Clinical Tips: Eczema in Children – beyond skin
A deep dive into treating eczema in children, including common topical corticosteroids and key points for their use Jemma Weidinger, Eczema Nurse Practitioner, Perth Children’s Hospital Dr Roland Brand, Consultant …
If you think scrapping COVID isolation periods will get us back to work and past the pandemic…
… then it’s time to think again, write C Raina MacIntyre, UNSW Sydney; Brendan Crabb, Burnet Institute; and Nancy Baxter, the University of Melbourne COVID is an exceptional disease and …
Can we solve the Covid booster shortfall?
Millions of Australians still haven’t had their COVID boosters. What message could convince them now? The Halton independent review of Australia’s COVID vaccine and treatment procurement has been handed to the …
Don’t fall for a forgery
PDL has advice on forgery red flags and other concerns to look out for when considering the validity of a script, in its latest practice alert PDL continues to see …
What is a pharmacy owner’s role?
Most pharmacy owners are busy everyday in their practices, but are they missing out on the chance to plan for business success, asks John Thornett? At the time I write …
I’ve had COVID and am constantly getting colds…
Did COVID harm my immune system? Am I now at risk of other infectious diseases? Lara Herrero from Griffith University investigates So you’ve had COVID and have now recovered. You …
A new role
Who is best prepared to step into the new role as an on-site pharmacist in residential aged care facilities? These researchers want to know more… have your say! Dr Amy …
‘It is better to receive a complaint regarding wait times than a medication error.’
Fatigue, poor environmental conditions and staff shortages can lead to medication errors… PDL Professional Officer Jess Hadley shares her tips for pharmacists this World Patient Safety Day 2022 Today (Saturday …
Focus on long COVID
How researchers are zeroing in on the self-targeted immune attacks that may lurk behind it, writes Matthew Woodruff, Emory University For almost three years, scientists have raced to understand the …
Section 150 advice
What to do if you are faced with a Section 150 restriction on your health practitioner registration. By Andrew Lambros and Maurice Hannan In our previous two articles, we discussed …
Building for the future
Renee Giesemann explains why you need to consider your pharmacy’s website, and why you need to do it now We work with a number of independent pharmacies across Australia. When …
Much-needed clarity on rego conditions
NSW Court of Appeal provides clarity on the “public interest” grounds for imposing conditions on registrations of health practitioners, write Andrew Lambros and Maurice Hannan In our first article, we …