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ACC PATIENT SAFETY AWARD
This award celebrates excellence in safe practice. It recognises an individual or team for outstanding innovation and leadership in patient safety, and raises awareness and support for the safety of all patients in all healthcare settings
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*
