A qualitative and qualitative study design was employed in this study from twelve pharmaceutical industries. Using semi structured interview guides with adaptable probing techniqes were used for data collection in qualitative parts and self administered survey questionnaires were used for quantitative parts. A total of twelve study participants were involved in the qualitative study, and fourty three study participants were involved in the quantitative study....

Venous thromboembolism being a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in Australia, an audit conducted over a period of one month in a rural hospital setting in NSW, demonstrated that high risk cases did not all receive adequate VTE prophylaxis and fell short of achieving national standards of VTE assessments of all patients admitted to the medical ward. Timing of administration of VTE prophylaxis was also not in sync with the surgical ward....