National medication reconciliation seminar 2010
The Commission held a one-day national seminar in 2010 to:
- Introduce the Medication Management Plan (MMP) as a standard form for recording medication histories and reconciling medicines
- Inform participants about the tools and resources available to support the implementation of the MMP and the process of medication reconciliation
- Provide a forum where representatives from the states and territories and invited speakers could showcase initiatives for implementing medication reconciliation and improving continuity of medication management.
Representatives from the 15 health services across Australia participating in the World Health Organisation (WHO) High 5s Medication Reconciliation Project were at the seminar. Medication safety experts, representatives and clinicians from the states and territories, the private hospital sector, and members of the Commission’s Medication Continuity Expert Advisory Group also attended.
Program for the seminar (PDF 35 KB)
The seminar covered the following topics and presenters:
- Opening address: the case for medication reconciliation – Chris Baggoley, Chief Executive, the Commission
The case for medication reconciliation by Chris Baggoley
- The Case for Medication Reconciliation – Margaret Duguid, Pharmaceutical Advisor, the Commission
The Case for Medication Reconciliation Patient Stories (PDF 192 KB), by Margaret Duguid
- Queensland Health MAP 4 years down the track – Dr Ian Coombes and Nina Muscillo, Safe Medication Management Unit, Medication Services, Queensland Health
Queensland Health MAP 4 years down the track (PDF 432 KB)
- Medication Reconciliation in WA – Luke Slawomirski, Office of Safety and Quality in Healthcare, WA Health
Medication Reconciliation in WA (PDF 453 KB)
- South Australian Initiatives in Medication Reconciliation – Naomi Burgess, Pharmaceutical Services and Strategy Branch, SA Health
- NSW Ambulance TABLETS Program – Phil Good, Patient Safety Manager, New South Wales Ambulance Service
NSW Ambulance T.A.B.L.E.T.S Program (PDF 662 KB)
- Medication Reconciliation – successful models – Dr Simone Taylor, Senior Pharmacist – Emergency Medicine and Research, Austin Health, Victoria
Medication Reconciliation – successful models (PDF 1041 KB)
- Medication Reconciliation Using Electronic Tools – The Tasmanian Experience – Ben Chalmers, Specialist Pharmacist Information Management, Royal Hobart Hospital, Tasmania
Medication reconciliation using electronic tools – The Tasmanian experience (PDF 1114 KB)
- Implementing Medication Reconciliation processes – Applying best practice in the rural setting – Wendy McIntosh, Program Manager Clinical Quality, Western Australian Country Health Service
- Are you making a difference? Measuring performance in medication reconciliation – Helen Stark, Senior Project Officer, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
Are you making a difference? Measuring performance in medication reconciliation (PDF 1268 KB)
- Medication reconciliation in the private sector – Dr Megan Robertson, Epworth Health Care
Presentation: Medication reconciliation in the private sector – Dr Megan Robertson (PDF 91 KB)