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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.

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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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

The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare has released new guidance to support clinicians in the day-to-day use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools. The Pragmatic AI guidance for clinicians resources are relevant to clinicians who may use AI in their clinical work, including doctors, nurses, medical imaging and allied health professionals, working in general practice, private practice, community health or hospitals.