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| Previous health promotion | Check out our older NPS health promotion campaigns to help you, your family and friends manage your medicines and health. |
Web page | Consumers | 2011-09-02 00:00:00 |
| Common colds: Information for health professionals | Common colds can make you feel lousy, but do you actually know what causes them? On this site you will find useful tips for prevention and treatment of the common cold for doctors, pharmacists and nurses. |
Web page | Health Professionals,Consumers | 2008-07-01 00:00:00 |
| Artist, M. Poster NMS 2006 | Artist M. Debunking the myths on antibiotics for common colds in children, National Medicines Symposium, 7–9 June 2006, Canberra, Australia |
Event - Conference poster | Health Professionals,Research & Evaluation community | 2006-06-09 00:00:00 |
| Health promotion campaigns | Journalists and others in the media will find information about our latest health promotion campaigns. |
Web page | Others | 2011-09-07 00:00:00 |
| Community Update 23 | Free education sessions; vaccinations; blood pressure; review of new Parkinson’s medicine; national census; National Medicines Symposium 2010; radio interviews with Dr John D’Arcy |
Consumer publication - Community Update | Consumers | 2010-03-05 00:00:00 |
| Medimate brochure: Arabic - English | Brochure in Arabic and English to assist consumers to find, understand and use information about medicines. |
Consumer publication - Brochure | Consumers | 2010-02-05 00:00:00 |
| Community Update 22 | New pain management resource; diabetes videos; urinary incontinence; NPS campaign wins national award |
Consumer publication - Community Update | Consumers | 2009-12-22 00:00:00 |
| Community Update 21 | New look Medimate; resources for teachers; parter programs; new editions of NPS publications |
Consumer publication - Community Update | Consumers | 2009-11-10 00:00:00 |
| Video: Get the facts on common colds | NPS's Dr Janette Randall, who was interviewed on Channel 9's Mornings with Kerri-Anne program, gives you useful tips for prevention and treatment of the common cold. |
Multimedia - Video | Consumers | 2008-08-08 00:00:00 |
| Medimate brochure: Croatian (Priručnik za pravilno korištenje lijekova) | Brochure in Croatian to assist consumers to find, understand and use information about medicines. |
Consumer resource - Tool | Consumers | 2009-04-17 00:00:00 |
| Families get to know their medicines: learning from the Queensland pilot. Poster NMS 2008 - 2 of 2 | The Federation of Ethnic Communities Council of Australia (FECCA) and NPS have been working together to enhance the health of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) Australians since 2004. Klein L, Dobson C, Maberly A, Stephenson J. National Medicines Symposium, 14-16 May 2008, Canberra, Australia. |
Event - Conference poster | Health Professionals,Research & Evaluation community | 2008-05-16 00:00:00 |
| Reaching culturally and linguistically diverse consumers via education settings. Poster NMS 2006 | NPS identifies people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds as one group needing a targeted and culturally relevant QUM program. Davis J, Kehoe L, Kordes D. National Medicines Symposium, 7–9 June 2006, Canberra, Australia |
Event - Conference poster | Health Professionals,Research & Evaluation community | 2008-06-09 00:00:00 |
| Harvey says no to antibiotics | Harvey the wombat promotes the message that common colds in children and others can't be treated using antibiotics. |
Consumer publication - MedicinesTalk | Consumers | 2005-06-01 00:00:00 |
| Medimate brochure: Macedonian (За лекарства без грешки) | Brochure in Macedonian to assist consumers to find, understand and use information about medicines. |
Consumer publication - Brochure | Consumers | 2011-04-07 00:00:00 |
| When switching brands isn't recommended | The ‘Generic medicines are an equal choice’ campaign, launched by the National Prescribing Service (NPS) is expected to increase consumer questions to health professionals about generic medicines. |
Media release | Others | 2007-10-09 00:00:00 |
| National Prescribing Service Stakeholder Forum - Report on Proceedings | Report on Proceedings: General practice clinical data and quality prescribing - Islands of information in an ocean of opportunity |
Event - Proceedings | Members & Stakeholders | 2008-10-24 14:11:48 |
| NMS 2008 Program | QUM: what does it really mean for you? The science, the policy and the practice |
Event | Health Professionals,Research & Evaluation community | 2011-01-01 00:00:00 |
| Common colds: The cold and the beautiful poster | Display this bright, full colour A4 sized poster in shared areas around the workplace. It provides some important common colds messages. |
Consumer resource - Poster | Consumers,Others | 2008-08-01 00:00:00 |
