Resources To Improve The Quality Use Of Medicines
A list of resources to assist the optimisation of quality use of medicines (QUM)
SA Health is committed to improving the quality use of medicines (QUM) in South Australia with the goal of providing access to quality, safe, complete and affordable health care for all South Australians.
QUM involves improving medicine use, including prescription, non-prescription and complementary medicines, by health professionals and decision makers as well as by consumers and the medicines industry. QUM is a focus of the National Medicines Policy, which describes QUM as:
Online eLearning and other resources for QUM, continuity of care, continuity in medication management and medication safety are available.
For more information about SA Health QUM initiatives please contact Medicines and Technology Programs Branch on (08) 8204 1944 or by email: Health:MTPP@sa.gov.au.