This project is evaluating how new NHMRC medication guidelines can best be implemented for people living with dementia, and in residential aged care.
It involves the use of ‘knowledge brokers’ – that is, pharmacists – who are supporting the dissemination of new knowledge, evidence, and the use of the guidelines into everyday practice, and improving medication safety for our residents.
The study is a collaboration between Monash University, Anglicare Southern Queensland, and other aged care providers in four states.
As a residential aged care provider with homes in eight locations across southeast Queensland, and a growing number of Specialist Dementia Care Program units, Anglicare staff value participation in this research, and the potential it offers for improved healthcare for all of our aged care residents.