Medication SafetyQuality Assessment ToolClinical Pharmacist InterventionWith medication error rates in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) reported to be as high as 91 medication errors per 100 patient admissions, the quality use of medicines (QUM) in this setting is im...
The data generated by such a system create a feedback mechanism for policy decision-making in the area of Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) for non-prescription medicines, which is of critical importance to the health and safety of consumers.Shalom I. Benrimoj...
The article discusses the changes in ownership and stewardship of the quality use of medicines (QUM) objective in Australia. NPS MedicineWise, an independent organization that worked alongside the government, has been closed, resulting in the distribution of its activities and resources t...
Quasi pre-post design with a supplementary post-program comparison group; sequential descriptive surveys of patients following recent discharge from public hospitals; opinion questionnaire for key hospital informants; stakeholder forum to review data and Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) action plans between...
Western medicinesThe term Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) is explained along with the role the nurses or midwives play in achieving QUM.doi:10.1002/9781119006039.ch22Lynn WeekesJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.Department of Health (2011) Quality use of medicines (QUM). Available at http://www.health....
Drug use evaluationPolicyThis chapter explores the policy development of quality use of medicines (QUM) and the practice initiatives which have been found to support QUM. The goal of QUM is to optimise the use of medicines to improve health outcomes, particularly for older people. QUM means to...
Guidelines for pharmacists providing Residential Medication Management Review (RMMR) and Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) services
PurposeThe purpose of this study was to investigate the sources, both print and electronic formats, which Australian nurse practitioners (NPs) currently use to obtain information regarding quality use of medicines (QUM). An additional aim was to document NPs' preferences for continuing education in ...
Quality use of medicines (QUM) has been identified as a priority in Sri Lanka.WileyJournal of Pharmacy Practice & ResearchPerera DM, Coombes JA, Shanika LGT, Dawson A, Lynch C, Mohamed F, et al. Opportunities for pharmacists to optimise quality use of medicines in a Sri Lankan hospital:...
Aims: To summarize the educational content and process of an interactive workshop which was designed to teach general practitioners how to review prescribing using a quality use of medicines (QUM) approach. Method: Summary of the educational content provided at the workshop describing the definition...