Safety and quality update
New this month: ACHS QI Awards; ACSQHC NSQHS 3rd ed.; TGA advisory committee vacancies; webAIRS ANZCA ASM media release.
ACHS QI Awards for 2025
The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) has announced that entries for the prestigious Quality Improvement Awards are now open. Read more here.
ACSQHC National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards
The Commission is preparing to develop the NSQHS (3rd ed.). Consultation will commence in 2025 and information will be available on the ACSQHC website.
TGA statutory advisory committee vacancies
The TGA is seeking applicants with relevant expertise in medicine and science for its advisory committees. Read more here.
WebAIRS: Developed by Anaesthetists for Anaesthetists
Did you read our media release, Patient safety database driving hospital practice changes, from the recent ANZCA ASM?
WebAIRS is a patient safety database, and a collaborative project supported by the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA), the Australian Society of Anaesthetists and the New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists, that is driving hospital practice changes.
Adelaide specialist anaesthetist, Dr Yasmin Endlich, says the system has become a vital tool for the specialty as it identifies patterns that can occur in rare cases to improve patient outcomes.
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