Focusing on future generations
Mentoring and encouraging the next generation of pharmacists is essential if we’re to bring along the next wave of owners, says John Thornett We have often said that your team …
Menopause – a patient centred approach: CPD podcast
A two-part CPD podcast presented by Brett MacFarlane, Dr Treasure McGuire and Dr Natasha Andreadis, about the key aspects related to perimenopause and menopause. It is important to take a …
Blending the human and the machine
Webstercare founder Gerard Stevens describes how a Japanese business process concept helps boost outcomes from systems and processes “Work smarter not harder,” “Quality, not quantity.” We’ve all heard these refrains. …
Tonics: what’s in a name?
Pharmacy historian Ralph Tapping takes a look at the long, and sometimes dubious, history of products labelled as ‘tonics’ Through the past couple of centuries, mankind has always been looking …
Vaccination administration, have you got it RIGHT?
In its latest practice alert, PDL offers a helpful checklist when vaccinating patients against COVID-19 PDL recognises the extraordinary efforts that pharmacists have made to provide COVID-19 vaccines to more …
Trust is the answer
Can pharmacists make a difference? Veronica Nou makes the argument for how to get through to “anti-vaxxers” based on her own experience Anti-vaxxers, or at least the ones I know, …
What is it like being a Defence Force pharmacist?
Lieutenant Amanda Dreger is the pharmacist supporting joint operations in the Middle East from the ADF’s main operating base in the region She provides medical and dental consumables to more …
Looking at the rural pharmacy workforce
Limitations in the size of the rural and remote pharmacy workforce disadvantages populations in these areas. Research has provided a snapshot of the situation in parts of NSW This article …
Moral Distress and workism in pharmacy
Is your work life starting to affect your overall health? Curtis Ruhnau believes it’s important to define just why many pharmacists may be struggling to deal with work/life issues …
Pandemic fatigue is real
After what feels like a never-ending 18 months of lockdowns and pandemic messaging, we’re all just a bit over it. So how should we handle the public’s COVID fatigue? Most …
Navigating pharmacy in a Covid world
Lachlan Ballinger shares several levers that pharmacy owners can ‘pull’ to assist trading performance during challenging economic conditions The Covid-19 pandemic will have a direct and lasting impact on businesses …
The ins and outs of constipation: CPD podcast
A two-part CPD podcast presented by Brett MacFarlane, Dr Treasure McGuire and others, about the human gastrointestinal tract, how constipation occurs and how to treat it Constipation is a common …
