{"id":3410,"date":"2021-10-28T16:08:02","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T06:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/?p=3410"},"modified":"2021-10-28T16:08:02","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T06:08:02","slug":"21-10-28-cmo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/executive-messages\/cmo\/21-10-28-cmo","title":{"rendered":"Message from the Chief Medical Officer: Dr Elizabeth Rushbrook"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1352px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:10px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:10px;--awb-bg-image:url(&#039;https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/02\/staff-news-banner.jpg&#039;);--awb-bg-blend:screen;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column fusion-column-has-bg-image\" data-bg-url=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/02\/staff-news-banner.jpg\"><div class=\"fusion-content-boxes content-boxes columns row fusion-columns-1 fusion-columns-total-1 fusion-content-boxes-1 content-boxes-icon-with-title content-left exec-title-block\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-hover-accent-color:#407798;--awb-circle-hover-accent-color:#407798;--awb-item-margin-bottom:40px;\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<p>Message from the <strong>Chief<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Medical Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><div id=\"attachment_4911\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4911\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4911 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/03\/liz-rushbrook-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Medical Services, Executive Director: Dr Elizabeth Rushbrook\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 200\/300;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4911\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Medical Services, Executive Director: Dr Elizabeth Rushbrook<\/p><\/div>\n<h4>Changes to the Medicines and Poisons Act 2019 mean that all medication prescribers must register now for QScript.<\/h4>\n<p>QScript is a clinical tool providing real-time monitored medicines prescription information for prescribers and pharmacists to support safer clinical decision-making.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qscript.health.qld.gov.au\/\">QScript is now available<\/a>, and all relevant health practitioners must be registered in order to access the system.<\/p>\n<p>In order to comply with the <em>Medicines and Poisons Act 2019<\/em>, relevant health practitioners are required to check QScript for patient records before:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>prescribing a monitored medicine<\/li>\n<li>dispensing a monitored medicine<\/li>\n<li>giving a treatment dose of a monitored medicine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This applies to relevant health practitioners who are authorised to prescribe or dispense a monitored medicine, including those in private and public hospitals, aged care facilities, prisons and other health services.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you need to do?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Access QScript site \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.health.qld.gov.au\/clinical-practice\/guidelines-procedures\/medicines\/real-time-reporting\">www.health.qld.gov.au\/clinical-practice\/guidelines-procedures\/medicines\/real-time-reporting<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>Register on the QScript site \u2013 You\u2019ll need your AHPRA number and Prescriber number &amp; preferred email address<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>Complete QScript Learning Portal training \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.qscriptlearn.health.qld.gov.au\/\">www.qscriptlearn.health.qld.gov.au\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>You\u2019ll need to set up a separate\u00a0account with the learning portal (after registering). This will include your legislative requirements and how to use QScript for different health professionals.<\/p>\n<p>Recognising that this legislated change will present significant challenges for prescribers and dispensers in acute hospital facilities, Metro North Health is advocating on behalf of all doctors and pharmacists to seek some potential exemptions.<\/p>\n<p>Today I held a vidcast on QScript with RBWH Director Pharmacy Ian Coombes, Metro North ED Safety and Quality Michele Gardner, GP Liaison Dr James Collins, and RBWH Director Clinical Pharmacology Dr Peter Donovan. We discussed what the changes mean for medication prescribers and dispensers. If you weren\u2019t able to attend, a recording will be available on QHEPS in the next couple of days.<\/p>\n<p>Regards,<\/p>\n<p>Liz<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Changes to the Medicines and Poisons Act 2019 mean that all medication prescribers must register now for QScript. 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