Choosing Wisely recommendations

Consumer resources

In practice in Hospitals

In practice in Primary Care

Prescribing in Older People Hub

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Choosing Wisely has a number recommendations from four member colleges, societies and associations on the prescribing and deprescribing in older people. Champion Health Services have been putting recommendations into practice within the hospitals and health services. For primary care, NPS MedicineWise has developed a number of educational programs and continuing professional development resources. We also have a range of resources for consumers.

Check out how Choosing Wisely is improving prescribing for older people and get inspired to further the conversation to reduce unnecessary treatments in your setting.

In practice in Hospitals

In practice in Primary Care

Consumer resources

Choosing Wisely recommendations

In practice in Hospitals

Clinical Care Standards

Medication Safety Standard

Leaders of a health service organisation describe, implement and monitor systems to reduce the occurrence of medication incidents, and improve the safety and quality of medicines use. The workforce uses these systems.

In practice in Primary Care

NPS MedicineWise Programs

Anticholinergic burden: The unintended consequences for older people

Improving the safe use of medicines with anticholinergic effects for older people can have a positive impact on quality of life and reduce the risk of side effects.

Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine & the Australasian Chapter of Palliative Medicine