PSA16: the 10 top tweets
Pharmacy’s social media enthusiasts went into overdrive at PSA16 last weekend.Here’s a selection of some of the best received tweets from the event:@PSA_National is the problem with remuneration for pharmacists …
Is there a pharmacy wage crisis?
PSA16’s panel discussion on improving pharmacists’ remuneration acknowledged widespread concerns in the industryEmployees are worried about pharmacist wages, said PSA CEO Dr Lance Emerson in opening the panel discussion at …
Intern of the Year named
WA pharmacist Joseph Foster is the 2016 PSA MIMS Intern Pharmacist of the Year.Foster, who completed his internship at Brooks Garden Chemmart Pharmacy in Albany, was awarded the prestigious honor …
Out of Africa
Whether capturing the myriad wildlife in the game parks of Kruger and Chobe, the truly awesome sight of Victoria Falls, the fun of Africa’s pleasure capital Sun City, the sensational …
PSA16 conference finishes on a high
Around 900 delegates attended the conference this year – about one hundred more than last year, according to the PSAThe event wrapped up this afternoon (Sunday 31 July) after being held over …
Cara Kolopelnyk awarded Pharmacy Student of the Year 2016
She also took home the People’s Choice Award in a clean sweep at the PSA 2016 Gala DinnerThe award was presented by PSA National President Joe Demarte at the Four …
Consider BMI before becoming pregnant: study
Women are being encouraged to ensure their body mass index is within a healthy range before pregnancy to ensure the best outcomes for their babies.A new study by University of …
The King Review: what you said
This week’s release of the King Review’s discussion paper got a lot of attention – as did Guild president George Tambassis’ response to it.The Review took the form of a …
The next step
King Review focus to move to the consumer perspective: MinisterHealth Minister Sussan Ley says the next step in the King Review process is to determine what consumers want from the …
Ley answers on King Review, hep C, NDSS
Health Minister Sussan Ley covers NDSS transition hiccups, prices of hep C medication and health care homes at the PSA 2016 conference“Pharmacists and GPs represent the two central pillars of …
New centre to battle antimicrobial resistance
University of Queensland launched a Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) today to strengthen regional and global responses to antimicrobial resistance brings together leading scientists and clinicians from more than 10 countries.UQ …
FIP releases disaster access guidelines
The first global guidelines that support continued access to medicines and pharmacy expertise during natural disasters, such as floods, heat waves and earthquakes, have bee released by the International Pharmaceutical …