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View article: The process and value of reprogramming a legacy global hydrological model
The process and value of reprogramming a legacy global hydrological model Open
Global hydrological models (GHMs) improve our understanding of water flows and storage on the continents and have undergone significant advancements in process representation over the past four decades. However, as research questions and G…
View article: The Process and Value of Reprogramming a Legacy Global Hydrological Model
The Process and Value of Reprogramming a Legacy Global Hydrological Model Open
Global hydrological models (GHMs) improve our understanding of water flows and storage on the continents and have undergone significant advancements in process representation over the past four decades. However, as research questions and G…
View article: The Process and Value of Reprogramming a Legacy Global Hydrological Model
The Process and Value of Reprogramming a Legacy Global Hydrological Model Open
Global hydrological models (GHMs) have significantly advanced in process representation and spatial resolution over the past four decades. These advancements include the inclusion of reservoirs. However, significant needs and opportunities…
View article: Timely access to specialist outpatient care: can applying systems thinking unblock our waiting lists?
Timely access to specialist outpatient care: can applying systems thinking unblock our waiting lists? Open
A feedback systems approach can enhance SOP system understanding, ultimately shifting policy response in health away from local "firefighting" fixes towards more sustainable systemic solutions which promote timely outpatient access. The re…
View article: Consumer Involvement in the Design and Development of Medication Safety Interventions or Services in Primary Care: A Scoping Review
Consumer Involvement in the Design and Development of Medication Safety Interventions or Services in Primary Care: A Scoping Review Open
Introduction Medication‐related problems remain a significant burden despite the availability of various interventions and services in primary care. Involving health care consumers to design interventions or services across health discipli…
View article: Breadth and visibility of children’s lower limb chronic musculoskeletal pain: a scoping review
Breadth and visibility of children’s lower limb chronic musculoskeletal pain: a scoping review Open
Objective To identify the types of conditions reported in peer-reviewed literature that result in chronic musculoskeletal lower limb pain in children and adolescents and explore the alignment of these conditions with the chronic pain repor…
View article: Determining a future policy focus to support antimicrobial stewardship in community pharmacy: A modified Delphi study
Determining a future policy focus to support antimicrobial stewardship in community pharmacy: A modified Delphi study Open
Pharmacy sector experts agreed that acknowledging community pharmacists in AMS national action plans is an important component, signalling a recognition of the sector's contribution to whole-of-nation AMS efforts. Implementation components…
View article: Does Medicare Support Multidisciplinary Teams Working to the Top of Their Ticket?
Does Medicare Support Multidisciplinary Teams Working to the Top of Their Ticket? Open
The health landscape has changed enormously since the introduction of Medicare 40 years ago. Not only have population health needs changed, the provision of health care has also evolved. A wider range of health practitioners with enhanced …
View article: Medication Lubricants for Oral Delivery of Drugs: Oral Processing Reduces Thickness, Changes Characteristics, and Improves Dissolution Profile
Medication Lubricants for Oral Delivery of Drugs: Oral Processing Reduces Thickness, Changes Characteristics, and Improves Dissolution Profile Open
Swallowing oral solid dosage forms is challenging for those who have medication swallowing difficulties, including patients with dysphagia. One option is to mix the drug (whole or crushed) with a thick vehicle (medication lubricant). Previ…
View article: Activating pharmacists to reduce the frequency of medication‐related problems (<scp>ACTMed</scp>): a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial
Activating pharmacists to reduce the frequency of medication‐related problems (<span>ACTMed</span>): a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial Open
Background Medicines are the most frequent health care intervention type; their safe use provides significant benefits, but inappropriate use can cause harm. Systemic primary care approaches can manage serious medication‐related problems i…
View article: Expanding community pharmacists’ scope of practice in relation to contraceptive counselling and referral: a protocol for a pragmatic, stepped-wedge, cluster randomised trial (ALLIANCE)
Expanding community pharmacists’ scope of practice in relation to contraceptive counselling and referral: a protocol for a pragmatic, stepped-wedge, cluster randomised trial (ALLIANCE) Open
Introduction Improving access to effective contraception has the potential to reduce unintended pregnancy and abortion rates. Community pharmacists could play an expanded role in contraceptive counselling and referral to contraceptive pres…
View article: The prevalence and perceived effectiveness of using a medication‐swallowing lubricant in aged care facilities across Australia
The prevalence and perceived effectiveness of using a medication‐swallowing lubricant in aged care facilities across Australia Open
Objective To explore the extent of use and perceived effectiveness of using a medication lubricant that is specifically designed to help people who struggle to swallow their solid medications whole. Method Health care workers of varying pr…
View article: Consumer perceptions of community pharmacists' involvement in antimicrobial stewardship: A quantitative study
Consumer perceptions of community pharmacists' involvement in antimicrobial stewardship: A quantitative study Open
Background Community pharmacist involvement in antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) within primary care is underutilised. Despite this view being consistently held across the pharmacy sector's policy, academic and professional spheres, there is…
View article: Pharmaceutical waste disposal practices: a case study of an Australian public hospital pharmacy department
Pharmaceutical waste disposal practices: a case study of an Australian public hospital pharmacy department Open
Background In Queensland, each hospital and health service (local hospital network) has its own waste reduction and recycling plan to comply with the Queensland Government's Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011 (Qld). The aim is to reduc…
