In the media
Better information means safer use of medicines
The Australian Government is improving the information
that doctors and pharmacists give to patients about the safe and
effective use of prescription medicines and certain
over-the-counter medicines (26 July 2019).
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AMA calls for free catch-up vaccinations for
adults
The AMA is advocating that all Australian adults should be
eligible for free catch-up vaccinations, under the National
Immunisation Program, to protect as many people as possible from
preventable diseases (25 July 2019).
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New cancer drug Keytruda will help thousands of
patients
A new drug that treats cancer based on a tumour's
genetics rather than where it started in a patient's body will
become more widely available in Australia. The Therapeutic Goods
Administration has approved Keytruda, also known by the generic
name pembrolizumab, to be used to treat multiple rare cancer types
(23 July 2019).
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New PBS listing for infants with Cystic Fibrosis
The Australian Government is expanding access to a
critically important medicine on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
that will help infants living with Cystic Fibrosis and save their
families up to $300,000 per year (22 July 2019).
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Practice and Regulation
Alternative Therapies- eligibility for private health
insurance rebates
Nominations are invited for membership of the NTREAP.
Members will be appointed for their expertise, rather than as
representatives of particular organisations. A draft Terms of
Reference for the Review is now also available. More information on
the Terms of Reference and expressions of interest in membership of
the Panel is available on the
Department website.
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Cases
Health Ombudsman v Trotta [2019] QCAT
161
PROFESSIONS AND TRADES – HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
– PHYSIOTHERAPISTS – where the applicant instituted
disciplinary proceedings against the practitioner in relation to
criminal convictions – where the criminal convictions related
to conduct including the covert recording of female patients
attending the practitioner's physiotherapy practice –
where the practitioner accepts that the conduct amounts to
professional misconduct – where the parties have reached a
joint position as to sanction – whether the sanction proposed
is appropriate
Health Ombudsman Act 2013 Qld s 103, s 104, s 107; Health
Practitioner Regulation National Law 2009 Qld s5.
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