collaboration
Working together: what helps and hinders
GPs and pharmacists work best together when they understand and value one another’s expertise, a new study shows The research, published in the British Journal of General Practice by researchers …
Pharmacist intervention tops the charts
Medication errors are among the most common incidents reported in hospitals, new research has shown The study, led by Monash University and Alfred Health researchers evaluating a collaborative model to …
Working together: Elise & Chris
We look at how pharmacist Elise Apolloni and nurse practitioner Chris Helms collaborate for better patient outcomes in the pharmacy environment Elise Apolloni, Managing Partner at Capital Chemist Wanniassa in …
‘Patients can access a range of other services when they visit their GP.’
How many general practices employ pharmacists, and how many pharmacies are co-located with general practices across the country? GPs work predominantly in group practices and many also work alongside other …
GP pharmacists equivalent to trained community pharmacists?
Non-dispensing pharmacists led to less hospitalisations than usual care in study, but the same outcome was found in trained, collaborative community pharmacists A study has found fully integrated non-dispensing pharmacists …
Seven benefits pharmacists bring to primary carers
A new study has looked at how pharmacy delivery of comprehensive medication management can help improve the carers’ work life The study, published in the Journal of the American Board …
GP-pharmacist relationships improving
But one third of pharmacists still believe GPs think their primary job is just to supply medications, according to new report More pharmacists are reporting a positive working relationship with …
Working together: Brad & Sudheer
In the first instalment of our series on pharmacist collaboration with other health practitioners, we speak with a Canberra pharmacist and doctor about how they work together Almost every week …
Prescribe three ways: Grattan
The Grattan Institute has released its submission to the Pharmacy Board of Australia’s discussion paper on pharmacist prescribing, recommending they be able to prescribe under all three suggested models The …
The week in review
Inter-professional collaboration, inadequate management of S8s and the movement of key industry figures all made the news this week… Another stakeholder body lost a key figure this week as Graham …
Stop, collaborate and listen
Healthcare works best when it’s trusted, available and collaborative, writes Marc Clavin Accessible healthcare is, at any level, the foundation of our Australian communities. That said, accessibility is not the …
Caught in the ratings cycle
Is there a risk in health professions being caught up in reality TV-like public turf wars? And can collaboration happen on everyone’s terms, asks Anthony Tassone Recently I spent some …