CHF Projects - CHF - Projects - Community Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) Project 2005-07

Project Activities

In addition to these Project Activities, CHF held a number of Community QUM Engagements

March-June 2007 - Development of Medicines Fact Sheets
CHF initiated and contributed to the development of a series of co-branded fact sheets with the National Prescribing Service (NPS) to be available in August 2007.

13 April 2007 - Meeting of Consumer Representatives on Medicines Committees
CHF will co-convene a meeting with the National Prescribing Service of Consumer Representatives on Medicines Committees in Sydney in April.

March 2007 - Mental health consumers and carers to discuss medicines use in Wodonga
CHF and the mental health consumer consultant with Wodonga Health will host a Community QUM engagement.

April 2006 - Medicines Consumer Representatives' Meeting, Sydney
CHF and NPS held a meeting for consumer representatives working on medicines committees at a national level.

December 2005 - Medicines Mailing List
CHF moderates an email discussion group for CHF-nominated consumer representatives on medicines-related committees.

November 2005 - Multicultural QUM Program Wins National Award
The Multicultural Community Quality Use of Medicines Program won the 2005 National Multicultural Market Award

September 2005 - Consumer Feedback on Patient Information Leaflet on Antidepressant Medicines
CHF consumer and community networks provided detailed feedback on a draft consumer resource about antidepressant medicines.

August 2005
Consumer organisations representing people living with diabetes, cardiovascular disease and pain met in Canberra on 11 August 2005 to plan for a new Community QUM Program on Chronic Conditions.

July 2005 - Input to evaluation of the Community QUM Rural Program
The CHF Community QUM Steering Committee provided substantial input to framing interview questions for evaluation of the Community QUM Rural Program.