Rothwell, Michelle (2017) Piloting a novel multidisciplinary telepharmacy medication review service in a rural community. In: Proceedings of the 14th National Rural Health Conference. From: 14th National Rural Health Conference, 26-29 April 2017, Cairns, QLD, Australia.

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Abstract

In Australia, the percentages of hospital admissions due to adverse drug events range from 5.6% in the general population and 30.4% in the elderly population.1 It has been established that inappropriate medication management and medication related problems (MRPs) are a leading preventable cause of hospital admissions2,3 and is also the most likely major contributing factor to 30 day post-discharge readmission in high risk patients; research by the author identified that 25–27% of 30-day readmissions in rural and regional hospitals are due to medication

Item ID:	75904
Item Type:	Conference Item (Non-Refereed Research Paper)
Related URLs:	https://www.ruralhealth.org.au/14nrhc/
Date Deposited:	14 Sep 2022 03:32
FoR Codes:	42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4203 Health services and systems > 420321 Rural and remote health services @ 50% 42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4203 Health services and systems > 420311 Health systems @ 50%
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