Important study showing that fatigue and poor mental health can be resolved among women with unsettled babies DeakinQPS @DeakinHealth Bei Bei Monash Public Health sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Medication administration errors reported in acute care in 2007-2016 (n = 517,384 errors) showed strategies should target avoiding dose omissions, addressing safety for patients over 75 years, and ensuring safe administration of parenteral anticoagulant and antibacterial drugs.

Brilliant outcome for 20+ years of close partnering with health services to improve patient outcomes #deakinqps #Alfred #deakin #monash #westernhealth #barwon #epworth #easternhealth

Congratulations DeakinQPS 👏🏻👏🏻

Very pleased to be able to share our research about #olderpeople who frequently visit the #emergency department (median of 11 visits in one year). Eastern Health DeakinQPS @Debra_L_Berry @Julie_Considine. Freely available for 50 days: authors.elsevier.com/c/1ZeqQ,wtUtwu…

I am very pleased to be the track lead for Digital Health at the forthcoming Nightingale 2020 International Conference Nightingale Institute for Health Transformation DeakinQPS

See our study about how to promote professionalism and build a safety culture in Australian Hospitals, and the factors that support a hospital-wide intervention. DeakinQPS Institute for Health Transformation Safer Care Victoria

Our systematic review on patient & family engagement in communicating with electronic medical records in hospitals shows that patients & families are rarely involved in treatment modalities and shared governance sciencedirect.com/science/articl… DeakinQPS Institute for Health Transformation #patientsafety

As DeakinQPS researchers, we worked very hard today! Big thanks Linda Sweet for this full day and very hands-on meu N Da Vivo workshop. We’re amazed by how powerfull and usefull tool it can be! Time for us to polish our qual works👨🏼‍💻👩🏻‍💻

Systematic review by PhD student Guncag Ozavci reviews older patients' experiences and perceptions of communication about managing medications across transitions of care @deakinresearch Institute for Health Transformation Tracey Bucknall Elizabeth Manias doi.org/10.1016/j.saph…

As of yesterday, Australia has no intubated covid patients in the entire country. What an incredible achievement.

Congrats Muyiwa!! Great work👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Olumuyiwa Omonaiye DeakinQPS Institute for Health Transformation

After looking at communication, knowledge & power btwn older patients, their family & health professionals, a new paper recommends more proactive sharing of info about medications with older patients across transitions of care bit.ly/3bK5jPy DeakinQPS The Alfred

Patient preferences & beliefs about medications are identified as important characteristics of patient-centred communication reveals a new DeakinQPS The Alfred University of Melbourne Queen's University Sydney Health study led by Guncag Ozavci bit.ly/3q2yc06

Consistent AND considered engagement is key to reducing the risk of medication-related problems and patient harm among older patients! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.5694/mj… 👏 Elizabeth Manias Tracey Bucknall Guncag Ozavci

Thank you to Ben Carroll for stopping by The Alfred today to learn about Alfred Research Alliance. Through collaboration, the eight organisations who make up the alliance strive to solve health challenges through research that leads to innovation and improvement in patient care.