Paul Naismith
New student award and networking opportunities launched
PSA and PDL launch new award to recognise one student volunteer working at the Society’s annual conference in August Pharmacy students will be given the chance to help out and …
Telstra to acquire Fred IT
Guild set to sell its stake in Fred to joint venture partner, Telstra Health Pharmacy technology provider, Fred IT Group is set to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telstra, with …
PDL appoints two new professional officers
PDL has announced the appointment of Kylie Neville and Dr Simone Henriksen as professional officers, joining Gary West, Jess Hadley and Naomi Lim Neville and Henriksen will work closely with …
Cyber security: you must take it seriously
With their systems containing data relating to the healthcare needs of almost every Australian, community pharmacies are far from immune to the threat of cyber-attacks With major data breaches at …
AI meets the real world
Artificial intelligence in the pharmacy is not the way of the future—it’s here now Hearing the term ‘artificial intelligence’ (or ‘AI’) may conjure up an array of Hollywood images—Skynet in …
Vaccinations and technology in community pharmacy
Paul Naismith and Trent Twomey are part of a stellar lineup of speakers in an upcoming webinar looking at technology and vaccinations in pharmacy Since the beginning of the …
Entering the digital era
With national e-prescribing on the horizon, is pharmacy ready for the next big wave of technological change? Sydney pharmacy proprietor Nick Logan met a pharmacist from Sweden at a social …
Most Influential People in Pharmacy: Paul Naismith
We speak to the next person in our 14 most influential people in pharmacy campaign, as voted by you Paul Naismith Founder & CEO, FRED IT Group Director of the …
Legislation for e-scripts passed
Get ready to ditch the paper: New legislation provides framework for electronic prescriptions Legislative changes passed late last month are paving the way for the use of electronic prescriptions across …
A brand new script
All systems will be set to go on full-scale e-prescribing by the end of 2019, Minister announces Australia’s national e-prescribing network should be operational by the end of 2019, Health …
Change at the top for PDL
Dean Schulze retires as PDL chair, Paul Naismith to take over Dean Schulze has announced his retirement after six years as the chair of PDL. Speaking at the PDL Annual …