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National QUM AwardsNational QUM Awards

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The 2006 National QUM Awards were presented at the recent National Medicines Symposium. The awards are an initiative of the National Prescribing Service and the Pharmaceutical Health and Rational Use of Medicines (PHARM) Committee.

The Community QUM Award was won by Multicultural Mental Health Australia for their 'No more "mualagh" — Depression medication project'. The project taught Afghani people in rural areas about depression, its treatment and using medicines safely.

The Highly Commended Award went to the Katherine West Health Board Aboriginal Corporation for their 'Safer use of medicines — Engaging consumers project'. The project aimed to increase clients' awareness of medicines safety issues and empower them to discuss any questions and concerns about their medicines with health care workers.

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Date published: 2006-06-01 00:00:00

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