telehealth
Pharmacists speak out on telehealth funding cuts
Telehealth for pharmacy services “equivalent or better” for patients, yet funding has been cut for pharmacists—despite continuing to be available for GPs Research has found that telepharmacy services are valuable, …
Telehealth gets tick of approval
Pharmacists participating in ward rounds via telehealth ramped up activities for Covid-19 patients compared to face-to-face attendance, study finds Hospital pharmacists can successfully deliver services and participate in medical ward …
From no pharmacist to ‘same level of care’
A virtual pharmacy service was able to offer rural and remote hospital patients the level of pharmacist care enjoyed by people in major cities, rural pharmacists say The data, by …
Telehealth ‘online tick-box prescribing…not good medical practice’; Medical Board
Consultation hijacked by hundreds of submissions from customers of two telehealth companies against changes Prescribing without a real-time patient-doctor consultation has been declared “not good medical practice”, according to just-published …
Telehealth prescribing crackdown looms
New guidelines this week will ban “tick-and-flick” online “consultations” The Medical Board will hand down new guidelines on Thursday (June 1 2023) that will stop telehealth doctors from prescribing to …
Put safety ahead of convenience
Patients are being urged to eschew the convenience of online prescribing services in favour of a “proper consult”. Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Victorian Chair, Dr Anita …
Call to stop “online prescribing cowboys”
Two Guild leaders have referred to some telehealth operators as “cowboys,” with another pharmacist reporting a script clearly meant for misuse According to Pharmacy Guild Queensland branch president Chris Owen, …
‘Pharmacists could actually lead the charge.’
Flinders University researchers are warning that delivery of high quality, safe abortion services still face the barrier of prescribers and dispensers actually participating Researchers have published a paper in the …
A deluge of change, and work
Where was the help for overworked pharmacy staff? Pharmacists missed out on support while dramatic changes impacted practice during the pandemic, survey finds Digitisation has been fast-tracked, as has electronic …
SHPA highlights hospital achievers
A pharmacist has been recognised for her work with neonatal, paediatric and maternity populations, a technician for his work on COVID vaccines, and a team for its completely virtual hospital …
Seizing the moment
The pandemic provides the opportunity for pharmacy to retain some of its new areas of practice, and to play a greater role in monitoring supply shortages Pharmacy has the chance …
A change in perception
The pandemic has fundamentally shifted the way the general public sees community pharmacy, says one industry leader Pharmacy Guild of Australia national president Adjunct Professor Trent Twomey took delegates at …