View article: A systematic review on methods for developing and validating deprescribing tools for older adults with limited life expectancy
A systematic review on methods for developing and validating deprescribing tools for older adults with limited life expectancy Open
Objectives A number of deprescribing tools are available to assist clinicians to make decisions on medication management. We aimed to review deprescribing tools that may be used with older adults that have limited life expectancy (LLE), in…
View article: Safety of Four COVID-19 Vaccines across Primary Doses 1, 2, 3 and Booster: A Prospective Cohort Study of Australian Community Pharmacy Vaccinations
Safety of Four COVID-19 Vaccines across Primary Doses 1, 2, 3 and Booster: A Prospective Cohort Study of Australian Community Pharmacy Vaccinations Open
Four COVID-19 vaccines are approved for use in Australia: Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 (Comirnaty), AstraZeneca ChAdOx1 (Vaxzevria), Moderna mRNA-1273 (Spikevax) and Novavax NVX-CoV2373 (Nuvaxovid). We sought to examine adverse events followin…
View article: Development and trial of an instrument to evaluate accredited pharmacists' clinical home medicines review reports in Australia
Development and trial of an instrument to evaluate accredited pharmacists' clinical home medicines review reports in Australia Open
In Australia, clinical reports are written by an accredited pharmacist following in‐home patient consultations as part of a home medicines review (HMR). These reports communicate clinical findings and recommendations to the patient's gener…
View article: Is the Australian nursing workforce ready to embrace prescribing under supervision? A cross‐sectional survey
Is the Australian nursing workforce ready to embrace prescribing under supervision? A cross‐sectional survey Open
Aim The aim was to explore nurses' preparedness to expand their practice to prescribe medicines under a supervision model. Design This was a cross‐sectional study. Methods A convenience sample of Australian nurses recruited from membership…
View article: An exploration of hospital pharmacists’ engagement with sustainability policy in the NHS England
An exploration of hospital pharmacists’ engagement with sustainability policy in the NHS England Open
Objectives NHS England has set itself a target of net zero emissions by 2050. Therefore, to address this gap in the literature, this study aimed to explore engagement with NHS policy on carbon reduction (including awareness of the Sustaina…
View article: Australian podiatrists scheduled medicine prescribing practices and barriers and facilitators to endorsement: a cross‐sectional survey
Australian podiatrists scheduled medicine prescribing practices and barriers and facilitators to endorsement: a cross‐sectional survey Open
Background Non‐medical prescribing is one healthcare reform strategy that has the potential to create health system savings and offer equitable and timely access to scheduled medicines. Podiatrists are well positioned to create health syst…
View article: Inhaled ciprofloxacin-loaded poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) nanoparticles from dry powder inhaler formulation for the potential treatment of lower respiratory tract infections
Inhaled ciprofloxacin-loaded poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) nanoparticles from dry powder inhaler formulation for the potential treatment of lower respiratory tract infections Open
Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) are one of the fatal diseases of the lungs that have severe impacts on public health and the global economy. The currently available antibiotics administered orally for the treatment of LRTIs need…
View article: Australian podiatrists scheduled medicine prescribing practices and barriers and facilitators to endorsement: a cross-sectional survey
Australian podiatrists scheduled medicine prescribing practices and barriers and facilitators to endorsement: a cross-sectional survey Open
BackgroundNon-medical prescribing is one healthcare reform strategy that has the potential to create savings in the health system as well as offer equitable and timely access to scheduled medicines. Currently there is a lack of information…
View article: Do legislated carbon reduction targets influence pro-environmental behaviours in public hospital pharmacy departments? Using mixed methods to compare Australia and the UK
Do legislated carbon reduction targets influence pro-environmental behaviours in public hospital pharmacy departments? Using mixed methods to compare Australia and the UK Open
Pharmaceuticals and their packaging have a significant negative impact on the environment providing a very strong argument for action on the part of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to engage with pro-environmental behaviours (PEBs) in…
View article: Home medicines reviews: a national survey of Australian accredited pharmacists’ health service time investment
Home medicines reviews: a national survey of Australian accredited pharmacists’ health service time investment Open
Background: In Australia, polypharmacy and medication-related problems are prevalent in the community. Therefore, medicines safety initiatives such as the Home Medicines Review (HMR) service are critical to health care provision. While the…
View article: End of life care for frail older people; do we have a consensus guideline on deprescribing?
End of life care for frail older people; do we have a consensus guideline on deprescribing? Open
Background: Deprescribing interventions have shown to improve medication appropriateness in older people. However, the evidence on the actual benefits and risks of deprescribing in older adults at the end of life are limited. Due to the la…
View article: Active vaccine safety surveillance of seasonal influenza vaccination via a scalable, integrated system in Western Australian pharmacies: a prospective cohort study
Active vaccine safety surveillance of seasonal influenza vaccination via a scalable, integrated system in Western Australian pharmacies: a prospective cohort study Open
Objectives We integrated an established participant-centred active vaccine safety surveillance system with a cloud-based pharmacy immunisation-recording program in order to measure adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) reported via …
View article: Exploring Australian pharmacists’ perceptions and attitudes towards dispensing HIV medicines in the community setting
Exploring Australian pharmacists’ perceptions and attitudes towards dispensing HIV medicines in the community setting Open
Background Involving community pharmacists in the provision of care to people living with HIV has the potential to improve health outcomes. Aim To explore community pharmacists’ perceptions and attitudes regarding the supply of HIV medicin…