Australian ID/AMS pharmacist
Melbourne, Victoria
Joined August 2017
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Happy ID pharmacist day!! A huge shout out to the incredible ID pharmacists that I work with and collaborate with on a daily basis - A special mention to the amazing @the_shpa ID leadership team @MinyonAvent @kristin_xen @trendilite @sonniekonnie @Sharmila_Khumra
Don’t miss it! Your chance to celebrate #IDPharmacistsDay this Wed 5/22 at 12-1pm ET on X, join & share a photo of yourself with the ID Pharmacist in your life. #SIDPAdvocacy #JointheAMSFight 🦠 👩⚕️ 💊
Find out how to celebrate & learn more: buff.ly/3y3YG90
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Today’s theme for #WAAW is Antimicrobials and untrue or spurious allergies.
Take a look at our Antimicrobial resistance gateway page for a host of resources, tools and learning programs to improve your knowledge and practice:
cppe.ac.uk/gateway/amr
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Our 'AMR Awareness Week: preventing antimicrobial resistance together' webinar can now be watched on demand via our Online CPD! → onlinecpd.shpa.org.au/enrol/…
Presented by @MishaDevchand, tune in to learn more about AMR and AMS activities inc. hospital programs + One Health 🦒🌎
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Marking World AMR Awareness Week 2023 (18-24 November), we spoke to @MishaDevchand, ID/AMS P'cist @Austin_Health + Senior Advisor, Penicillin Allergies/Project Lead, Check Again Collaborative, @SaferCareVic about her work in the space! → buff.ly/3Z51r3t
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Well done @MishaDevchand on your presentation on penicillin allergy assessment and delabelling, important work. @the_shpa @Austin_HealthRx
🥳🥳 Thank you to all the people and workplaces who have encouraged and supported me on this journey!!! #SHPA #MM2023
Congratulations @MishaDevchand on being awarded Fellowship of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia @the_shpa. Fellowship recognises post-graduate academic achievement, active commitment to SHPA and the profession, and leadership.
Such incredible work from Victorian hospitals as part of #CheckAgain. 🎉Shout out to all 12 sites for their passion and hard work! 🦸 Increasing accessibility to penicillin allergy assessment and testing for hospitalised Victorians statewide. @SaferCareVic
This week the @SaferCareVic Check Again Project saw it’s 10 VIC site implement a #penicillinallergy DOC protocol and complete an inpatient DOC. Another step integrating allergy into #AMS and setting these sites up for sustainable programs! Well done all! 👏 👏 @VicGovDH @CAAR_Aus
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Happy Infectious Diseases Pharmacists Day! ID pharmacists make important contributions to patient care 👏👏 @kristin_xen @MinyonAvent @jasonroberts_pk @MishaDevchand @sonniekonnie @cairns_kel @tonylai_ @jpogue1 @cindasaur90 @chinyenyeo all reach beyond @the_shpa @SIDPharm
Phenomenal work by the @GrampiansHealth team as part of the #checkagain collaborative with @SaferCareVic - giving more Victorians with low-risk #penicillinallergies the opportunity to be tested and delabelled!
One of our pharmacists David presenting his hard work around safely delabelling penicillin allergies with @SaferCareVic as part of #checkagain @GrampiansHealth
Excited to be part of this collaborative with @TrubianoJason and @chloe_bevans! Applications are open to join us 🥳
We're looking for health services to join Check Again, a collaborative to spread and scale a penicillin allergy assessment and delabelling program. Together, we'll ensure hospitalised Victorians have access to the most appropriate and safe antibiotics. bit.ly/3OMqwu5
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The room is buzzing today at the Check Again Expert Working Group. We’re bringing together our current knowledge and experience to identify critical elements of best practice and developing creative ideas for change. #100000Lives #penicillinallergy @TrubianoJason
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Are you someone who is passionate about improving the assessment and safe delabelling of penicillin allergies for hospitalised Victorians? We are looking for consumers and clinicians to join our expert working group. Find out more: ow.ly/hVrh50J3yBa
Lucky to have spent the last 12 months learning and growing with this inspiring group 💜 @veronicahope @Claire_Dunn8
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Globally respected improvement leaders suggest 5 ways to restore depleted healthcare workers: 1) make the most of extended teams 2) be a reliable advocate 3) lead with kindness 4) offer emotional support resources 5) allow time for what matters hbr.org/2022/02/5-ways-to-re… @HarvardBiz
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Associate Professor, paediatrician and immunisation specialist Dr Margie Danchin explains why it’s important that pregnant women get vaccinated - not just to protect themselves, but to protect their baby, too.
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Fantastic to see our @CAAR_Aus #penicillinallergy program feature in Top #AMS papers 2020 - #OFID Editors choice @PaulSaxMD. Baker’s Dozen of Top Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention Publications in 2020 academic.oup.com/ofid/advanc… Thanks to @IDSAInfo @BBookstaver_USC & authors.
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#AntimicrobialResistance (AMR) has been declared one of the top 10 global #PublicHealth threats by the @WHO. Hear from @VictorianCHO, Vic's Chief Enviro Scientist & Chief Vet about your role in developing Vic’s first AMR Strategy. Survey open until Sept 7: go.vic.gov.au/FRa8We
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Want to reach and collaborate with more people in your specialty area? We’re recruiting to new Clinical Network Coordinating Committees in five clinical areas: Critical Care, Infection, Maternity and Newborn, Paediatric and Renal (more to come next month) ow.ly/XdnB50FEdzh
