scope of practice
Owners urged to support employees to do more
Pharmacy proprietors need to encourage newly qualified pharmacists to work to the top of their scope of practice Pharmacy owners are being urged to support employee pharmacists to make the most …
GP cites UK serial killer as reason not to ‘unleash’ other health professionals
Further training would be unnecessary if some of pharmacists’ newer professional services, including those in pilot schemes, were within scope, a Canberra GP claims Dr Louise Stone, a Canberra GP …
Scope expansion key to cost-of-living savings
Well-evaluated pharmacist-delivered minor ailment schemes will generate savings for governments and patients, International Pharmaceutical Federation president, Paul Sinclair, says Evidence of the health and economic benefits derived from pharmacy-based minor …
Queensland pollies recognise community pharmacists
The Queensland branch of the Guild has recognised some key players in the state with awards The Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s Queensland Branch has held its fifth annual parliamentary reception …
Automatic UTI follow-up text recommended
SMS messages could be used to check in on women who receive treatment for uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) through a proposed pharmacy-initiated program in South Australia Criticism of follow-up …
Gap in doctors’ knowledge of pharmacists’ skills ‘concerning’
Criticism of pharmacists’ capabilities by medical lobby groups show a lack of understanding of the profession, politician says Claims by medical groups that pharmacists lack the skills required to provide …
The ‘lost profession’ – or essential?
It’s 1943 and the pharmacy sector is talking about scope of practice and how it meshes with the profession’s retail aspect “Vague fears for the future have been expressed recently …
World news
Consensual sex lands pharmacist in hot water; Irish pharmacists set for expansion of scope; Politician tries life as a hospital pharmacist Alberta, Canada: A pharmacist who was found to have …
Week in review
Pharmacists’ scope of practice and the International Pharmaceutical Federation’s (FIP) World Congress topped the agenda over the last seven days Phase two of the NSW pharmacy trial was launched on …
Are doctors making a case for pharmacy UTI services?
Readers react to leading doctor’s call to ditch pharmacist-initiated UTI services, following spike in emergency department (ED) presentations by patients seeking care Australian Medical Association Queensland (AMAQ) president, Dr Maria …
Doctors push for end to pharmacy UTI treatment
Surge in hospital presentations for urinary tract infections (UTIs) prompts call for Queensland to scrap its pharmacist-initiated treatment program Data showing a significant increase in the number of patients presenting …
World news wrapup: 28 September 2023
Patients may need to visit their pharmacy every day to access antibiotics; Shadow pharmacy minister wants the profession to do more; Nova Scotia to fast-track visas to boost pharmacy workforce …