clinical interventions
Deadline for final CI claims
With funding for clinical interventions cancelled from 1 July, pharmacies are still encouraged to undertake them where there is a clinical need Funding for the clinical interventions program has ceased …
Clinical interventions ‘collateral damage’ in 7CPA funding
The clinical interventions program is no longer continuing from 1 July, but there is scope for future investment in areas such as aged care and mental health On 18 June, …
Large review finds positive pharmacy impact
Community pharmacy-based interventions most likely have a positive effect on health behaviours, intermediate clinical outcomes and quality of life in patients, Cochrane review finds The Cochrane review set out to …
‘Very evil’ words result in fine
A man has been fined $1000 for threatening to murder a pharmacist and his family A pharmacist employed by the Currimundi Marketplace Terry White Chemmart tried to speak to a …
Blood pressure benefits slide over time
Home blood pressure telemonitoring with pharmacist management lowered blood pressure more than usual care for 18 months… but the benefits weren’t sustained long-term A study recently published in JAMA has …
Community pharmacies effective at clinical services: review
A literature review has found CP interventions are accessible and effective, but argues research should look into how GP pharmacists may impact these Community pharmacies are well located to deliver …
Positive impacts on a range of health factors
New research reveals community pharmacist-led interventions can positively impact on medication adherence, BP control, cholesterol management, COPD and asthma control Researchers from the School of Pharmacy at The University of …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Pain as a disease: an overview This article analyses the notion of pain as a disease through an historical overview of …
Clinical Intervention: a clinical or financial scheme?
This week’s contributor wanted to remain anonymous: here, our Guest Author asks whether the Clinical Intervention scheme should exist in its current form at all A brief overview Let’s begin …