Medication safety and quality education and training
The Commission, through QUM Learning (formerly NPS MedicineWise), provides a range of education and training resources on medication safety and quality use of medicines for healthcare professionals and students.
QUM Learning
QUM Learning resources are designed to improve the use of medicines, promote patient safety and quality of care.
Certificates of Completion are available to learners upon course completion. These may be used as evidence of achievement for Continuing Professional Development points, or alignment with compliance standards as required by employers.
QUM Learning courses
Courses and resources available include:
| Clinical case studies | Clinical scenarios supporting reflective learning to inform clinical decision making |
| Medication safety training | Exploring the various causes of medication errors and preventing errors in your workplace |
| Antimicrobials | Antimicrobial prescribing in a hospital setting |
| National standard medication chart (NSMC) training | Learn the principles of safe prescribing and how to complete the NSMC |
| Quality use of medicines (QUM) for health professional students | The principles of QUM and the roles different health professionals play in promoting QUM |
| Real time prescription monitoring | SafeScript (Victoria and NSW) and ScriptCheck (WA) training modules |
| Webinars | Experts discuss the latest evidence and therapeutic options |