APP2016
Finalists announced
The six finalists in the running for Pharmacy of the Year 2022 have been revealed The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has revealed the six finalists in the running to be …
2016: a tumultuous year in pharmacy
It’s been a huge year in community pharmacy Brexit, the return of the Turnbull Government, the election of Donald Trump and the death of a long list of much-loved celebrities …
APP 2016: the highlights
Check out our picture gallery of the highlights of the biggest event in the pharmacy calendar It’s now nearly a month since APP 2016 – the biggest event in community …
New flu guide as Victoria eyes MBS access
The Influenza Specialist Group has developed a 2016 Influenza Guide for Pharmacists which has been endorsed by the Guild, the latter reports in Forefront today. According to the guide, pharmacists …
McCarthy’s Pharmacy is GuildCare Professional Services Pharmacy of the Year
GuildLink has announced the 2016 GuildCare Professional Services Pharmacy of the Year: McCarthy’s Pharmacy, Orange, NSW. McCarthy’s Pharmacy has been in Orange for more than 60 years, a regional city of …
‘Professional obligation’ for automation: UK chief
“Hub and spoke” dispensing is safer than the traditional pharmacy approach, England’s chief pharmaceutical officer says. The Pharmaceutical Journal reports that Keith Ridge, in giving evidence to the All-Party Pharmacy …
Delistings, shortages looming as discount well runs dry
Pharmacy is set to see more delistings and stock shortages this year as a result of simplified price disclosure, GBMA president Belinda Wood warned over the weekend. Presenting at APP2016, …
Three key drivers of change
Pharmacists are set to be pulled towards the centre of a rapidly changing community care model where digital health, changes in remuneration for health professionals and health provision teams are creating the …
Jessica Cahill is Guild Intern of the Year
Jessica Cahill has been named Guild Intern of the Year 2016. Cahill was honoured with the award for her demonstration of key skills and attributes required to meet the varied …
APP2016: the 10 best quotes
“The days of handing out prescriptions like you’re flipping hamburgers are gone for ever” Carlo Berardi, chair, Canadian Pharmacists Association “How can you invest or commit to your pharmacy if …
Consultation crisis: lack of suitable rooms hamper services
Barely a quarter of QCPP accredited pharmacies have suitable consult space, Guild data reveals. Speaking at APP2016 today Pam Price, group executive Pharmacy Transformation at the Pharmacy Guild of Australia …
Changing times: time to change how you communicate
Pharmacists will need to change how they communicate with the rapidly changing demographic and behaviour of Australians, a prominent social researcher has told the APP2016 conference on the Gold Coast. …