Educating health professionals to reduce use of high risk/unnecessary medicines

Investigators: Dr Emily Reeve, Dr Justin Turner, Dr Amanda Cross, Prof Simon Bell, Dr Shin Liau, Dr Aili Langford, Prof Kirsten Galbraith, Prof Claire Palermo, Dr Ella Ottrey, Prof Terry Haines, Prof Elizabeth Manias, Prof Suzanne Nielsen, Prof Rachelle Buchbinder, Prof Denise O'Connor, Jason Wale, Prof Sepehr Shakib, Conjoint Prof Parker Magin, Prof Kate Laver, Prof Sarah Hilmer, & Prof Christopher Etherton-Beer

Funder: Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care, Quality Use of Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Pathology Program

This program brings together world-leading experts in deprescribing, education and an innovative implementation strategy, Knowledge Brokers. The consortium includes peak national organisations for general practitioners, pharmacists, nurses and aged care, giving us direct connection to practice.

This initiative will support healthcare professionals to reduce the use of high-risk and/or unnecessary medicines by Australians, upskill the health professional workforce, build a nationwide network of Knowledge Brokers and establish an evidence-based model of nationwide health professional education (Knowledge Transfer Framework).

Learn more about the SUPPORT-Meds program at this link

This project is a collaboration between Monash University, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Limited (PSA), Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Limited (RACGP), Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association Ltd, Aged & Community Care Providers Association Ltd, NSW Therapeutic Advisory Group Inc (NSW TAG), Independent Consultant - Australia, University of Adelaide, University of Newcastle, Flinders University, Royal North Shore Hospital, and Royal Perth Hospital