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The Australian Commission for Safety and Quality in Healthcare has developed the Medication Management at Transitions of Care Stewardship Framework. Medication management at transitions of care is a period of high risk for medication errors and miscommunication, which can lead to harm. More than 50% of medication errors occur at transition of care. This stewardship framework seeks to reduce risks of harm associated with transitions of care.

Healthdirect Australia is inviting people from across the community to join their Consumer Engagement Group. Their goal is to help every Australian stay healthy with access to trustworthy health advice, information and connection to care. The best way to achieve this is to design services alongside the people who need and use them. When community representatives share their experiences, insights and ideas, they help Healthdirect create services that are more accessible and easier to use for all Australians.

You have the opportunity to contribute to Health Direct’s services by sharing your perspective and you will be reimbursed for your time.

GPs play a pivotal role in caring for patients who wish to die at home and their families. To support GPs in increasing their confidence in delivering community-based palliative care, caring@home has developed two new, free education activities - End-of-life planning mini audit and FastTrack CPD.

Australia’s new Centre of Research Excellence in Paediatric Palliative Care brings together researchers, families, clinicians, and advocates to improve care for children with life-limiting conditions through high-quality, collaborative research.

The centre’s work is grounded in the lived experiences of families and the professionals who support them.

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NHMRC is working closely with the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing to develop a National Health and Medical Research Strategy (The National Strategy). The National Strategy aims to build on Australia’s strengths in the health and medical research sector, fill any gaps, and continue to attract researchers and investors to Australia. The draft National Strategy has been released for public consultation. The draft National Strategy and the guiding questions for submissions are both available on the Department’s consultation hub

These clinical paediatric palliative care guidelines were developed by the Shaping the Future of Paediatric Palliative Care Project, PaPCANZ in partnership with New Zealand Paediatric Palliative Care Clinical Network (PSNZ). They have been adapted with approval from the PSNZ New Zealand Paediatric Palliative Care Clinical Network Clinical Guidelines. The guidelines focus on three areas that present the greatest difficulties in paediatric palliative care:

• Agitation – management in the palliative paediatric patient
• Breathlessness – management in the palliative paediatric patient
• Sharing significant news about end of life in paediatrics