APP2023
The AJP is the official publication and video sponsor for the Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference (APP).
The APP in a minute and a half
Pharmacy schools need cash injection
Australia’s pharmacy schools need better funding to promote the profession to school-leavers, according to Professor Trent Twomey, the national president of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia Elevating pharmacy education programs …
‘It’s not about retail, it’s about a health experience’: Ouyen Pharmacy
The team’s efforts have resulted in a 40% growth rate in two years – and a Highly Commended award as finalists of Pharmacy of the Year 2023 When business partners …
What full scope pharmacy looks like: an English perspective
While broader scope makes the job worthwhile “it’s not for the faint-hearted” warns Brit APP panelist The cost of setting up consulting rooms and other infrastructure, cost and workforce educational …
We can’t just switch off 7CPA programs – Butler
May’s federal Budget will provide answers to several questions relating to the pharmacy sector, Mark Butler, the Minister for Health and Aged Care says Speaking during a doorstop interview at …
WholeLife Pharmacy Cairns wins POTY for Excellence in Business Management
Differentiation, customer service, and investment in staff are what set this innovative pharmacy in tropical Queensland apart from others Just a tiny fraction of the 65-strong team at WholeLife & …
Unique challenges and innovation: POTY winner Thursday Island Pharmacy
In many ways Thursday Island pharmacy is the same as every other pharmacy in Australia – their patients ‘just happen to live on 18 different remote islands’ This unique geography …
Interns to join prescribing trial
Pharmacy interns working in participating pharmacies within the North Queensland Pharmacy Scope of Practice Pilot (NQPSPP), could be diagnosing patients by March 2024 Pharmacy graduates undergoing their intern training through …
Covid jabs likely ‘for the foreseeable future’
The need for Covid boosters won’t go away – but convincing Australians to be vaccinated is a challenge, says one expert Dr Paul Griffin, infectious diseases physician and microbiologist, told …
Feminised workforce opting for part-time roles
Increasing numbers of pharmacists are working part-time adding to the profession’s ongoing workforce shortage, a Pharmacy Guild of Australia national councillor believes While Pharmacy Board of Australia registration data shows …
Rents hit by inflation
Spike in rural rental prices revealed by report, while inflationary pressures are hitting rents especially hard in one state While the status quo has been maintained in terms of …
Time to deliver on 7CPA promises: wholesalers
Funding arrangements for pharmaceutical wholesalers in the Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement (7CPA) are not being honoured, an industry leader says Wholesalers are being short-changed by failures to honour the “the …
Your daily dose of APP2023: day three
Surprising data about the future pharmacy workforce, Turia Pitt’s advice on unmasking your full potential, and the overall theme of this year’s APP event – it’s all here in your …
