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Is your profession under threat from automation?
What experts predict about the nature of employment in 2030 Just over a week ago, the Productivity Commission released a report of recommendations calling for community pharmacists to be replaced …
Machines can’t replace us: NAPSA
Pharmacy students say the Productivity Commission’s report displays its ignorance on pharmacy The National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association issued a statement in which it says it supports some of the …
Why pharmacy must embrace technology
New technologies offer a lot to the emerging generation of young pharmacists, writes Shefali Parekh We are well and truly in the digital age, and technology has a lot to …
National Pharmacies harnesses VR, facial recognition
Self service via facial recognition and an augmented reality app are two ways in which the National Pharmacies chain is steering its services into the future The group has implemented …
Falls prevention researchers eye robots
South Australian researchers are looking into how companion robots could help reduce the impact of falls Around 80,000 injuries and 1,000 fatalities are caused every year by frail and elderly …
Chemist Warehouse among Kiwi worries
More than 90% of New Zealand pharmacists are worried about disruption to the industry posed by new entrants and deregulation A recent survey by business advisory and accountancy firm BDO …
The week in review
It’s been a week for official announcements in community pharmacy If you’ve been wondering what to do with your leftover low-dose codeine stock next year when these products are upscheduled, …
Corporatisation, ‘game changing’ interventions highlighted
Pharmacy is becoming corporatised across Australia and similar countries, warns Guild national president George Tambassis Mr Tambassis wrote in this week’s edition of Forefront that there are “a number of …
Guild snubs King Review with own plans for future
The Guild has launched a “thought-starter” paper to introduce a major strategic planning project which it says will help secure pharmacy’s future The paper, called Community Pharmacy 2025 – introduction, …
Aussie initiatives shine in FIP report
Australian pharmacy innovation has been highlighted in a global report launched today by FIP It’s a “powerful endorsement” of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia’s role in driving pharmacy …
TWC announces plans, awards
TerryWhite Chemmart will continue its Masterclass program and other initiatives next year, the giant has announced Providing the next generation of pharmacists with the right building blocks for becoming successful …
The seven issues driving global pharmacy
Core issues driving the future of pharmacy include the “corporatisation of healthcare,” funding cuts to pharmacy and the opioid epidemic Ahead of the Guild’s annual meeting next month with sister …