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Vale Dr Harry Nespolon
Pharmacy leaders pay respects to leading GP who passed away this week Australian pharmacy leaders have paid their respects to Dr Harry Nespolon, President of the Royal Australian College of …
7CPA needed to ‘move the dial’
Hospital pharmacists are calling for “complete pharmacist representation” for future Community Pharmacy Agreements The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has welcomed the signing of the $18.3 billion Seventh Community …
New COVID-19 resource
A new resource on optimal management of injectable medicines for Australians with COVID-19 disease has been released The resource was launched by the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia as …
Hospital pharmacy workforce rising to the challenge
This is only the beginning, says SHPA president Peter Fowler, but pharmacists and technicians ‘will get through this together’ Mr Fowler, who is a specialist pharmacist in critical care at …
‘A supply chain in distress.’
Access to ventilators aren’t the real risk when it comes to COVID-19, new data suggest… it’s that hospitals can’t get enough related medicines The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia …
‘They’ve come to the fore, incredibly.’
Despite shutdown measures morale is still high among Tasmanian hospital pharmacists, as stakeholders take to social media to recognise the hard work of those on the front line As hospital …
‘Living’ guidelines go live
Pharmacists comprise part of the taskforce behind newly released guidelines updated in near real time, to help Australian clinicians deliver best care during COVID-19 crisis A coalition of peak Australian …
Regulatory agility needed: Michaels
Hospital pharmacists have called on all states to follow the lead of those who extended emergency supply provisions The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has welcomed the leadership of …
Let us teleconsult, say hospital pharmacists
The SHPA is urging decision-makers to green-light pharmacist teleconsults to aid isolated Australians, and hospitals, during the COVID-19 crisis As COVID-19 cases continue to climb, the Society of Hospital Pharmacists …
COVID-19 package relies on e-script success
Pharmacy groups have welcomed the Government’s COVID-19 package, highlighting the problems of misinformation and the need for calm The Federal Government has announced a $2.4 billion health package to help …
Women shaping hospital pharmacy
The SHPA says it leads gender equity on International Women’s Day, Sunday 8 March The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia says that it embodies this year’s International Women’s Day …
Most aged care residents have three medicine problems
Medicine safety for older Australians is a game of “Russian Roulette,” says one pharmacy stakeholder, as moves to reduce inappropriate chemical restraint take shape The PSA has released a new …