Awareness Week

Next week, the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care is releasing the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Clinical Care Standard.

On the Radar Issue 669 is now available.

The Commission’s theme for IPC Week 2024, from 13 to 19 October, is ‘Move the needle on IPC by breaking the chain of infection!’

There's still time to secure your place at the National Medicines Symposium on 19 November 2024.

CEO MESSAGE

On behalf of the Commission, I'm delighted to announce that we have signed an historic Joint Statement to reduce the health system’s carbon emissions.

- Conjoint Professor Anne Duggan, CEO

The Commission is proud to release the Medication without harm – WHO Global Patient Safety Challenge Status Report. This report highlights Australia’s significant progress towards reducing medication errors and adverse drug events, a critical goal of the WHO Global Health Challenge.

Public consultation is now open until Sunday 27 October 11:59pm (AEDT).

You are invited to the online launch of the first national Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Clinical Care Standard.

CMO MESSAGE

Today we join the global community in recognising World Patient Safety Day 2024, focusing on the theme of ‘Improving Diagnosis for Patient Safety’ with the slogan ‘Get it right, make it safe!’.

- Conjoint Associate Professor Carolyn Hullick, Chief Medical Officer

Have you provided feedback on the first National Safety and Quality Medical Imaging (NSQMI) Standards?

Earlier this month, the Commission released Antimicrobial use in the community: 2023. This report provides an analysis of antimicrobials supplied under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and Repatriation PBS. It features antimicrobial use in aged care and by local area.

The Commission has released the revised Australian Framework for National Clinical Quality Registries (2024) to support and encourage the use of data to inform clinical practice and policy.