Pharmacy Announcements
A treasure from a medicine chest
The second winner of our ‘Search for Australia’s Oldest Medicine’ competition has been revealed Pharmacist Roy Packer, from Super Pharmacy Plus in the Brisbane suburb of Stafford, sent us images of …
Education in the icy north
The second half of the 2018 PSA Offshore Conference program will be held in Alaska amongst some of the most spectacular scenery North America has to offer. Being one of …
Paediatric constipation course
Guild Learning and Development is partnering with Care Pharmaceuticals in an online course titled Management of paediatric constipation This course examines some of the common causes of constipation in children, …
The science of shopping
Pharma giant unveils new retail research lab that aims to give insights into shopper behaviour GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Healthcare has unveiled a new Shopper Science Lab in Singapore. A cutting-edge research …
Intern training enrolments open
Enrolments in the Pharmacy Guild of Australia 2018 National Intern Training Program have now officially opened Preceptors who currently employ a graduating pharmacy student are encouraged to recommend the program, …
New quit smoking course
Guild Learning and Development is partnering with Pfizer in an online course titled “Engage your customers to successfully cease smoking” This course examines the key barriers to smoking cessation and …
New professional responsibilities resource
PSA has released a new practice support and education package to help pharmacists understand their professional responsibilities Under the recently released Professional Practice Standards Version 5 (PPS V5), the package …
Going out west
Broome was a terrific venue for the first ever Pharmeducation conference, says event organiser Debbie Rigby Pharmeducation held its inaugural Pharmacotherapy conference in Broome at the beginning of August, with …
Learning in the workplace key in new unit
A new Monash education unit is set to focus on workplace learning The Monash Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is launching a new organisational unit focused specifically on learning …
Travel for your education
The 2018 PSA Offshore Refresher Conference features one of the most ambitious programs to date Next year’s conference will have a diversity of venues stretching from the Tropics to the …
Women and children in the spotlight
Online now, the August issue of SHPA’s flagship journal will be the first of a thrice-yearly publication on women’s and children’s therapeutics The theme of Women’s and Children’s Therapeutics for …
New fever course launched
Guild Learning and Development and RB have developed a CPD-accredited online course on fever The course is titled Managing fever in infants and toddlers. Parents commonly present to a pharmacy …