Medication Safety
The longest-running CHA network, this multidisciplinary group develops, implements, and promotes paediatric-focused medication safety initiatives across Australia and New Zealand, aiming to reduce errors, improve practices, and enhance outcomes for children and young people.
Chairs: Sophie Sennar, Medication Safety Consultant (Women’s & Children’s Hospital SA)
Who is it for?
Clinicians and child health professionals interested in networking in a multidisciplinary group about medication safety related issues in paediatric services.
Presentation: Partnered Pharmacist Medication Charting (PPMC)
Georgia Lloyd, Lead Pharmacist – Workforce Development, Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick
Brooke McCarthy, Pharmacy Research Student, Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick
Recent Conversations
- University Collaboration to Improve Paediatric Cancer Care: Assessing Ketamine Compatibility with Common Therapies – examines ketamine compatibility with common therapies in paediatric cancer care, highlighting strategies to optimise analgesia and improve patient comfort and outcomes.
- Partnered Pharmacist Medication Charting – evaluates the impact of Partnered Pharmacist Medication Charting in paediatric emergency care, showing reduced medication errors and improved safety, accuracy and efficiency.
- Environmental Impact of Liquid Versus Pill Medication – explores the environmental and financial impact of liquid and pill medications in children, highlighting strategies to reduce waste, carbon emissions and costs through pill training.
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