Pharmacy Announcements
Finding the innovators
Nominations can now be made for the 2018 UTS Innovative Pharmacist of the Year award This annual award recognises those in the profession who are redefining pharmacy. The recipient will …
Grant offers launching pad: SHPA
The $10,000 Pfizer Young Pharmacist Grant is back, supported by the National Translational Research Collaborative According to the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia, the grant offers hospital pharmacy’s future …
A new edition
Don’t Rush to Crush has been comprehensively revised and is now in its third edition The textbook, required by the Pharmacy Board of Australia, is described by the Society of …
Drought breaker
Pharmacy launches a campaign to aid struggling farmers As the drought increasingly affects large parts of rural Australia, pharmacies are starting to see its impact on struggling farm families. AJP …
Student finalists named
The Pharmacy Guild has announced the 2018 semi-finalists in its National Student Business Plan competition The competition is an Australia and New Zealand-wide challenge promoting creative entrepreneurship among students preparing …
The future setters
It’s the last chance to have your say in nominating your choices for the people who are leading pharmacy into the future We’ve been inundated with a range of nominations …
Is your pharmacy safe from a cyber-attack?
With the introduction of My Health Record and advanced health web and mobile applications, ensuring pharmacies are safe from a cyber-attack is now more important than ever According to an …
Abstract record smashed
A late surge in submissions last week has seen the final number of abstracts submitted for Medicines Management 2018 jump to 733 The number of abstracts submitted for the 44th …
The future of education
Recent Life Long Learning in Pharmacy conference looks at how we are shaping tomorrow’s pharmacists “Where to from here for pharmacy education” was a clear theme throughout the successful 12th …
CWH raises $450,000 for charity
The pharmacy chain raised the money for men’s mental health programs Chemist Warehouse has raised a total of $450,000 this year after partnering with men’s mental health charity Gotcha4Life for the second year …
Priceline Pharmacy raises more than $1.1 million in one month
Priceline smashes its previous fundraising record for its Sisterhood Foundation, which supports five charities that help women and their families The money raised through the Misterhood for the Sisterhood campaign …
High-risk meds and safety
Patient safety in regard to high-risk medicines is a new focus for two organisations who have joined together to help Australian clinical pharmacists have an unprecedented opportunity to improve patient …