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How do you count polypharmacy? By the number of active ingredients or unique products? We measured it, there’s a difference and it is significant! Full manuscript now available at @IntJClinPharm doi.org/10.1007/s11096-025-0…
@AmyTPage @smhoski @IMPACTDeakin @deakinresearch @UWA_SAH
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People who use combination medicines may or may not be captured as having #polypharmacy depending on whether the active ingredients in each product are considered.
Read more about measuring polypharmacy in our new publication: doi.org/10.1007/s11096-025-0…
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Our Aust Department of Education grant demonstrates commitment to achieving the workforce goals of the Australian National Diabetes Strategy to ⬆️ diabetes educators workforce and upskill the generalist allied health workforce.
@AusDiabetesEd
uwa.edu.au/study/courses-and…
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This World Diabetes Day, we celebrate our Aust Department of Education grant that will provide essential upskilling for optometrists, exercise physiologists, physiotherapists, pharmacists, podiatrists and dietitians in Diabetes Education
uwa.edu.au/study/courses-and…
@AusDiabetesEd
Deprescribing for older people in hospital followed up for 12 months was tested in the AusTAPER study. We showed that a structured, collaborative medication review can reduce meds and save costs with no change to health outcomes. #Deprescribing
doi.org/10.1111/imj.16510
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🧓An analysis undertaken at #UWA evaluated the impact of #deprescribing unnecessary medication for older people and found it can improve survival rates if initiated early. 💊 @UWAresearch @UWA_SAH @UWAHealthAgeing
uwa.au/8kjsnn
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So privileged to be part of this mammoth review led by Hui Wen Quek. An additional 153 studies identified in this updated review hints at the staggering growth in the field of Deprescribing. @AmyTPage @drhurwitz87
A new systematic review includes 286 papers that evaluate the impact of #deprescribing in older people, focusing on the outcomes of discontinuing unnecessary medications. bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.…
@KennyPharmPhD @cdbeer Amanda Quek @drhurwitz87 @AmyTPage
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Turning over a new page Cute headline @AmyTPage @KennyPharmPhD
Great news! Congratulations to you both on your leadership appointments on the launch of the Centre for Optimisation of Medicines !
- ajp.com.au/news/turning-over…
A new systematic review includes 286 papers that evaluate the impact of #deprescribing in older people, focusing on the outcomes of discontinuing unnecessary medications. bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.…
@KennyPharmPhD @cdbeer Amanda Quek @drhurwitz87
I’m happy to announce that we have now launched the @UWA_SAH Centre for Optimisation of Medicines and I am the inaugural Director of the Centre!
uwa.edu.au/schools/research/…
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Great #SAPharmacy Research Seminar today looking at 1) health professionals perceptions of the role of hospital pharmacists and 2) health disinformation via generative AI
Check out Kirsten & Brad's work via the links below:
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
academic.oup.com/intqhc/arti…
We looked at medication regimens of older people living in residential aged care from the day of admission and followed them up for two years. People used more medicines if they had more prescribers. Continuity of care matters
authors.elsevier.com/a/1ikKO…
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Come and join us at the 2nd Annual Aged Care Symposium for pharmacists in Adelaide or virtual on 12 April
psa.eventsair.com/psa-events…
Exciting to be part of this important research led by @amhill_physio
Hospital falls can cause serious injuries and deaths in older patients. A new project has received funding and aims to reduce fall injuries and assist recovery. 👏 🏥 👴 👵 #UWA @UWAresearch @UWA_SAH
bit.ly/4bH6Jb5
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Funding boost for program to reduce fall injuries in older people
A new project led by @UWAresearch aims to reduce hospital fall injuries and assist recovery in older people has received more than $1.4 million in Federal funding.
uwa.edu.au/news/article/2024… @amhill_physio @AmyTPage
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Funding boost for program to reduce fall injuries in older people
A new project led by @UWAresearch aims to reduce hospital fall injuries and assist recovery in older people has received more than $1.4 million in Federal funding.
uwa.edu.au/news/article/2024… @amhill_physio @AmyTPage
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Excited to announce our team will expand our work with older people to reduce falls and improve health - thanks to MRFF support! @MegPhysio @cathy_said @ASemciw @UWA_SAH @northernhealth_ @western_health @WAHealth @UWAHealthAgeing @AmyTPage
uwa.edu.au/news/article/2024…
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Thank you to Esa Chen, Tinu Abraham and Stefanie Johnston from the Pharmaceutical Society of Victoria for attending our celebration for John Coppock’s retirement this week! 💙
@pharmec_ – at Parkville, Melbourne
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Most pharmacists perceive they are prepared to work onsite in residential aged care. Read more here:
link.springer.com/article/10…
@AmyTPage @KennyPharmPhD @drhurwitz87 @lisakouladjian @AmandaJCross
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More than half of pharmacists are interested to work onsite in residential aged care. Read more here:
link.springer.com/article/10…
@AmyTPage @KennyPharmPhD @drhurwitz87 @lisakouladjian @AmandaJCross