Maximising Embedded Pharmacists in AGed CAre Medication Advisory Committees (MEGA-MAC): protocol for implementing Australia’s new guiding principles for medication management in residential aged care facilities using knowledge brokers and a national
Ethics approval obtained from Monash University and Grampians Health Human Research Ethics Committees. Findings will be disseminated through professional and lay media, conference presentations and peer-reviewed publications. TRIAL REGISTRATION : Australian New Zealand Clinical Trial Registry (ANZCTR): ACTRN12624000894594. Registered 22nd July 2024 - Prospectively registered. https://www.anzctr.org.au/ACTRN12624000894594.aspx.
Authors
- Sarah Nicole Hilmer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5970-1501)
- Sara L. Whittaker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7002-185X)
- Angelita Martini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1886-7115)
- Amanda J. Cross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6001-9211)
- Brooke Blakeley
- Lyntara Quirke
- Anthony Hobbs
- Dayna R. Cenin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2598-7035)
- J. Simon Bell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6115-2767)
- Kathryn Salisbury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9791-2855)
- Kate Laver (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0259-2209)
- Terry Peter Haines (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3150-6154)
- Jennifer M. Money
- Alene Sze Jing Yong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6032-4582)
- Mary Ann Kulh
- Alexandra Bennett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9900-5316)
- Atish Manek
- Karina Rieniets
Institutions
- Australian National University (AU)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Flinders University (AU)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- Royal North Shore Hospital (AU)
- House of Representatives (NL)
- Ballarat Health Services (AU)
- Northern Sydney Local Health District (AU)
- Monash Health (AU)
- Calvary Hospital (AU)
- Grampians Health
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Implementation Science
- Published
- 2025-08-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-025-01449-0
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.22
Funders
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Amgen
- Australian Government
- Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia
- Department of Health and Aged Care, Australian Government
- State Government of Victoria
- Dementia Australia
- Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council