conferences
APP2016 session to explore medicinal cannabis issues
Ahead of the Victorian Government’s recent announcement, The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has already confirmed a session at APP2016 exploring medicinal cannabis in the treatment of specific epilepsy disorders and …
First ACT PATY winner celebrates community pharmacy
Erin Pavy from Ainslie Chemmart Compounding Pharmacy in ACT has been announced as The 2015 Pharmacy Guild of Australia/GuildSuper National Pharmacy Assistant of the Year. Pavy is the first pharmacy …
Business tools to feature at APP2016
As pharmacy owners face a difficult fiscal environment, three of the APP2016 Business Workshops will take an integrated approach and will provide owners and managers with the tools to plan …
Erin Pavy is Pharmacy Assistant of the Year
Erin Pavy from the ACT has been crowned Pharmacy Assistant of the Year for 2015. Pavy (fourth from right) was named as the recipient of the award at a gala …
Pharmacy Assistants Conference 2015: news
The AJP is reporting from the Pharmacy Assistants Conference 2015, held at the QT Hotel on the Gold Coast. While the 6CPA was overall “fabulous” for pharmacy, the income pharmacies …
New Zealand pioneering downscheduling: Gauld
With last year’s reclassification of sildenafil, New Zealand reinforced its reputation as an innovator in down-scheduling medicines from prescription to non-prescription status, says ASMI. International switch expert Dr Natalie Gauld …
Pharmacists’ roles diversifying around the world
Pharmacists’ roles are becoming more diversified the world over, a new report shows. The first international overview of the extent of the advanced and specialised roles that pharmacists are undertaking, …
Pharmacists could offer pharmacogenetics testing: Dutch experts
In as little as five years, community pharmacists in the Netherlands could be offering pharmacogenetics testing, therapeutic support and advice, according to international experts. A new plan to explore and …
FIP heads to Nanjing for blueprint for future pharmacy workforce
Education leaders from around the globe will journey to Nanjing, China, next year to create a blueprint for the pharmacy workforce of the future, the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) announced …
Australian anticancer research presented at FIP conference
A prototype of a new class of well-tolerated anticancer agents, called CTU, has been developed by pharmaceutical scientists in Australia, and the research presented at the FIP conference. Research showing …
Pharmacist numbers growing: International Pharmaceutical Federation
The number of pharmacists per 10,000 population has grown around the world, according to a new report from the International Pharmaceutical Federation Education Initiative. The publication, “Global pharmacy workforce intelligence: …
Integrated health care expert Dr Paul Grundy to speak at APP2016
World renowned expert on integrated health care, USA-based Dr Paul Grundy, will speak at the Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference in March 2016. Back by popular demand, this will be Dr …