pharmacy assistants
Safety tips for pharmacy staff
With criminals targeting pharmacies across Australia, we look at the best ways to prepare your staff and ensure their safety Police are currently investigating a string of armed robberies of …
Heartburn course for pharmacy assistants
The Guild Pharmacy Academy is collaborating with Pfizer Consumer Healthcare in the development of a new QCPP Refresher Training online course for pharmacy assistants on heartburn. The online course has …
Record nominations for Pharmacy Assistant of the Year
The 2016 Pharmacy Guild of Australia/GuildSuper Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Award has received more than 560 nominations—over 100 additional nominations than received in 2015. Pharmacy Guild of Australia Acting …
Pharmacy Choice, Guild Pharmacy Academy team up
Pharmacy Choice has partnered with the Guild Pharmacy Academy to provide retail managers and pharmacy assistants with the skills, understanding and confidence to deliver holistic health solutions to their customers. …
Guild Pharmacy Academy and TENA join forces
The Guild Pharmacy Academy and TENA have joined forces to provide a training resource for pharmacy assistants on managing continence in the pharmacy. The accredited training unit, SIRCHCS305 Advise on …
New Certificate III and Certificate IV funding: Qld
Completion of Certificate III and IV is now more affordable for Queenslanders under new funding arrangements. Qld Guild is offering each qualification for just $494, and some students may be eligible for …
Boots moves dispensary assistants to advisor role
Boots UK is set to change the role of its dispensing assistants, moving them to the new “pharmacy advisor” role over time. Boots says the move will to allow dispensing …
First ACT PATY winner celebrates community pharmacy
Erin Pavy from Ainslie Chemmart Compounding Pharmacy in ACT has been announced as The 2015 Pharmacy Guild of Australia/GuildSuper National Pharmacy Assistant of the Year. Pavy is the first pharmacy …
Erin Pavy is Pharmacy Assistant of the Year
Erin Pavy from the ACT has been crowned Pharmacy Assistant of the Year for 2015. Pavy (fourth from right) was named as the recipient of the award at a gala …
Pharmacy Assistants Conference 2015: news
The AJP is reporting from the Pharmacy Assistants Conference 2015, held at the QT Hotel on the Gold Coast. While the 6CPA was overall “fabulous” for pharmacy, the income pharmacies …
Guild, Continence Foundation create new educational resources
The Guild Pharmacy Academy and Continence Foundation of Australia have developed new educational resources for pharmacy staff providing continence care. The online courses—one for pharmacists and another for pharmacy assistants—utilise …
There’s still time to register for PA2015!
In a few weeks, hundreds of pharmacy assistants will make their way to the Gold Coast for the annual Pharmacy Assistant National Conference (PA2015); allowing them to attend can be …