Introduction This study explored the experiences of students and their supervisors undertaking a medication review activity during a 6-week general practice module in their final year of medical school at University of Otago, Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand. Aim The study sought the self-reported value of the activity in learning about prescribing, reflecting on polypharmacy, deprescribing, and changes to future practice for both student and supervisor. Methods All students in the final year general practice module were invited to complete a survey over a 12-month period, as were their supervisors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction Continuity of care is considered vital to achieving high-quality health care. Traditionally, general practitioners have played a key role in managing continuity of care and have largely been accountable for prescribing decision-making in primary care. Following prescribing legislation changes, a range of health disciplines make decisions regarding medicines in the general practice setting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Antibiograms can optimize empirical antibiotic prescribing; however, they are not readily available for residential aged care facilities (RACFs) in Queensland, Australia. This study aimed to determine whether alternatively available data can be used to approximate resistance patterns for RACFs.
Methods: Annual RACF-specific antibiograms were compared with local hospital antibiograms accessed through pathology providers.