- National Medication Safety and Quality Scoping Study
- Literature review
- Literature review: medication safety in acute care in Australia 2008 (PDF 439 KB)
- Endorsed national medication charts for adults in Australian hospitals
- National Inpatient Medication Chart 2009 for acute care (PDF 126 KB)
- National Inpatient Medication Chart 2009 high resolution for printing (PDF 125 KB)
- NIMC long-stay version for acute care (PDF 126 KB)
- NIMC long-stay version (for acute care use) high resolution for printing (PDF 123 KB)
- Endorsed national medication charts for children in Australian hospitals.
- Implementing and using the paediatric NIMC
- Paediatric NIMC implementation and evaluation resources (PDF 27 KB)
- Paediatric NIMC education resources (PDF 36 KB)
- Support materials for the National Inpatient Medication Chart and specialist versions
- Using the NIMC and other charts
- Standards for Terminology, Abbreviations and Symbols used in the Prescribing and Administering of Medicines in Australian Hospitals (PDF 322 KB).
- High resolution version for printing of the Standards for Terminology, Abbreviations and Symbols used in the Prescribing and Administering of Medicines in Australian Hospitals (PDF 242 KB).
- Current initiatives and events
- Medication Safety Update January 2009 (PDF 109 KB)
- Windows into Safety and Quality in Health Care - 2008 National Report, chapter 4 medication safety (PDF 521 KB)
- NIMC auditing
- National audit tool (PDF 142 KB)
- National Audit Guidelines (PDF 117 KB)
- Paediatric NIMC webpage audit tool short version CHA 9 Jul 2008 (PDF 41 KB)
- NIMC paediatric chart long audit tool 20 May 2008 (PDF 52 KB)
- NIMC presentations
- The National Inpatient Medication Chart: Has it worked? What are the issues? SHPA Federal Conference presentation, November 2007 by Helen Leach BSc (Hons), Dip.Clin.Pharm., MPhil (PDF 1132 KB)
- Paediatric NIMC PowerPoint presentation with speakers notes (PDF 2325 KB)
- Other
Prepared by Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre, Sansom Institute - July 2008
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