CPD
Going, going… nearly gone
It’s your last chance to complete these CPD activities before they disappear forever AJP’s CPD activities have a shelf life: after two years, their accreditation expires. As their accreditation expires, …
Top of the class
For our final list of most-read stories of 2018, we take a look at our most popular CPD education articles. The list is strongly focused on vitamins and supplements, although …
Poll: Do you do compounding in your pharmacy?
And if so, what do you know about non-sterile compounding of medicines? Compounding is the arm of pharmacy that involves preparing personalised medications for patients. Marina Holt, Education and Training …
Maintaining education and competency: it’s easier than you think
Karalyn Huxhagen rounds up some of the best educational (and entertaining) podcasts for pharmacists As the furious race to the 30.9.18 happened and we all scrambled to ensure our CPD …
Poll: Do you think vitamins and supplements are ‘mostly harmless’ or worthwhile?
Sometimes data on vitamins and supplements appears conflicting, leaving consumers with mixed messages about whether they should or shouldn’t take them A GP recently wrote in Medical Observer that vitamins …
The week in review
It’s been a busy week in community pharmacy, with Ramsay Health and residential aged care under the spotlight First, there was regulatory news: Health Minister Greg Hunt announced changes to …
Minerals and mood disorders
What do you know about the link between depression, magnesium and zinc levels? Australians spend a whopping $2 billion on vitamins and supplements in Australia, but a recent survey of …
Poll: CPD preferences
How do you prefer to access CPD-accredited education activities? We want to know how our readers would prefer to complete their yearly education activities, so we know how best to …
What to do for the new CPD period
Pharmacy Board’s updated guidance on how to plan your CPD in light of the revised competency standards framework A comprehensive review of the 2010 framework was combined with integration of …
What motivates your learning?
Pharmacists are being invited to have their say about CPD plans As the CPD year draws to a close, QUT Discipline of Pharmacy unit coordinator and PhD candidate Wendy Thompson …
Five minutes to midnight!
Time is running out to complete your annual CPD points allocation, but AJP can help…. The clock is fast running down to the end of September, and as we all …
New fever course launched
Guild Learning and Development and RB have developed a CPD-accredited online course on fever The course is titled Managing fever in infants and toddlers. Parents commonly present to a pharmacy …