David Quilty steps down
Guild executive director announces his retirement Pharmacy Guild of Australia executive director David Quilty has announced he will retire after six years in the job. The Guild’s national president, George …
Pharmacy’s got talent
Fancy yourself a performer of some sort? Prepare your acts for APP2019 for your chance to win registrations for APP2020 and an Amazon voucher Get your song and dance numbers …
Time to connect
The Pharmacy Guild has announced that the fourth annual Pharmacy Connect will be held from 5-7 September 2019 at the Hilton Hotel in Sydney Hosted by the NSW Branch, Pharmacy …
$1 million for pharmacy education
Monash University has launched a new fellowship enabled by the largest philanthropic gift to pharmacy education in contemporary times Monash University’s Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has this week …
Focus on non-dispensing roles, not fragmentation: GP
Non-dispensing pharmacists can strongly benefit patients and doctors, a leading GP has written – but the dispensing pharmacist model fragments care, she says Dr Ines Rio, Chair, AMAV Section of …
Clinical tips: medicinal cannabis
Louis Roller has the lowdown on medicinal cannabis Cannabis (Cannabis sativa and others) is a plant that contains over 500 natural components, of which some 80 are cannabinoids. The main …
Getting the message across
What are the practical steps pharmacists can take to aid in safe and appropriate use of opioid analgesics? As concerns grow over the inappropriate use of opioid analgesics, is there …
Not enough HMRs: study
Experts say there is a need for more funding and collaboration to improve uptake and targeting of HMRs Home Medicines Review (HMR) use in Australia was found to be generally …
Leading the way
Pharmacy group’s new leave entitlement deal sets the standard for the industry, CEO believes The Epic Pharmacy Group and Slade Pharmacy Group have announced the introduction of a new paid …
AMA submission focus on general practice
Doctors’ group calls for support for longer GP consultations, a strong PBS, and lifting of caps on subsidies that can support employment of pharmacists in general practice With the 2019-20 …
Funding for women in pharmacy
The Pharmacy Guild’s Queensland Branch has been named as a recipient under the Queensland Government’s Advancing Women in Business Initiative The initiative aims to provide female pharmacists, interns, pharmacy students …
‘Now, the hard work starts.’
The Australian Digital Health Agency and PSA have welcomed the news that nine out of 10 Australians will have a My Health Record But Opposition health spokesperson Catherine King says …