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Home Medicines Review
The HMR program focuses on preventing adverse effects, improving compliance and reducing unnecessary hospitalisation. It targets patients who are at risk of adverse events through medication misuse. A key component to the HMR program is that the review of medication management is performed in the patient’s home, where the pharmacist can see every medication the patient has and can assess how they are actually being used.

See also Home Medicines Review category in the Resources chapter for additional resources, for example the guide to using HMR templates in Medical Director and the monthly HMR FAXnews.

Please contact project officer Sue Nelson for further information on 6622 4453 or snelson@nrdgp.org.au

Articles

Selling the HMR message to community groups
29/08/06   Sue Nelson Since the Home Medicine Review (HMR) program began in 2001, more than 100,000 HMRs have been carried out. more...
Seniors Week promotion of HMR program
20/04/06   Pharmacist Steve Garzoliniu (left) chats to Vinnie and Betty McDermott about their medications in the comfort of their o more...
Community pharmacy initiatives will increase uptake of HMRs
20/04/06  Sue Nelson Welcome news for all who appreciate the value of HMRs is the recent government announcement of a range of community phar more...
Getting to know your HMR accredited pharmacist
20/04/06  Sue Nelson Bill Williams Qualifications: PhCMPS, Mat Med; Member, Australian Association of Consultant Pharmacists (MAACP) 1998 more...
CASE STUDY - Val's HMR
20/04/06  Sue Nelson Patient Val Morgan goes through her HMR with HMR accredited pharmacist, Helene Wightman (l) and GP Annetter Beisenherz, more...
Acute and chronic pain: minimising risks associated with analgesia
19/02/06  David Helliwell by David Helliwell The North Coast Area Health Service‘s multidisciplinary pain clinic (MPC), in conjunction with the more...
The practice nurse and HMR
19/02/06  Sue Nelson Di Mouncey with a patient Evidence supports the fact that home medicines reviews (HMRs) are done more often and more more...
Get to know your HMR accredited pharmacists
19/02/06   Helene Wightman Qualifications: Bachelor of Pharmacy University of Queensland (1980); Australia College of Consultant more...
HMRs have many benefits for patient and GP
20/10/05  Sue Nelson {list: HMRs improve patient care and self-management. HMRs are not difficult to do. Patients love the special attenti more...
HMRs sort out the medicine cabinet
20/04/05   Ray Adam and pharmacist Phil Davies pictured during an HMR HMRs are a great way not jus more...
Need help sorting your medicine cabinet?
16/03/05   Pharmacist Phillip Davis (right) chats to Ray Adam about his medications in the comfort of his own home. more...
Home Medicines Review fact sheet for health professionals
25/01/05   Introduction This article provides information about Home Medicines Reviews (HMR, also known as Domiciliary Medication more...
What an HMR may reveal about the way your patients manage their medications
15/12/04   Susanna Hardy is a consultant pharmacist accredited to deliver HMRs and has completed around 300 HMRs since they were fi more...
A note re Item 903
17/11/04   RESIDENTIAL MEDICATION MANAGEMENT REVIEW A NOTE FROM THE NATIONAL AGED CARE PANEL ADVISOR (extract from Alliance of NS more...
Discharge planning and the home medicines review program
20/10/04  Sue Nelson The morbidity and mortality associated with medication misadventure in Australia is well documented. A smooth transition more...
Medication reviews and Dept. Veteran Affairs
30/06/04  John Hayman Recently it was brought to my attention that payment was withheld after a home medicine review was carried out for a Gol more...
Prescribing for the elderly
20/02/04  John Hayman Polypharmacy The higher prevalence of disease in the elderly means that elderly people often take multiple drugs. The more...
Inhaled corticosteroids, a practical perspective in adults
18/12/03   Introduction The key goal of asthma management with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) is to achieve optimal asthma control more...
Accredited pharmacists complement the GP’s role
18/12/03  John Hayman What actually happens after ordering an HMR If the home medicines review is given to the patient, then, in the fullnes more...
Inhaled corticosteroids: a practical perspective in children
17/10/03   Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are indicated as first-line therapy in children who require preventative medication, ie. t more...
Can home medicines reviews save lives?
20/08/03   There is currently no hard data to show that home medicines reviews save lives, however research does show that they red more...
A pharmacist’s view of the Home Medicines Review scheme
20/06/03  John Hayman Medication related problems can be the cause of many hospital admissions, which may have been avoidable. The causes may more...
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