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March 30, 2023

Medication safety in aged care

27 minutes

Simon Bell talks about the growing opportunities for pharmacists to work in aged care settings, medication safety and developing guidelines

In this episode of the AJP podcast, Carlene McMaugh talks to Simon Bell, director of the Centre for Medicine Use and Safety at Monash University, Vic.

Among the topics Simon, a pharmacist and researcher, talks about are:

The increased funding, interest and opportunities available for pharmacists wanting to work in aged care settings

Optimising medication use and safety in older Australians

Opportunities for PhD students after they’ve completed their studies

the development of guidelines for the use of psychotropic medications in older people and on guiding principles for medication management in residential aged care

his own career in research

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By Australian Journal of Pharmacy