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SPARK HEALTH EXCELLENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OR TELEHEALTH AWARD
This award recognises a primary healthcare individual, team or industry supplier that has harnessed the power of information technology and or telehealth, to transform or enable a healthcare service. The initiative must be original and of benefit at the primary care level
This article, written by Sidhesh Phaldessai, provides an overview of geriatric psychopharmacology, including the epidemiology of mental health disorders in the older population, the physiological changes that occur with ageing and their impact on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, and the use of psychotropic medications in older adults
Current clinical guidelines emphasise the significance of having two Adrenaline Auto-Injectors (AAIs) for individuals at risk of anaphylaxis.1*
