- 19 July 2021
- Podcasts
Episode 31: Medicines safety, health literacy and the National Medicines Policy in a pandemic world
- 19 July 2021
- Podcasts
In this episode NPS MedicineWise CEO Adj A/Prof Steve Morris is joined by Professor Andrew McLachlan, Head of School and Dean of Pharmacy at the University of Sydney, to discuss how the COVID pandemic has sparked a growing interest among consumers in medicines and treatments.
They discuss the vital role health professionals play in communicating harms and benefits with consumers.
They also consider why clinicians should take an interest in the upcoming review of the National Medicines Policy, and Steve bids farewell ahead of stepping down as NPS MedicineWise CEO at the end of July.
Further reading
- National Medicines Policy
https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/national-medicines-policy - National Medicines Policy 2.0: a vision for the future – Andrew J McLachlan, Parisa Aslani https://www.nps.org.au/australian-prescriber/articles/national-medicines-policy-2-0-a-vision-for-the-future
- Medical Journal of Australia - Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines: findings from real world studies - David Henry, Mark Jones, Paulina Stehlik and Paul Glasziou
https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2021/effectiveness-covid-19-vaccines-findings-real-world-studies - Quality Use of Medicines and Medicines Safety Discussion Paper
https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/publications-and-resources/resource-library/quality-use-medicines-and-medicines-safety-discussion-paper