Health system sustainability research gets $12.4 Million funding boost
More than $12 million in new grant funding has been awarded to NHMRC Partnership Centre for Health System Sustainability (PCHSS) investigators to further their work... Read More
Aged care residents kept on antipsychotics for too long
New research by PCHSS investigators reveals the extent of misuse of antipsychotic drugs in aged care facilities. Read the journal article (Duration of Antipsychotic Medication... Read More
Glaring risks in meds records, prescribing
“GPs may be making medication decisions based on records with an average of 10 discrepancies per person compared to facility records… but where are the... Read More
Harnessing the power of informatics to improve aged care
Johanna Westbrook writes: “Unlike the harrowing personal stories from inside our aged care facilities, my recent appearance at the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and... Read More
Professor Westbrook testifies at the Royal Commission on Aged Care Quality and Safety hearings
On 11 July 2019, Professor Johanna Westbrook testified at the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety hearings in Darwin. One of the questions... Read More
Is Australia’s healthcare system prepared for increases in chronic illness?
Listen to Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite speaking with Dr Norman Swan on the ABC’s Health Report about how the health system can cope with increasing chronic... Read More
Dementia medication ‘underused’ in aged care facilities
Interview with Dr Kim Lind about her research on antidementia use in residential aged care. Her study shows that Australians with dementia in residential aged... Read More
Telehealth a game changer: closing the gap in remote Aboriginal communities
Telehealth is already benefiting Indigenous people throughout Australia in many different ways. Find out more in Anthony Smith, Nigel Armfield and PCHSS researcher Liam J Caffery‘s... Read More
Osteoporosis: the silent disease of aged care
Residential aged care facilities can be doing more to treat osteoporosis and can do better to prevent falls and osteoporosis-related fractures. These are the conclusions... Read More
PCHSS Autumn 2019 Newsletter available now
Welcome to the autumn edition of the NHMRC Partnership Centre for Health System Sustainability (PCHSS) newsletter. The Partnership Centre is a $10.75M, five-year collaboration involving... Read More