Acute Transition Alliance: rehabilitation at the acute/aged care interface.

The acute/aged care interface has presented many challenges to funders, providers and planners in the health and aged care sectors. Concerns have long been expressed in the aged care sector about the changing needs of clients admitted permanently into residential aged care from hospitals where the decision for placement would often have been made in a crisis situation, without the opportunity to explore appropriate options. This article describes the process and outcomes to date of a collaborative effort between the acute care and aged care sectors in South Australia to develop a more integrated approach to discharge opportunities for older people.

The comprehensibility of Australian educational literature for patients with asthma.

Background: Education of patients with asthma is aimed at improving their knowledge, skills and attitudes, and thus compliance and control. Patient information pamphlets play a role in education, medication information and informed consent processes, and must be understood. We assessed the comprehensibility of Australian pamphlets on asthma.

A 4-week Australian multicentre study of nedocromil sodium in asthmatic patients.

The use of nedocromil sodium 4 mg q.i.d.