Ward named as new PBAC chair
Outgoing MSAC chair, Professor Robyn Ward, will take on the leadership of the PBAC this May Professor Ward, the executive dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the …
Ruston falls down Lib’s SA Senate ticket
Shadow Health Minister drops to number two on the Liberal Party’s South Australian Senate ticket for the next federal election Days after appearing at the Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference (APP) …
Globally renowned pharmacy researcher to lead Health Sciences at Curtin
Curtin University has appointed Professor Carlo Marra as Pro Vice-Chancellor, Faculty of Health Sciences Professor Marra brings an extensive background in health research and academic leadership to Curtin. Graduating with …
Ask because you care: Deprescribing webinar
The theme for MedsAware Deprescribing Action Week is Ask because you care MedsAware is SHPA’s Deprescribing Action Week, raising awareness around polypharmacy and deprescribing. Deprescribing describes the process of discontinuing …
Setting your sights on eye health
From dry eyes and myopia to macular degeneration, pharmacists can raise awareness of the importance of eye health KEY POINTS: 13 million Australians have one or more chronic eye condition. …
Minister heading off to drug summit
Emma McBride to lead Australian delegation to UN narcotic drugs harm reduction summit Emma Mc Bride, the Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention and Assistant Minister Rural and …
Tassie Liberals campaign on OCPs
A re-elected majority Liberal Government will expand its successful community pharmacy program to include extended prescriptions for the oral contraceptive pill, it says Tasmanian women will be able to get …
PDL appoints two new professional officers
PDL has announced the appointment of Kylie Neville and Dr Simone Henriksen as professional officers, joining Gary West, Jess Hadley and Naomi Lim Neville and Henriksen will work closely with …
TWC wins customer experience award
TerryWhite Chemmart has won the customer experience of the year award for medium-to-large and small retailers at the 2024 Inside Retail Retailer Awards The award is in recognition of the brand’s …
The social scene
The latest updates on the pharmacy calendar, including a look ahead at PSA24 PSA24: Themes for the conference Charting New Frontiers in Pharmacy Knowledge The PSA24 program has been designed …
UTI service to start in SA
For South Australian pharmacists about to start participating, there are lessons to be learned from UTI services around the country, writes PDL Beginning on 1 March 2024, South Australian pharmacists …
Tasmanian UTI pilot set to start
With the Tasmanian pilot to go live on 1 March, PDL has some advice Tasmanian pharmacists may be aware of the Tasmanian Community Pharmacy Program, scheduled to go live on …