Supporting approaches : Objective 2: Improve the Goal 3: Skilled professionals and Policy direction 8: (Workforce). Workforce Commitment to quality use of medicines by best practice evidence based care, – 2.3 Enhance undergraduate, workforce development. health practitioners, Objective 9 (Train and support health postgraduate and in-service education healthcare providers and practitioners in best-practice pain programs for the medical, health and health educators. assessment and management) and human services workforces about the Objective 10 (Establish and promote quality management of problems such systems and guidelines to ensure as pain, mental health problems, sleep adequate management of acute, disorders and alcohol and other drug chronic and cancer pain). problems . 2.4 Identify opportunities to better Pillar 2: Supply Reduction, Objective 2: Improve the Goal 3: Skilled professionals and support prescribers who feel pressured Objective 2 (Control and Manage quality use of medicines by best practice evidence based care, by patients to provide medications the supply of alcohol, tobacco health practitioners, Objective 9 (Train and support health inappropriately. and legal drugs). healthcare providers and practitioners in best-practice pain health educators. assessment and management). 3.1 Explore opportunities to enhance Supporting approaches: Objective 2: Improve the Goal 3: Skilled professionals and Policy direction 8: (Workforce). the contribution that pharmacists can Workforce Commitment to quality use of medicines by best practice evidence based care, – make to the care plans of patients. workforce development. health practitioners, Objective 9 (Train and support health healthcare providers and practitioners in best-practice pain health educators. assessment and management) and Goal 4: Access to interdisciplinary care at all levels, Objective 12 (Develop and evaluate service delivery in the community provide interdisciplinary assessment, care and support as part of comprehensive primary health care centres and services). 3.2 Review and, where necessary, Supporting approaches : Objective 2: Improve the Goal 3: Skilled professionals and Policy direction 8: (Workforce). enhance protocols for pharmacists Workforce Commitment to quality use of medicines by best practice evidence based care, – concerning acceptable practice in the workforce development. health practitioners, Objective 9 (Train and support health dispensing of these medications. healthcare providers and practitioners in best-practice pain health educators. assessment and management). Policy direction 8 (Workforce).
2.3 Enhance undergraduate, postgraduate and in-service education programs for the medical, health and human services workforces about the quality management of problems such as pain, mental health problems, sleep disorders and alcohol and other drug problems . Supporting approaches : Workforce – Commitment to workforce development. Objective 2: Improve the quality use of medicines by health practitioners, healthcare providers and health educators. Goal 3: Skilled professionals and best practice evidence based care, Objective 9 (Train and support health practitioners in best-practice pain assessment and management) and Objective 10 (Establish and promote systems and guidelines to ensure adequate management of acute, chronic and cancer pain). Policy direction 8: (Workforce). 2.4 Identify opportunities to better support prescribers who feel pressured by patients to provide medications inappropriately. Pillar 2: Supply Reduction, Objective 2 (Control and Manage the supply of alcohol, tobacco and legal drugs). Objective 2: Improve the quality use of medicines by health practitioners, healthcare providers and health educators. Goal 3: Skilled professionals and best practice evidence based care, Objective 9 (Train and support health practitioners in best-practice pain assessment and management). 3.1 Explore opportunities to enhance the contribution that pharmacists can make to the care plans of patients. Supporting approaches: Workforce – Commitment to workforce development. Objective 2: Improve the quality use of medicines by health practitioners, healthcare providers and health educators. Goal 3: Skilled professionals and best practice evidence based care, Objective 9 (Train and support health practitioners in best-practice pain assessment and management) and Goal 4: Access to interdisciplinary care at all levels, Objective 12 (Develop and evaluate service delivery in the community provide interdisciplinary assessment, care and support as part of comprehensive primary health care centres and services). Policy direction 8: (Workforce). 3.2 Review and, where necessary, enhance protocols for pharmacists concerning acceptable practice in the dispensing of these medications. Supporting approaches : Workforce – Commitment to workforce development. Objective 2: Improve the quality use of medicines by health practitioners, healthcare providers and health educators. Goal 3: Skilled professionals and best practice evidence based care, Objective 9 (Train and support health practitioners in best-practice pain assessment and management). Policy direction 8: (Workforce). Policy direction 8 (Workforce).
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