1. WALKING THE TALK ON MEDICATION SAFETY AND CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT
Nancy Pierce
Brian Stafford

2. WALKING THE TALK ON MEDICATION SAFETY AND CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT
PART ONE
A Retrospective on Medication Safety and Consumer Engagement
PART TWO
Looking to the Future - Views on the S&Q Commission New Standards 2 "Partnering with Consumers" and Standard 4 "Medication Safety"

3. FROM THESE ACTIVITIES THE FOLLOWING WERE DEVELOPED
PART ONE - A Retrospective on Medication Safety and Consumer Engagement
FROM THESE ACTIVITIES THE FOLLOWING WERE DEVELOPED
COMMUNITY
EARLY MEDICATION LISTS.
AN EMPHASIS ON CONSUMER INFORMATION TO EDUCATE PATIENTS TO TAKE A MORE ACTIVE ROLE IN THEIR HEALTH.
Nancy Pierce

4. PHARMACISTS REVIEWED PATIENTS’ MEDICATION AFTER GP REFERRALS.
PART ONE - A Retrospective on Medication Safety and Consumer Engagement
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PHARMACISTS REVIEWED PATIENTS’ MEDICATION AFTER GP REFERRALS.
GPs AND PHARMACISTS WERE ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE WRITTEN INFORMATION TO SUPPORT PRESCRIBED AND OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATION DISCUSSIONS.
Nancy Pierce

5. WA QUALITY USE OF MEDICINES GROUP WAS ESTABLISHED IN GENERAL PRACTICE.
PART ONE - A Retrospective on Medication Safety and Consumer Engagement
WA QUALITY USE OF MEDICINES GROUP WAS ESTABLISHED IN GENERAL PRACTICE.
EDQUM (ENHANCED DIVISIONAL QUALITY USE OF MEDICINES) NATIONAL COMMITTEE FORMED IN THE LATE 1990s TO SUPPORT GPs IN THEIR PRESCRIBING.
Nancy Pierce

6. PART ONE - A Retrospective on Medication Safety and Consumer Engagement
WAMSG ACHIEVEMENTS
WAMSG HAS BEEN A LEADER IN INVOLVING CONSUMER PARTICIPATION AND OPINION IN ITS WORK AND THIS SUPPORT CONTINUES THROUGHOUT ITS COMMITTEE WORK AND PROCESSES.
MEDICATION RECONCILIATION WAS ENCOURAGED AS A DESIRABLE PROCESS THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
Nancy Pierce

7. PRODUCTION OF THE WARFARIN BOOKLET FOR PATIENTS.
PART ONE - A Retrospective on Medication Safety and Consumer Engagement
WAMSG HAS BEEN A LEADER IN ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO COLLABORATE ON MEDICATION ISSUES TO IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY OUTCOMES.
PRODUCTION OF THE WARFARIN BOOKLET FOR PATIENTS.
REDUCE MEDICATION INCIDENTS IN HOSPITALS OVER PAST TEN YEARS.
Nancy Pierce

8. PART ONE - A Retrospective on Medication Safety and Consumer Engagement
ESTABLISHED WORKING GROUPS TO REVIEW POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, ANTI-COAGULANTS, CYTOTOXIC DRUGS, ANTIBIOTICS AND MEDICATION HISTORY.
ESTABLISHED AN ANNUAL SYSMPOSIUM ON MEDICATION SAFETY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND CONSUMERS TO HAVE A VOICE.
Nancy Pierce