Measurement Tools for QUM

Indicators for QUM in Australian Hospitals

Medication safety self assessment for Australian hospitals

Medication safety self assessment for antithrombotic therapy in Australian hospitals

NSW TAG Groups and Working Parties

Safer Medicines Group

Drug Usage Evaluation Group

High Cost Drugs Working Group

Editorial Committee

NSW TAG Projects

DMACS

APOP

CAPTION

PIMS

TAG Mail

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How to apply for NSW TAG membership

You may like to become a more active participant in the TAG network by becoming an affiliate member. Affiliate membership is by invitation, nomination or application and is open to:

• Organisations and individuals considered by the TAG committee to have a strategic alliance with NSW TAG

• Representatives from public or private hospitals in Australia.

• Representatives from health insurance organisations in Australia with a proven interest in TAG’s terms of reference Individual health professionals with a proven interest in TAG’s terms of reference

• Others with a proven interest in TAG’s terms of reference, at the discretion of the committee.

TAG affiliate members receive:

• All resource documents produced by TAG

• Minutes of NSW TAG meetings

• Drug Committee Decisions provided by member hospitals

• Adverse Drug Reaction Reports provided by member hospitals

• TAGNet bulletins

• Other information considered to be of interest to the TAG network

• Weekly e-mail newsletter: TAG Mail.

You will also have access to a 'members only' section of the TAG website which contains:

• Copies of selected protocols, bulletins and guidelines from member hospitals

• Contact details for all TAG and TAGNet members

• Tools for DUE activity (such as validated data-collection forms and outlines for DUE projects)

• Documents and correspondence relevant to TAG issues

• Minutes of TAG group and other working groups such as the DUE Support Group.

• Collated e-mail discussions on topics of interest to our members

• Other information requested by members and affiliates.

Our membership fees as at 01/10/09 are:

• Interstate public hospital $137.50 per annum

• Private Hospitals & overseas $275.00 per annum

• Other organisations $550.00 per annum.

* All prices include GST

For more information please contact David Maxwell, Executive Officer or complete the form below:

NSW TAG Links

Abbreviations

Abbreviations - FAQs

Complementary medicines in public hospitals

Guidelines for GPs:
Back pain, migraine, chronic pain

Life Saving Drugs Register

Pethidine DUE Resource Kit

Resources for Evaluating New Drugs

Decision algorithm

Example forms

Off-label use of medicines

Other guidance

External Links

ADRAC

Australian Health Care Agreements

NPS

NPS: Common colds campaign

NSW Health

PBS Online

SA TAG

VicTAG

VMAC

WA TAG