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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 …
Vitamin D deficiency linked to childhood asthma
A world-first study has found a clear association between vitamin D deficiency in young children and development of asthma Researchers at the WA-based Telethon Kids Institute recruited 267 children at …
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 …
Forum: Reality discharge planning
“I have just locumed in a small regional town that services several quite rural and remote communities. Patients are discharged from a QH hospital and their drive home can be …
Reminder: take lunch breaks or be compensated
The union is reminding employees that skipped lunch breaks should be fairly and fully compensated “Being forced to routinely work through lunch breaks is illegal unless a series of very strict requirements …
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 …
Prominent pharmacist honoured
Monash University recognises Bill Scott for his contribution to the health of Victorian communities Scott, an alumnus of the university, is currently one of three members on the panel for …
Switch hitters recognised
Some of the leading OTC sales and marketing campaigns were recognised at the Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) Diamond Awards dinner. Held in Sydney late last week, three categories of …
Shaving PBS cuts into pharmacy
What are the top five inexpensive and fast acting initiatives available to offset the impact of PBS cuts? Price disclosure is a continuous PBS cost shaving process. It requires pharmacy …
Forum: AI and the future of Pharmacy
“AI or artificial intelligence is transforming the world. And the rate of change is accelerating. Computers can read, write and comprehend speech, text, photos and make independent decisions. A driverless …
