National audit of the structure and function of Australian residential care medication advisory committees
There is extensive heterogeneity in the structure and function of MACs with scope for MACs to become more multidisciplinary, identify staff training needs and proactively lead quality improvement.
Authors
- Sarah Nicole Hilmer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5970-1501)
- Angelita Martini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1886-7115)
- Amanda J. Cross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6001-9211)
- Helen Dowling
- Brooke Blakeley
- Lyntara Quirke
- J. Simon Bell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6115-2767)
- Kate Laver (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0259-2209)
- Terry Peter Haines (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3150-6154)
- Mary Ann Kulh
- Alexandra Bennett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9900-5316)
- Atish Manek
Institutions
- Australian National University (AU)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Flinders University (AU)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- House of Representatives (NL)
- Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (AU)
- Northern Sydney Local Health District (AU)
- Monash Health (AU)
- Calvary Hospital (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Australasian Journal on Ageing
- Published
- 2025-05-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.70048
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.45
Funders
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Amgen
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
- Australian Government
- Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia
- Department of Health and Aged Care, Australian Government
- State Government of Victoria
- Dementia Australia
- Flinders Foundation
- Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council