full scope of practice
Pharmacy done differently
Complete Care Pharmacy in Rosny Park, Tasmania, co-owner Kristina Fox talks about taking a new approach to community pharmacy in our latest podcast AJP Podcast presenter Carlene McMaugh discusses the …
Expanding your scope of practice—a risk management perspective
Scope of practice refers to the boundaries within which a health professional may practice. Each individual will have their own specific scope—reflecting their skills, knowledge, authority and accountability. PDL professional …
Pharmacist-led UTI treatment protocols not all up to scratch
Patient safety and pharmacist competency in expanding scope of practice can be addressed by high-quality protocols—but not all are created equal, say researchers behind the NSW trial Clinical management protocols …
State backs pharmacy in budget
Funding is being made available to support pharmacists to access training to work to their full scope of practice in one state Queensland has announced a $6 million funding package …
New database to support evolution of pharmacy
As the profession evolves FIP is introducing a new database to support the expansion of pharmacists’ scope of practice The International Pharmaceutical Federation’s (FIP’s) Impact Database was launched on Sunday …
Trial offer opportunities for pharmacy
Dr Amy Page, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s (PSA’s) Victorian branch president, talks about the state’s pharmacy pilot and the opportunities it provides pharmacists In the latest edition of the …
Top 10 APP 2024 quotes
Discussions at the 2024 Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference (APP) covered a range of issues including the 8CPA, 60-day dispensing and the need to embrace full scope of practice. “If you …
A needle in a haystack
Pharmacy’s role in vaccination provision continues to expand, and is a rare example of agreement with the federal government. We look at how we’ve got here, and what are the …
Working out the funding
Angus Thompson talks about the state of the Home Medicine Review program and the ongoing debate over its funding In this edition of the AJP podcast, our host, Carlene McMaugh, …
Multidisciplinary role the future for full scope: Minister
Federal minister and pharmacist Emma McBride speaks about increasing the profession’s scope of practice and on strategies to address healthcare workforce and access issues The COVID-19 pandemic “really emphasised” the …
Employees back full scope push with caveats
Improvements to community pharmacists pay and conditions are needed before they take on new tasks such as prescribing, Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA) says Data from a survey of PPA members shows that …
GPs seek to protect pharmacists from prescribing risks
Authorising pharmacists to prescribe will expose employee pharmacists to “significant risks”, while delivering “poor patient health outcomes”, GPs warn In a statement responding to workforce capacity concerns raised by Professional …