Australian general practitioners' views on qualities that make effective discharge communication: a scoping review.

Transitions of patient care between hospital discharge and primary care are known to be an area of high-risk where communication is imperative for patient safety. Discharge summaries are known to often be incomplete, delayed and unhelpful for community healthcare providers. The aim of this review was to identify and map the literature which discusses Australian general practitioners' (GPs) views on the qualities that make up effective discharge communication.

Systematic review of stability data pertaining to selected antibiotics used for extended infusions in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) at standard room temperature and in warmer climates.

Aim: To determine if there are sufficient stability data to confirm appropriate prescribing of antibiotics commonly used in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) in warmer climates.

Data Sources: Four databases were systematically searched using the terms 'beta-lactams', or 'antibiotics', or 'anti-bacterial agents' and 'drug stability' or drug storage' for studies specific to drug stability published between 1966 and February 2018.

Study Selection: The search strategy initially identified 2879 potential articles.