Medicines Advice Initiative Australia (MAIA) is a consortium dedicated to improving the use of medicines and related health services in Australia.
This consortium is led by the Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre at the University of South Australia in collaboration with:
- the Australian Medicines Handbook (AMH)
- the Drug and Therapeutics Information Service (DATIS)
- the Discipline of General Practice Adelaide University
- the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO)
- the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA)
- the Council of Australian Therapeutic Advisory Groups (CATAG).
The consortium will develop educational interventions that target a specific health care problem and make them available to all General Practitioners in Australia. Specific resources will be created for health professionals working in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) through NACCHO, credentialed pharmacists through PSA, and hospitals and health service organisations through CATAG.
Supported by the educational intervention, MAIA aims to create positive interactions with the broader health system, by a Primary Health Network (PHN) engagement strategy, the development of data driven innovations and research comparing the effectiveness of different educational messaging. These initiatives will enhance the program, improve the usefulness of the interventions and enable digital tools to support GPs, ACCHOs, pharmacists and health organisations to effect change in their patient population.