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Pharmacy in primary health care: how it’s going
FIP has developed a tool for pharmacy organisations to gauge progression of the profession’s place in primary health care The tool was launched by the International Pharmaceutical Federation on the …
A first in Australia residency program
Ramsay Pharmacy has partnered with Advanced Pharmacy Australia to deliver Australia’s first Community Pharmacist Resident Training Program Having offered an AdPha-accredited hospital resident training program for a number of years, …
‘Why has this been allowed to go on?’
Hospital pharmacy is the most desirable setting for students and interns – but it’s just not being taken seriously by decision-makers at several levels, say experts NSW’s Special Commission of …
‘It’s not just for shiny problems’: Leveraging AI in practice
AI is the hottest topic in health care. We spoke to leading proponents Michael Bakker and Aaron Van Garderen about the potential of AI in hospital pharmacy practice, keeping up …
Sustainability key for new specialty practice group
Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has created its 33rd specialty practice group (SPG), which will aim to examine and reduce the environmental impact of health care through hospital pharmacy practice Announced …
Why the workforce shortfall will likely continue
Several changes need to be made in order to help prevent the shortfall in hospital pharmacists becoming worse, warns AdPha In its Pharmacy Forecast Australia 2024, Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha, …
Empower pharmacists, says FIP
Governments should ensure that access to medicines and medical devices is always accompanied by access to pharmacists and pharmaceutical expertise, says FIP The International Pharmaceutical Federation has published a new statement …
‘This is a place for you and for your career:’ a welcome for all pharmacy workers
“A hospital is just a building,” says AdPha president Tom Simpson, reflecting on the organisation’s name change to embrace pharmacists and technicians workings across key care settings Late last month …
‘We want everyone to think about pharmacy when they think about their health’
Pharmacy needs to progress and innovate if it is to rise to the challenge of public health inequities, says an Australian world pharmacy leader Greater progression across the pharmacy profession …
Advanced pharmacy uplifts each practitioner: Simpson
Innovative care models benefit more Australians in more places, in a new vision for the future released by hospital pharmacists The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has released a …
Leading pharmacist tapped for climate role
Adjunct Associate Professor Steve Morris has been selected to be part of an expert advisory group to provide advice on reducing the impacts of climate change on the nation’s health …
Organisations in step on future
Hospital pharmacists say a profession-wide blueprint recognises urgent issues The Society of Hospital Pharmacists has welcomed the Pharmacists in 2030 report, launched by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia at its …