The QScript learning portal can be accessed at: https://www.qscriptlearn.health.qld.gov.au

The portal will provide access to a series of eLearning modules, videos, and factsheets to help orient you to QScript and enhance your clinical practice with monitored medicines. This includes:

Your legislative requirements

eLearning modules detailing the legislative requirements proposed under the new Medicines and Poisons Act 2019 (when it commences).

• This package contains two eLearning modules designed to assist health practitioners to better understand and meet their legislative requirements under the new Medicines and Poisons Act 2019 and subordinate regulations. It provides an overview of the new scheme including who is authorised to prescribe and dispense monitored medicines, the regulatory framework known as the Monitored Medicines Standard (MMS), and other background information about QScript.
• “High Risk Clinical Scenarios” takes an in-depth look at each high-risk scenario which can be triggered when using QScript. It outlines a health practitioner’s regulatory obligations and how they can be applied in practice.

How to use QScript

A series of factsheets and resources to help you access and navigate the QScript database.

• This package contains a series of fact sheets and resources to help you access, navigate, and troubleshoot the QScript database as well as links to further support.

Clinical best practice

A suite of eLearning modules containing the latest clinical information and advice on each monitored medicine and related practice issues.

• This package contains a series of eLearning modules designed to enhance clinical practice in the prescribing and dispensing of monitored medicine and other related issues. They feature the latest information and research, video recordings of experts discussing complex areas of practice as well as links to useful tools and resources. 
• The modules, are available free of charge, and are accredited by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACCRM) and the Australian Pharmacy Council (APC)   Queensland Health encourages all practitioners who will be using QScript in the future to access these modules as an introduction to both relevant areas of the new Medicines and Poisons Act 2019 and QScript.

The Healthy Ageing Quiz is a user-friendly self-assessment tool that helps Australians aged 50 and older to increase their awareness of healthy ageing, and to maximise their current and future health.

NARI would like your help to promote and distribute the survey to older adults in your primary health network. Please visit the following link to indicate your interest in receiving hard copies of the survey, which can be placed in the waiting room or reception at your clinic/organisation: https://forms.gle/GVv54bzaE9cQs5Vd6 

If you are aged 50 or older, you are also invited to complete the survey yourself via the link: https://www.nari.net.au/HAQ-survey/

The survey will take approximately 20 minutes to complete and you can go in the running to win one of three $40 Coles gift vouchers. The survey closes Saturday 31 July 2021.

Autism Connect is now available across every state and territory in Australia, providing evidence-based advice and information on autism.

This free autism helpline supports autistic people, their families and carers, health professionals, researchers, teachers, employers, and the broader community.

Alisha Rotella, who is autistic and an occupational therapist, contacted Autism Connect for advice on supporting her autistic clients. “The person I spoke to was autistic. I love that we have autism advocates within this great service. It was so wonderful to have someone who had all the information, I wasn't spending hours on Google trying to piece it together myself. It saved a lot of time and I got some really good information.”

For those who prefer to search for information themselves, Autism Connect has a self-search information directory. The directory provides a curated list of autism resources, as well as groups and services available in your local area. These resources and local services are available to search online 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Autism Connect has been developed by Amaze, an autism peak body that has been supporting autistic people and their families for over 50 years. To learn more about the service, download their flyer or brochure.

Autism Connect advisors are available by phone, email, or live webchat from 8am to 7pm, Monday to Friday.

• Phone: 1300 308 699
• Email: info@autismconnect.org.au
• Website and search: amaze.org.au/autismconnect