Sneezing billboards educate on colds, flu and antibiotic resistance
Many Australians are doing a double take this week as they walk past ‘sneezing billboards’ designed to help Australians understand colds and flu can be managed without antibiotics. The sneezing …
TOEFL test scores can demonstrate English proficiency for registration
Educational Testing Service, creator of the TOEFL iBT test, has welcomed the revised English-language registration standards announced by AHPRA. From 1 July 2015, regulated health practitioners in Australia will be …
Canstar Blue awards rank pharmacies in customer satisfaction
Blooms the Chemist has taken out the Canstar Blue award for pharmacy customer satisfaction, with honourable mentions going to Chemmart, Guardian, Good Price Pharmacy Warehouse, Discount Drug Stores and Amcal. …
Blooms the Chemist tops Canstar customer satisfaction award
Blooms The Chemist has won a prestigious Canstar Blue award for ‘Most Satisfied Customers’. The hotly-contested award recognises the pharmacy group’s ability, and unswerving commitment to delivering, first-in-class customer satisfaction, …
Aussies want healthier vending machines
Health conscious Australians are hungry for more nutritious options in fast food vending machines according to new research by the University of Sydney and University of Wollongong. The study, published …
Papers outline advanced pharmacy practice framework
Two papers on advanced pharmacy practice initiative, understaken on behalf of the Australian pharmacy profession, have been published in peer-reviewed journals, the Pharmacy Practitioner Development Committee reports. In the latest …
Call for naturopaths to be registered after near-death of child
The arrest of a Sydney naturopath for child abuse has reignited the debate on naturopathic registration, says the Public Health Association of Australia, which is now calling for the regulation …
Hospital pharmacists join Choosing Wisely Australia
The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia is the first pharmacist member organisation to join the Choosing Wisely Australia initiative, coordinated in Australia by NPS MedicineWise. SHPA will partner with …
Clinical tips: feeding Baby
Providing the best advice on infant formula is a minefield for pharmacists, who don’t have enough resources on feeding Baby themselves, writes Karalyn Huxhagen Community pharmacy is often approached to provide …
Diabetes linked to mood disorder in young people
A new report released today highlights the psychological, wellbeing and quality of life issues facing young Australians with type 1 diabetes and their parents. This is the first, large national …
Cancer patients seek practical advice
One in three Queensland callers to Cancer Council’s 13 11 20 needed practical assistance following a cancer diagnosis, new data shows. Cancer Council Queensland spokesperson Katie Clift says the trend …
Diabetes’ often-forgotten consequences: Pharmacy School head
University of Queensland diabetes expert Professor Peter Little has used National Diabetes Week to remind people of the often-overshadowed consequences and contributors to the condition. Prof Little, the School of Pharmacy head, says people commonly fail to …