SHPA announces residency program sites
The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has announced its first tranche of provisionally accredited residency program sites. SHPA Chief Executive Kristin Michaels says 23 residency program sites have been …
Aboriginal kids top vaccination rates
The Australian Immunisation Register quarterly data today shows childhood immunisation rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children has gone up across the board. Five-year-old Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander …
Make changes on evidence, not perception
Pharmacy Guild executive director David Quilty has stressed the importance of using solid evidence to support any policy and business decisions impacting on community pharmacy. Writing in this week’s edition …
World news wrapup: 3 November 2016
We take a look at pharmacy news from around the world Minnesota, US: The Minnesota State Pharmacy Board is proposing new rules which would prohibit pharmacies from requiring pharmacists to …
Guild to change membership model
The Pharmacy Guild is proposing to change its membership model based on premises alone. In this week’s edition of Forefront, the Guild has flagged that its members will soon receive …
Blooms the Chemist Bundaberg named top Blooms
Blooms the Chemist has announced its Pharmacy of the Year: Blooms the Chemist Bundaberg. Jason Blanchard, General Manager of Operations at Blooms the Chemist announced the award at the pharmacy …
Stop gatekeeping S3s: Nankivell
Pharmacy tends to “gatekeep” S3 medicines and needs to move on from this behaviour in order to make the best use of this underutilised category. So says Belinda Nankivell, practice …
Common medicinal cannabis legislation needed across all states
With the cultivation and manufacture of medicinal cannabis becoming legal in Australia, and receiving recent media coverage, the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia is calling for the development of …
Bowl of Hygeia goes to Maree Smith
Leading researcher and Queensland pharmacist Professor Maree Smith has won the 2016 Bowl of Hygeia Award, presented by the PSA. PSA National Vice President Dr Chris Freeman presented the most …
Pharmacist rapes customer, attempts to flee country
An intern pharmacist who raped a customer has had his provisional registration cancelled, and been barred from reapplying for registration for four years. The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal heard …
Meth users too embarrassed to seek help
The biggest barriers to methamphetamine users seeking treatment are embarrassment or stigma, belief that help is not needed, preferring to withdraw without help and privacy concerns, according to a new …
GPs expect medicinal cannabis request spike
Changes to legislation on medicinal cannabis have the potential to be mistaken by patients as official endorsement of its use, according to a position statement released this week by the …