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Clinical governance principles for pharmacy services under review
Pharmacists are being invited to participate in a review to update the profession’s clinical governance principles for the provision of services The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) is conducting a …
Deepfakes impersonate health professionals: AMA
Doctors are calling on the federal government to act urgently on AI-generated deepfakes The Australian Medical Association is warning that the technology is being used to impersonate trusted health professionals …
RACGP names president-elect
Critic of pharmacist prescribing endorsement wins race to lead RACGP Western Australian GP, Dr Ramya Raman, will take the helm at the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) in …
Health services research award win for pharmacist
Award win recognises “work spanning more than a decade focused on medicines safety, particularly integrating pharmacists into general practice teams”, a former PSA national president says Queensland-based pharmacist, Associate Professor …
Suspended doc ‘wrote 147 scripts’: Ahpra
A pharmacy complaint sparked the professional regulator investigation, which revealed the doctor had prescribed restricted medicines to patients while suspended, Ahpra says A Western Australian doctor worked for four months …
Pharmacists shunning full-time roles
Report shows majority of community pharmacists are in part-time or casual roles Employee pharmacists are opting for part-time and casual positions over full-time roles, data from the Pharmacy Guild of …
ECPs detail threats, disrespect, lack of support
Pharmacy employers need to focus on creating psychologically safe workplaces, researchers find An article by Australian researchers, published in the International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Wellbeing, has …
Sainsbury Awards nomination deadline looms
Nominations for the Australian Pharmacy Council’s Dr Erica Sainsbury Awards are set to close on 31 August 2026 Pharmacists, students and interns are being urged to nominate supervisors and educators …
The week in review
Community campaign restores pharmacy access, NIP update on COVID vaccines and a warning for hundreds on Queensland owners were among the topics our readers clicked on this week Earlier this …
Delegates undaunted by challenging weather
Pharmacists from across Australia gathered at Mt Buller for three days of professional development, networking and inspiration at the 34th annual Snow Business conference Hosted by Attain and Medici Capital, …
Pay rise for some hospital pharmacists
Victoria’s Labor government has announced that hospital pharmacists will be among the health professionals set to receive a pay rise The state government has said that it is “proud to …
How aware are culturally diverse Aussies about HMRs?
Culturally and linguistically diverse patients could benefit more from HMRs and other reviews – but only if they know they exist, one researcher says A new report from Adelaide University …