AJP chats with… Lauren Burton
The Early Career Pharmacist (ECP) director at PSA is passionate about new and emerging roles, supporting students, and a growing wave of positivity across the profession Lauren Burton is the …
Staff Spotlight: Gauri Godbole
AJP chats with Gauri Godbole, Team Leader Pharmacist in aged care and mental health at Gosford Hospital, NSW 1. What made you first decide to become a pharmacist? My pharmacy …
How can pharmacists help the homeless?
A study has looked at how pharmacists can provide support to homeless people for their medication and health needs UK researchers have looked at a new service where pharmacists conducted …
Bowing to pressure?
Epic only moved on a new parental leave deal because of employee pharmacist pressure, argues union PPA has responded to the Epic pharmacy announcement of its new leave entitlement deal, …
Get coeliac aware
Coeliac Awareness Week runs from 13-20 March 2019 A new campaign launched during Coeliac Awareness Week is urging food businesses to treat gluten seriously. Coeliac disease is an autoimmune illness caused …
AHPRA: We want it to be safe for people to report their concerns
The regulatory agency is midway through conducting a review on its policies and procedures in relation to safeguarding the confidentiality of notifiers In November 2018, the AJP reported the story of an Adelaide …
Fighting for higher pay
PSA is ‘waking up’ as an organisation and moving forward on key topics such as pharmacist remuneration, says president Chris Freeman The current rate of pay for pharmacists does not …
Commitments to pharmacy
We look at the Health Minister’s full announcement at APP2019 Health Minister Greg Hunt announced key measures to support the delivery of medicines and important patient services through community pharmacy …
Fake pharmacist caught out
A man who posed as a pharmacist has pleaded guilty in court, while a suspended pharmacist has pleaded guilty for holding himself out as registered A Sydney man has pleaded guilty to …
Common ground
PPA has sided with the Guild and King Report recommendation to ditch the $1 optional discount in favour of a $1 reduction in co-payments for all patients Pharmacists’ union PPA …
Hunt: New trial, shorter payment times
Health Minister solidifies support for community pharmacy, announcing new $5 million mental health trial program, reduced PBS payment times and guaranteed AHI rates at APP2019 Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt …
No link between MMR vax and autism
The largest single study to date has concluded that MMR vaccination does not increased autism risk, even among children with other risk factors for autism A nationwide cohort study of …
