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Patient safety, NDIS Council founding member to speak at PSA19
The flagship annual conference PSA19 will showcase how to enhance roles, recognition and remuneration for pharmacists as the custodians of medicine safety to improve healthcare for all Australians Early bird …
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 …
Finding a network
Many owners are struggling with the business side of their pharmacy – so a small group of pharmacists got together to do something about it Karen Brown, managing partner of …
Top pharmacy assistant revealed
Alice Vanderpol from Moama Village Pharmacy has taken out the title of Pharmacy Assistant of the Year The Pharmacy Guild of Australia/ Maxigesic Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Award (PATY) …
Ventura names top pharmacist and pharmacy
Ventura Health has outlined its vision of the future customer and named its top pharmacist at its second health expo The group headed to the Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley, where …
The week in review
As Australia’s pharmacists meet for Sydney’s Pharmacy Connect, it’s been a busy week in pharmacy around the world… The long-awaited Chronic Pain MedsCheck trial is finally about to kick off, …
Brisbane to host the world’s pharmacists
Brisbane is set to play host to the FIP World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2021 The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, on behalf of the Australian member organisations …
The week in review
All eyes are on Sydney this week as the Pharmaceutical Society hosts its annual conference, PSA18 The PSA has announced its top honours for the year: John Jackson was named …
A case for change
Chris Brooker takes a look at the future of pharmacy Have you ever considered what stress coopers (the profession, not the excellent South Australian brewery) must have been under as …
Opioid pharmacotherapy: barriers to treatment
Angelo Pricolo examines the main reasons patients cease, or don’t access, therapies for opioid dependence… and why many pharmacies don’t offer it We know that about 50,000 people in Australia …
Is your pharmacy safe from a cyber-attack?
With the introduction of My Health Record and advanced health web and mobile applications, ensuring pharmacies are safe from a cyber-attack is now more important than ever According to an …
Abstract record smashed
A late surge in submissions last week has seen the final number of abstracts submitted for Medicines Management 2018 jump to 733 The number of abstracts submitted for the 44th …