I’m happy to announce that we have now launched the @UWA_SAH Centre for Optimisation of Medicines and I am the inaugural Director of the Centre! .

RT @georgieblee: How do you count polypharmacy? By the number of active ingredients or unique products? We measured it, there’s a differenc….

RT @georgieblee: People who use combination medicines may or may not be captured as having #polypharmacy depending on whether the active in….

RT @UWA_SAH: Our Aust Department of Education grant demonstrates commitment to achieving the workforce goals of the Australian National Di….

RT @UWA_SAH: This World Diabetes Day, we celebrate our Aust Department of Education grant that will provide essential upskilling for optome….

Deprescribing for older people in hospital followed up for 12 months was tested in the AusTAPER study. We showed that a structured, collaborative medication review can reduce meds and save costs with no change to health outcomes. #Deprescribing.

RT @uwanews: 🧓An analysis undertaken at #UWA evaluated the impact of #deprescribing unnecessary medication for older people and found it ca….

RT @KennyPharmPhD: So privileged to be part of this mammoth review led by Hui Wen Quek. An additional 153 studies identified in this update….

RT @VinumAloes: Turning over a new page Cute headline @AmyTPage @KennyPharmPhD .Great news! Congratulations to you both on your leadership….

A new systematic review includes 286 papers that evaluate the impact of #deprescribing in older people, focusing on the outcomes of discontinuing unnecessary medications. @KennyPharmPhD @cdbeer Amanda Quek @drhurwitz87.

RT @JacintaAdelaide: Great #SAPharmacy Research Seminar today looking at 1) health professionals perceptions of the role of hospital pharm….

We looked at medication regimens of older people living in residential aged care from the day of admission and followed them up for two years. People used more medicines if they had more prescribers. Continuity of care matters.

RT @UWA_SAH: Come and join us at the 2nd Annual Aged Care Symposium for pharmacists in Adelaide or virtual on 12 April. .

RT @pharmerfour: Victorian pharmacists to treat skin conditions from March.

Exciting to be part of this important research led by @amhill_physio.

RT @UWAHealthAgeing: Funding boost for program to reduce fall injuries in older people. A new project led by @UWAresearch aims to reduce ho….

RT @UWA_SAH: Funding boost for program to reduce fall injuries in older people. A new project led by @UWAresearch aims to reduce hospital f….

RT @amhill_physio: Excited to announce our team will expand our work with older people to reduce falls and improve health - thanks to MRF….

RT @AusPharmSupport: Thank you to Esa Chen, Tinu Abraham and Stefanie Johnston from the Pharmaceutical Society of Victoria for attending ou….

RT @UWAHealthAgeing: Most pharmacists perceive they are prepared to work onsite in residential aged care. Read more here:. .