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Scope of practice


PSA rolls out a new education series ahead of expanded scope of practice trial  Pharmacists seeking to participate in Victoria’s pharmacist prescribing trial can now access two training courses through the …

Pharmacists must embrace practice before implementing new services, International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) president, Paul Sinclair, says  Pharmacy leaders need to be strategic when developing plans to expand the profession’s scope …

Governments around the globe need to rethink how they look at using pharmacy to deliver health services, a pharmacist says  Pharmacy policymakers should be urging bureaucrats to integrate healthcare systems …

Pharmacist-delivered minor ailments schemes can provide access points for patients who would not engage with traditional healthcare services  Expanding pharmacists’ scope of practice to include the treatment of common conditions …

Pharmacy proprietors need to encourage newly qualified pharmacists to work to the top of their scope of practice  Pharmacy owners are being urged to support employee pharmacists to make the most …

Well-evaluated pharmacist-delivered minor ailment schemes will generate savings for governments and patients, International Pharmaceutical Federation president, Paul Sinclair, says Evidence of the health and economic benefits derived from pharmacy-based minor …

SMS messages could be used to check in on women who receive treatment for uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) through a proposed pharmacy-initiated program in South Australia  Criticism of follow-up …

Early career pharmacists (ECPs) need to be involved in leading the expansion of the profession’s scope of practice, Ayomide Ogundipe says  Australia’s pharmacy sector is amid a “paradigm shift in …

Criticism of pharmacists’ capabilities by medical lobby groups show a lack of understanding of the profession, politician says  Claims by medical groups that pharmacists lack the skills required to provide …

RAGCP reiterates opposition to the introduction of autonomous prescribing in community pharmacy in submission to the Australian Pharmacy Council  Enabling community pharmacists to independently prescribe would create “perverse risks of …

Pharmacists’ scope of practice and the International Pharmaceutical Federation’s (FIP) World Congress topped the agenda over the last seven days  Phase two of the NSW pharmacy trial was launched on …

Readers react to leading doctor’s call to ditch pharmacist-initiated UTI services, following spike in emergency department (ED) presentations by patients seeking care  Australian Medical Association Queensland (AMAQ) president, Dr Maria …