workplace stress
WATCH: A survival guide to the silly season
The ‘most wonderful’ time of the year can also be the most stressful in pharmacy. Our webinar panel of specialists in pharmacist wellbeing, peer support and mental health share tips …
Burnout: a guide for pharmacists and management
Burnout can lead to reduced personal wellbeing, potential loss of income, and negative impacts on patient care. In the workplace, it can lead to decreased productivity, absenteeism, high turnover, and …
Task overload and distraction contribute to medication errors: study
A new review has found mental conditions, communication failures and inadequate supervision can lead to medication errors… but which risk factor leads the pack? Issues with communication, coordination and planning …
‘It has become so stressful … I am considering changing professions’
Medicines shortages are taking a toll on the majority of pharmacists, according to a new survey, with almost a third reporting patient frustration over GLP-1s An “overwhelming majority” of pharmacists …
Excessive workloads risk mental health: study
“We need to see healthcare professionals as human beings… their resilience has limits,” warns pharmacy researcher Pharmacists are not invincible and need mental health support to help cope with increased …
Community pharmacists prone to isolation, stress
With one in two pharmacists suffering from burnout and younger pharmacists at higher risk, peer support programs could help reduce stress and boost resilience, say researchers Community pharmacists are at …
Think of hard working pharmacists
An AJP reader pleads for the federal government to take account of the impact of 60-day dispensing on the profitability of pharmacies and the well-being of pharmacists An AJP reader …
‘There has been no recovery, no reprieve.’
Community pharmacists at higher risk of burnout with increased workload and overtime work, rude patients, emotional exhaustion and lack of PPE, study finds An Australian study has explored contrasting experiences …
Book Review: Pharmacist, in Charge
This new book is a reminder that you’re not alone in the stressed, overwhelmed and burnt-out phase of your pharmacy career, writes Jala Moushi Pharmacist, in charge is a little …
‘A change in culture is needed.’
Most community pharmacists do not regularly take their lunch breaks, while most hospital pharmacists do, poll results reveal – with one owner now regularly closing at lunch due to Covid …
‘I was the pharmacist that found herself stressed and burnt out.’
A community pharmacist unravels the reasons why those in the profession spiral into burnout and job dissatisfaction—and shares her personal “tipping point” Community pharmacists are no strangers to stress. Calls …
How do you manage stress?
PSS and RMIT University are conducting a study around the coping mechanisms that pharmacists use to manage stress, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic In conjunction with Pharmacists’ Support …