health literacy
Health literacy and QUM boost
Peak health and consumer organisations, including the PSA, are set to work together to promote health literacy Two new grants have been awarded to support consumer health literacy and improve …
Clinical tips: Digital Health Literacy
Even in a post-COVID landscape, we can’t take good digital health literacy for granted, writes Carlene McMaugh The landscape of health delivery in Australia has changed during the last two …
Health literacy falling short: survey
One in five consumers report finding medicines information given by a pharmacist, doctor or nurse “hard to follow” or “confusing” Consumers need to be supported to feel more in control …
What Australians ask about new medicines
Nearly three-quarters of Australians who take medications regularly are not keeping a complete record of them, new data shows The results of a YouGov Galaxy survey, released on Monday by …
Do the public know?
Steven Kastrinakis discovers a ‘stark mismatch’ between what patients with asthma know about their condition, and what health professionals want them to know It is estimated that one in nine …
Fix literacy, encourage ‘switch’, says ASMI
ASMI has called on the Federal Government to prioritise improving Australian’s health literacy and their access to self care In its pre-Budget submission, the Australian Self Medication Industry has highlighted …
Getting them early: an intervention with adolescents
Pharmacists could help adolescents gain an understanding of common OTC medicines and prevent misuse and misadventure later in life, a new study suggests A pilot intervention to improve the understanding …
Clinical tips: Quality Use of Medicines
It’s a good time to examine how you encourage your patients to use medicines wisely, writes Karalyn Huxhagen The seventh annual Be Medicinewise Week is 21–27 August, promoting the safe …
Kids learn how to spot dodgy health claims
A study has shown how improved health literacy could help children and adults make better choices about their health School lessons can successfully teach primary school children to critically evaluate …
How to activate your patients
You’ve heard of activated almonds… but what are activated patients? Dr Angel Gonzalez takes a look On average chronic patients make up 25% of the population of most developed countries …
From pharmacy assistant to wellness promoter and educator
Pharmacists’ role is changing… but the pharmacy assistant needs to evolve too, writes Angel Gonzalez Consumers with low health literacy skills are often embarrassed and go to great lengths to …
Clinical tips: vaccination distrust explained
Concern over vaccination and distrust of the process is growing, writes Ben Basger… so what can pharmacists do about it? Vaccine hesitancy is becoming increasingly recognised as an issue in …