| Common colds: OH&S toolbox presentation 2008 | The 2008 toolbox presentation is to be used in conjunction with the OH&S toolbox talk. It will aid presenters when providing important messages in the workplace about key infectious periods, ways to help protect staff from common colds, and why antibiotics won’t help people get back to work faster. |
Multimedia - Presentation | Consumers,Others | 2008-08-01 00:00:00 |
| Common colds: OH&S Toolbox talk 2008 | The 2008 toolbox talk will provide some important messages about key infectious periods, ways to help protect staff from common colds, and why antibiotics won’t help people get back to work faster. It provides workplaces with an opportunity to improve the health and safety of employees at work and at home. |
Multimedia - Presentation | Consumers,Others | 2008-08-01 00:00:00 |
| National QUM Awards 2004 - Winners | These awards recognise the originators of QUM work and the contribution of health professionals, the community, students, consumers, pharmaceutical companies, government, the health industry and the media to achieving better use of medicines |
Event | Health Professionals | 2011-01-01 00:00:00 |
| National QUM Awards 2004 - Brochure | These awards recognise the originators of QUM work and the contribution of health professionals, the community, students, consumers, pharmaceutical companies, government, the health industry and the media to achieving better use of medicines |
Event | Health Professionals | 2011-01-01 00:00:00 |
| National QUM Awards 2004 - Entry | These awards recognise the originators of QUM work and the contribution of health professionals, the community, students, consumers, pharmaceutical companies, government, the health industry and the media to achieving better use of medicines |
Event | Health Professionals | 2011-01-01 00:00:00 |
| National QUM Awards 2008 | The biennial National Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) Awards recognise and celebrate significant contributions to QUM |
Event | Members & Stakeholders,Health Professionals | 2011-01-01 00:00:00 |
| QUM Stakeholder Reference Groups | Acute Care, Population Health, Residential Aged Care, Improving Health Outcomes, and Continuity of Care |
Event | Members & Stakeholders | 2011-01-01 00:00:00 |
| Quality Use of Medicines in Pharmaceutical Industry | A seminar provided by the National Prescribing Service Limited, organised by the NPS Medicines Industry Liaison Group |
Event | Members & Stakeholders,Health Professionals,Research & Evaluation community | 2011-01-01 00:00:00 |
| Quality Use of Medicines in Pharmaceutical Industry | A seminar provided by the National Prescribing Service Limited, organised by the NPS Medicines Industry Liaison Group |
Event | Members & Stakeholders,Health Professionals,Research & Evaluation community | 2011-01-01 00:00:00 |
| Quality Use of Medicines in Pharmaceutical Industry | A seminar provided by the National Prescribing Service Limited, organised by the NPS Medicines Industry Liaison Group |
Event | Members & Stakeholders,Health Professionals,Research & Evaluation community | 2011-01-01 00:00:00 |
| Quality Use of Medicines in Pharmaceutical Industry | A seminar provided by the National Prescribing Service Limited, organised by the NPS Medicines Industry Liaison Group |
Event | Members & Stakeholders,Health Professionals,Research & Evaluation community | 2011-01-01 00:00:00 |
| Quality Use of Medicines in Pharmaceutical Industry | A seminar provided by the National Prescribing Service Limited, organised by the NPS Medicines Industry Liaison Group |
Event | Members & Stakeholders,Health Professionals,Research & Evaluation community | 2011-01-01 00:00:00 |
| Quality Use of Medicines in Pharmaceutical Industry | A seminar provided by the National Prescribing Service Limited, organised by the NPS Medicines Industry Liaison Group |
Event | Members & Stakeholders,Health Professionals,Research & Evaluation community | 2011-01-01 00:00:00 |
| Quality Use of Medicines in Pharmaceutical Industry | A seminar provided by the National Prescribing Service Limited, organised by the NPS Medicines Industry Liaison Group |
Event | Members & Stakeholders,Health Professionals,Research & Evaluation community | 2011-01-01 00:00:00 |
| NPS Annual General Meeting | What is NPS currently doing? What can NPS do in the future? What is outside NPS’s scope? |
Event | Members & Stakeholders | 2011-01-01 00:00:00 |
| NPS Members Planning Day | To update member organisations and other key stakeholders on NPS programs and give them an opportunity to influence program design and delivery |
Event | Members & Stakeholders | 2011-01-01 00:00:00 |
| Common colds: Newsletter articles | Use our free short articles on common colds in your newsletters to parents. |
Corporate publication - Academic article by NPS | Consumers,Health Professionals,Others | 2008-07-01 00:00:00 |
| Common colds: Harvey colour-in sheets | Children will love colouring in the 2 line drawings of Harvey the wombat. Common colds messages are at the bottom of the sheets. |
Web page | Consumers,Health Professionals,Others | 2008-07-01 00:00:00 |
