APP2018
Pain MedsCheck trial will add value: expert
The funded service will encourage pharmacists to invest in pain management – but there is a need to upskill, says PainWISE’s Joyce McSwan In late January, Health Minister Greg Hunt …
“Pain is not a symptom, it’s a disease state”
Joyce McSwan, Managing Director of PainWise speaks with the AJP about trends in chronic disease management and taking a holistic approach to pain management in the pharmacy.
Consumer-led innovation: a new approach to the pain category
Powered by consumer insight, GSK is translating consumer and healthcare research into product innovation. Earlier this month we caught up with Andrew Prott, Learning and Development Manager at GSK to talk …
Community pharmacies well placed for professional services: Catherine Bronger
Catherine Bronger, National Guild Councillor, discusses women in leadership within the pharmacy sector with AJP editor Chris Brooker. Catherine gives her take on the minister’s address, the dollar discount issue and …
Heading the charts
In case you missed them…. here’s our 10 most-watched videos from APP2018 Our busy AJP team filmed 48 videos during a hectic three days at APP2018. Here were the most …
A Healthy Microbiome: For Every Stage of Life
The gut microbiota is a key aspect of healthy growth and development. At APP 2018 we caught up with Giaan Rooney, former competitive swimmer and Lifespace Ambassador, to speak about …
Stressed out
New resource aims to help pharmacists confront stress in a profession with higher than average suicide rates A new resource has been launched by the Pharmacists’ Support Service as it …
The twitter files (part 2)
Here’s some more of our favourite tweets from APP2018 When will we stop worrying about who is doing the housework & child caring while women are in positions of #leadership!? …
Pharmacy opportunities for growth and the shelf of the future
According to the 2017 Global Pain Index, body pain is experienced by 96% of Australians, while headaches affect 92%. Up to 66% of people self-diagnose without adequate understanding, potentially leading …
The twitter files (part 1)
Here’s five twitter highlights from APP2018 From tokenism to leadership – how long to the first female @PharmGuildAus president? #APP2018 – will @CatherineBrong1 be the first? pic.twitter.com/fqnik70AHR — Debbie Rigby …
Getting the message out
Relaxed medicine advertising guidelines are set to boost downscheduling applications, industry believes Recent reforms to advertising regulations for Schedule 3 medicines are a “big win” for consumers, pharmacy and industry, …
Managing social media risks with Tina Scrine
How should pharmacists manage the risks that come with social media? Tina Scrine, Industrial Relations Manager at the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, discusses the myriad ways that pharmacies are using …
