Quality Use of Medicines Alliance
What we do
NACCHO is a member of the Quality Use of Medicines Alliance (QUM Alliance). The aim is to take a consortium approach for collective impact on national health topics. The role of the NACCHO medicines team is to provide expertise to optimize the impact for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and inform targeted resource development. The work is guided by the Good Medicine Better Health Advisory group.
The Quality Use of Medicines Alliance is a unique consortium of health sector organisations representing quality use of medicines expertise, education providers, researchers, colleges, peak bodies, member-based organisations, and consumer groups.
The QUM Alliance was formed in 2023 to address national health priorities with national programs of health professional education and consumer health literacy. It is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Access to the learning activities and resources are available through QHUB These include the educational visiting program, peer-group learning, practice audits, shared decision making tools and CPD/E accredited programs.
- Anticoagulants in atrial fibrillation
- Antidepressants in older adults
- Antidepressants in teens and young adults
- Menopause
- Eczema
- Gout
- Secondary stroke prevention
- Osteoporosis and secondary fracture prevention
QUM Alliance partner URLs
- Medcast: a nationwide provider of independent education for a range of health professions.
- Health Care Consumers’ Association: a peak organisation working to improve the quality and safety of healthcare.
- Arthritis Australia: the national peak charity supporting people living with arthritis.
- Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA): the peak body and professional membership association for all nurses working outside of a hospital setting in Australia.
- Black Dog Institute: a globally renowned mental health research institute affiliated with UNSW Sydney.
- Carers Australia: the national peak body representing Australia’s family and friend carers.
- Eczema Support Australia: a national support organisation providing connection, advocacy and information to Australians living with eczema.
- Healthy Bones Australia: the peak body focussed on improving bone health nationally and representing consumers impacted by osteoporosis
- Jean Hailes for Women’s Health: a national not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving women’s health.
- National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO): the national peak body representing 146 Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations.
- Pharmaceutical Society of Australia: the national peak professional pharmacy body
- QUM Connect: a specialist consultancy connecting expertise to support the quality use of medicines.
- Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP): Australia’s largest professional organisation for general practice.
- Stroke Foundation: a national charity focussed on stroke prevention and recovery.
- Sydney Health Literacy Lab: a research group within the University of Sydney’s School of Public Health.
- Wiser Healthcare: a national collaboration involving several universities with a focus on overdiagnosis and overtreatment.
Contact
For any inquiries or further information about the Medicines and Pharmacy team at: medicines@naccho.org.au.
