🚨 1 in 2 hospital discharges = a medication problem. 💥TIC TOC Study: Virtual pharmacists + real-time med reviews for 922 high-risk patients. Goal: Safer discharges. Fewer ED visits. Protocol in @bmj.com Open bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/6...

We’re proud to share @sydney.edu.au has risen to first in Australia in the US News Best Global Universities rankings 🎉 Read more about our rankings: go.sydney.edu.au/bC1sGH #USYD #UniRankings #USNewsRankings

We thank Dr Jonathan Penm FANZCAP (PainMgmt, Research) @jonpenm.bsky.social, former AdPha NSW Branch Chair and Jerry Yik FANZCAP (Lead&Mgmt, PublicHlth), AdPha Head of Policy and Advocacy for advocating tirelessly on behalf of the profession over numerous health inquiries.

I'm excited to work with @sydney.edu.au medicine and health researchers who have been awarded @ausgov.bsky.social Medical Research Future Fund (#MRFF) Clinical Trials Activity initiative! Innovative trials to improve acute pain management and optimise opioid use. #LeadershipForGood

My latest reserach @bjajournals.bsky.social shows standardized peripheral nerve catheter securement kit + staff education reduced dislodgement rates from 8.5% to 0.7%. ✅ High compliance 📉 Fewer failures 🛌 Better pain control #Anesthesia #PainManagement #QI - authors.elsevier.com/c/1kztd1dCDy...

Pre conference workshop starts today for @auspainsoc.bsky.social Meeting 2025. Great speakers at the #AcutePain session highlighting Transitional Pain Services, focus on function, Autism & Pain and the how #nursepractitioner support pain services. #AusPainSoc @iasp.bsky.social

📢 Telehealth & Medication: A Powerful Duo! My systematic review found that medication-focused telehealth interventions can reduce hospital readmissions—especially for heart failure patients. 💊📲 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Patient experience to opioid tapering is crucial for success. A new meta-synthesis highlights 3 themes: patient-provider trust, individualized care, and tapering strategies. Prioritize patient-centered care journals.lww.com/anesthesia-a... @iarsjournals.bsky.social @sydneyuni.bsky.social

My latest research assesses availability, pricing, and, affordability of medicines in 54 low and middle income countries now available in @thelancet.bsky.social Global Health www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... Access remains a global challenge.

📣 Calling all UK-based healthcare professionals with an interest in perioperative care! 📣 Could you help identify which metrics would be best to measure care before, during, and after surgery? To find out more and take part, visit ths.im/3O4pBGt

My latest research assesses #availability, pricing, and, affordability of essential #medicines in the South Pacific. @thelancet.bsky.social Regional Health Urgent targeted #policy reform and strategic initiatives are required www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... @sydneyuni.bsky.social

I am so happy to see Dr Cindy Lau (PhD) and Linda Do (MPhil) graduate this week. They are both outstanding #pharmacists who inspire the profession. @sydneyuni.bsky.social

Excited to see my collaborators in the Australian Journal of #Pharmacy 2024 #AdvancedPractice Pioneers - ajp.com.au/in-depth/lon... Congrats Manya Angley, Deborah Hawthorne and Chi Tran. You are all amazing pharmacists that are moving the profession forward.

51.3% of patients reported experiencing pain while in a large public hospital in New South Wales. • mean age 57 y • 54.9% female • 19.5% spoke a language other than English, • 4.5% were of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background #AnSky #MedSky https://buff.ly/49bToGW

Patients who experienced pain had twice the odds of giving a poor/very poor rating for the overall hospital care provided compared with those without pain (after accounting for all patient-level factors and ratings of doctors and nurses). #AnSky #MedSky#PainSky https://buff.ly/49bToGW

Read my latest work in @anaesjournal.bsky.social associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

My research from 75 large public hospitals of 21,900 patients showed that patients who experienced #pain were twice as likely to be #readmitted or visit ED - doi.org/10.1111/anae... @anaesjournal.bsky.social @feliciajcox.bsky.social @riannevanboekel.bsky.social @sydneyuni.bsky.social