Quality Use of Medicines

The Quality Use of Medicines Program aims to reduce preventable harm from medication errors.

Who are we?
The Quality Use of Medicines Program strives to achieve our vision through collaboration on strategy and policy development with

• international, national and statewide patient safety bodies
• Ministerial and departmental programs in Victoria
• Victorian health services

The Victorian Medicines Advisory Committee advises the Quality Use of Medicines Program on the development, dissemination, implementation and evaluation of Quality Use of Medicine initiatives in Victorian Health Services. The QUM Program then leads and coordinates these initiatives.

What do we do?
The Quality Use of Medicines Program, in conjunction with the VMAC has identified five top priorities:

How do we do it?

• Strategic plan
• Communication strategy
• Terms of reference

Further QUM information

• APAC Guiding principles for continuity of medication management
• APAC Guiding principles for medication management in the community
• APAC Guiding principles for medication management in residential aged care facilities
• Medication reconciliation – Safer Systems Saving Lives
• NPS consumer information
  • NPS Medilist
  • NPS Medimate

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