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Hundreds of pharmacists have signed up to a world-first training program on loneliness in less than one week since its launch Pharmacists are showing interest in supporting their patients and …

Well, what a week it’s been. Sixty-day dispensing was again the topic of the day, with events moving swiftly every day and strange scenes at Parliament House The week began …

Community pharmacy is “poised” to help reduce loneliness in the community, one pharmacist has told Parliamentary Friends of Ending Loneliness Pharmacist and health coach Jennifer Kirschner has presented to a breakfast …

Here’s why expanding scope of practice for pharmacists would shrink the loneliness crisis, writes Jenny Kirschner Connection Matters is the theme for Loneliness Awareness Week this June 12-18th 2023.[1] Loneliness …

We need an evolution of pharmacy practice that deeply appreciates the effects of loneliness and social isolation on medication adherence, writes Jenny Kirschner Experienced pharmacists scan patients for medication adherence …

This R U (really) OK? Day, it’s appropriate to ask about loneliness, writes pharmacist Jenny Kirschner For many it causes pain and it has some serious side effects too. Loneliness …

Social health clinics in community pharmacy are one way to address the issue of loneliness in the era of digital healthcare, writes Jenny Kirschner We are witnessing a seismic shift …

Despite being the most technologically connected society in history, we are the loneliest, writes Jenny Kirschner I have always noticed the unspoken pain of loneliness in my patients. Maybe this …

Christina Victor, Brunel University London, takes a look at loneliness and its medicalisation Loneliness affects people of all ages, young as much as old. It’s now seen as so serious it’s …