IN AUSTRALIA, healthcare contributes close to 7% of the nation's greenhouse gases, with medicines being one of the largest contributors.
Pharmaceutical waste throughout the global supply chain has led to environmental, human, & animal toxicities, and in the case of antibiotic residues, to antimicrobial resistance.
Hosted for the first time by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, the virtual National Medicines Symposium 2023 (NMS23) will bring together leading organisations, experts, clinicians, consumers and policymakers in a timely discussion on emerging and key issues around sustainability and the quality use of medicines.
The NMS23 theme is 'The future of medicines: good for people, good for the planet!'
The symposium to be held on 08 Nov, HERE, will explore how incorporating sustainable practices in healthcare settings, including the appropriate use of medicines can improve the safety and quality of care, improve the health of the community, and reduce low-value care, unwarranted variation & waste.
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