Quality Use of Medicines (QUM)
National Prescribing Service (NPS)
The National Prescribing Service Limited (NPS) is an independent, non-profit organization for Quality Use of Medicines.
It provides accurate, balanced, evidence-based information and services to help people choose if, when and how to use medicines to improve their health and wellbeing. It is member-based, and works in partnership with health professionals, consumers, government and the pharmaceutical industry. The National Prescribing Service is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health & Ageing.
Locally, programme activities include:
• educational visiting (academic detailing) and small-group case-based discussion for GPs on therapeutic topics that are linked to national activities and resources
• interactive workshops and seminars to promote development of critical appraisal skills relevant to prescribing of medicines for GPs
• communication on QUM issues for GPs
• inclusion of pharmacists and other community health professionals in program delivery
• supporting community workshops on medicines and peer education programs about medicines for seniors
Academic Detailing:
GP Links offers NPS visits to you in your practice to discuss current evidence on specific therapeutic topics and how this translates into quality prescribing. GP Links offers two topics each year. A visit normally takes 30 minutes.
Please phone the GP Links on 4151 0814 or 0428 510 817 to arrange a visit.
The current NPS topic is “Opioid therapy in chronic pain: Use a planned approach:”
The previous NPS that may still be delivered is “Management options to maximize sleep”
Clinical Audits available for the current PIP year:
Clinical e-Audit: Management of hypertension
Clinical e-Audit: Review of PPI prescribing
The National Prescribing Service Limited (NPS) is an independent, non-profit organization for Quality Use of Medicines.
It provides accurate, balanced, evidence-based information and services to help people choose if, when and how to use medicines to improve their health and wellbeing. It is member-based, and works in partnership with health professionals, consumers, government and the pharmaceutical industry. The National Prescribing Service is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health & Ageing.
Locally, programme activities include:
• educational visiting (academic detailing) and small-group case-based discussion for GPs on therapeutic topics that are linked to national activities and resources
• interactive workshops and seminars to promote development of critical appraisal skills relevant to prescribing of medicines for GPs
• communication on QUM issues for GPs
• inclusion of pharmacists and other community health professionals in program delivery
• supporting community workshops on medicines and peer education programs about medicines for seniors
Academic Detailing:
GP Links offers NPS visits to you in your practice to discuss current evidence on specific therapeutic topics and how this translates into quality prescribing. GP Links offers two topics each year. A visit normally takes 30 minutes.
Please phone the GP Links on 4151 0814 or 0428 510 817 to arrange a visit.
The current NPS topic is “Opioid therapy in chronic pain: Use a planned approach:”
The previous NPS that may still be delivered is “Management options to maximize sleep”
Clinical Audits available for the current PIP year:
Clinical e-Audit: Management of hypertension
Clinical e-Audit: Review of PPI prescribing
