THE University of South Australia is calling for pharmacists and aged care providers to join a new pilot study to assess medication safety and management in residential aged care.
The study will use the new PHARMA-Care National Quality Framework, which was developed in response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, to evaluate medication management and clinical services provided by pharmacists.
Endorsed by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA), the framework provides structure and support for pharmacists to deliver safe and effective medicine use in aged care home, and promotes a transparent, person-centred approach to medication management.
It aims to help care providers reduce risks linked to polypharmacy and support the best possible use of medicine.
"With society moving to models of care where older people choose to remain at home for longer, those entering residential aged care are increasingly frailer with complex medical histories and high care needs," the study's chief investigator Associate Professor Janet Sluggett said.
"Pharmacists are critical to ensuring medications are used safely and effectively among residents of aged care homes, but until now, there hasn't been a structure for comprehensively evaluating quality use of medicines in this setting," she explained.
To take part in the pilot, contact: ALH-PHARMA-Care@unisa.edu.au.
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