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Expanded services not outside pharmacy scope: PSA
The PSA has hit back at claims by the AMA in its King Review submission that expanded services funded under the 6CPA are beyond pharmacists’ scope. The AMA also said …
Pharmacy under fire
Critics ramp up attacks over pharmacy vitamin sales, but profession fights back Pharmacy’s income sources need to overhauled to reduce the reliance on complementary medicine sales, doctor’s groups have argued. …
La Trobe pharmacy students to get vaccination training
Pharmacy students from La Trobe University in Bendigo will be the first in Victoria – and among only a few in the country – to learn how to immunise patients …
Most pharmacists want CPA negotiations to change: poll
Pharmacists are dissatisfied with the way Community Pharmacy Agreements are negotiated, an AJP poll reveals Earlier this month, AJP ran a poll asking how you feel the CPAs should be …
PSA welcomes Sansom Review response
The PSA has welcomed the Government’s long-awaited response to the Samsom Report. “PSA noted that the Government accepted the Review Panel’s recommendation to develop a more comprehensive post-market monitoring scheme …
CPD Plan: deadline looming
Pharmacists are reminded to complete a compulsory Continuous Professional Development Plan to meet the looming September 30 deadline, PSA warned today. Under new Pharmacy Board of Australia requirements, every registered …
The end of uncertainty?
A sense of security is what drew this pharmacist and owner to award-winning program Pharmacist Ben Jackson (pictured above, left) owns both the Amcal Plus and Guardian pharmacies located in …
Health Destination Pharmacy scoops key award
The Health Destination Pharmacy program has been honoured with a high-profile international award for practice improvement FIP has presented its first awards for best Pharmacy Practice Improvement Program and best …
Pharmacy Board responds to CPD plan uproar
Several announcements and newsletters have been sent to warn pharmacists about the changes since October 2015, it says With the end of the CPD period looming, many pharmacists have been …
Use pharmacists to collaborate in Health Care Homes: PSA
Ten regions around the country will participate in stage one of the Turnbull Government’s Health Care Homes model, which the Government says will be a better way of delivering Medicare …
CPD planning tool to get back on track
Have you developed a CPD plan yet? This online tool could help – and it’s free for PSA members From 1 December 2015, the Pharmacy Board of Australia has required …
PSA17 to be a joint venture
PSA17 is set to be hosted by both the PSA and the Commonwealth Pharmacists Association (CPA) next year. Following the successful PSA16 event held in Sydney in July, which attracted …