| Common colds: Staff update presentation 2008 | Download this presentation for use in staff updates in conjunction with the Staff update presenter's guide. |
Multimedia - Presentation | Health Professionals,Others | 2008-07-01 00:00:00 |
| Common colds: Staff update 2008 | This update is to help staff refresh their knowledge about common colds and infection control; review the service's infection control and exclusion policies; and become familiar with our resources so that you can support parents through the common colds season. |
Multimedia - Presentation | Health Professionals,Others | 2008-07-01 00:00:00 |
| NPS Member Update: October 2007 | NPS Member Update October 2007 issue, including medicines information in community languages, NPS member planning day and member survey, asthma grant and emerging prescribers. |
NPS Member Update publication | Members & Stakeholders | 2007-10-26 00:00:00 |
| NPS Member Update: November 2007 | NPS Member Update November 2007 issue (published 3 December), including NPS members’ planning day and member survey and Australian Nurse Practitioner Association (ANPA) membership of NPS. |
NPS Member Update publication | Members & Stakeholders | 2007-12-03 00:00:00 |
| NPS Member Update: July 2007 | NPS Member Update July 2007 issue, including Board meeting outcomes, workforce planning, Aboriginal health worker training in quality use of medicines and an NPS link on nursing websites. |
NPS Member Update publication | Members & Stakeholders | 2007-07-16 00:00:00 |
| NPS Member Update: February 2008 | NPS Member Update February 2008 issue, including appointment of NPS executive managers, search for volunteers for common cold campaign, and new type 2 diabetes mellitus program. |
NPS Member Update publication | Members & Stakeholders | 2008-02-08 00:00:00 |
| NPS Member Update: December 2007 | NPS Member Update December 2007 issue, including online pharmacy assistants’ training, the National Quality Use of Medicines Award and bisphosphonates and osteonecrosis. |
NPS Member Update publication | Members & Stakeholders | 2007-12-20 00:00:00 |
| NPS Member Update: August 2007 | NPS Member Update August 2007 issue, noting drug awareness promotional events for seniors and families, including knowing your medicines, and the common cold. |
NPS Member Update publication | Members & Stakeholders | 2007-08-22 00:00:00 |
| NPS Evaluation Report No. 5: Progress of a national program for QUM, October 2002 | Evaluation of NPS including a national program for QUM (Quality Use of Medicines), intervention programs, process evaluation, impact evaluation, outcome evaluation, and questions that remain. |
Corporate publication - Evaluation report | Research & Evaluation community | 2002-10-01 00:00:00 |
| Medimate brochure: Vietnamese - English (Tài liệu Medimate) | Brochure in Vietnamese and English to assist consumers to find, understand and use information about medicines. |
Consumer publication - Brochure | Consumers | 2008-03-31 00:00:00 |
| Medimate brochure: Italian - English (Opuscolo Medimate) | Brochure in Italian and English to assist consumers to find, understand and use information about medicines. |
Consumer publication - Brochure | Consumers | 2008-03-31 00:00:00 |
| Medimate brochure: Greek - English (Φυλλάδιο Medimate) | Brochure in Greek and English to assist consumers to find, understand and use information about medicines. |
Consumer publication - Brochure | Consumers | 2008-03-31 00:00:00 |
| Medimate brochure: Simplified Chinese - English (Medimate 資料小冊子) | Brochure in Simplified Chinese and English to assist consumers to find, understand and use information about medicines. |
Consumer publication - Brochure | Consumers | 2011-03-31 00:00:00 |
| Previous health promotion campaigns | Journalists and others in the media will find information about our previous health promotion campaigns. |
Media backgrounder | Others,Consumers | 2011-01-01 00:00:00 |
| Medimate produced by NSW SLASA | Brochure in Spanish and English to assist consumers to find, understand and use information about medicines. |
Consumer resource - Tool | Consumers | 2011-04-05 00:00:00 |
| Medimate Korean | Brochure in Korean and English to assist consumers to find, understand and use information about medicines. |
Consumer resource - Tool | Consumers | 2011-04-05 00:00:00 |
| Medimate Traditional Chinese | Brochure in Traditional Chinese and English to assist consumers to find, understand and use information about medicines. |
Consumer resource - Tool | Consumers | 2011-03-31 00:00:00 |
| New major health promotion campaign to get Aussies to be medicinewise | A new mass media campaign that focuses on why Australians need to pay more attention to their medicines launches this Sunday on Network 7. |
Media release | Others | 2011-01-27 19:00:00 |
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Date published: 2010-12-17 00:00:00
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