Stakeholders seeking scholar
Third-party nominations close 1 July for $50,000 Young Pharmacist Global Exchange Scholarship The Vice President of the World Pharmacy Council, Professor Trent Twomey, has reminded community pharmacy of the 2022 …
How should an Australian ‘centre for disease control’ prepare us for the next pandemic?
What should an Australian CDC look like? ask Ben Marais, Jocelyne Basseal, Lyn Gilbert, and Tania Sorrell, from the University of Sydney Over the past two years, Australians have become …
Hearing partnership
Audika Australia and TerryWhite Chemmart have announced a national partnership to make it easier for Australians to check their hearing TerryWhite Chemmart says it has worked with hearing healthcare provider …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Cannabis-Based Products for Chronic Pain A systematic review of 18 RCTs and 7 cohort studies has concluded that oral …
Honours scarce for pharmacy
There were no Queen’s Birthday Honours for service to pharmacy, although some pharmacy identities were recognised with an award Pharmacy was strangely absent in today’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list …
Answering the big questions
In this podcast we discuss the role of the Chief Pharmacist, how to choose whether to do further education in pharmacy, and the importance of good research In our latest …
Bulletproofing your pharmacy
With many pharmacies currently experiencing a pandemic income ‘high tide’, it’s vital to prepare before the next low tide arrives The bullet proof vest has a chequered history with an …
The week in review
We looked at several interesting studies this week, as flu jabs (and incident reports) grow Researchers from the University of Western Australia and Curtin University looked at the support available …
‘Swiss cheese-like failures’ in PPE experience
Less than half of Australia’s frontline health workers say they had formal training on using PPE… and reported widespread bullying over the issue Researchers from Monash University aimed to examine …
Building cultural sensitivity
Pharmacists are becoming more aware of their need for cultural education and awareness, and the work of Johnny Briggs has been a big part of this awakening The AJP’s Chris …
Fake RATs being sold
Some consumers may be using RATs not approved in Australia, which may not work as expected The TGA has issued a warning to the general public, urging people to only …
Wizard expands presence in regional WA
Pharmacy of the Year 2022 finalist and Wizard Pharmacy franchisee Elise Wheadon has celebrated the grand opening of her two new pharmacies in the regional town of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia …