The lure of the bush – rural recruiting
Location, location, location… Filling the skills shortage in Australian rural and regional pharmacies
It will come as no surprise to many pharmacists to hear there’s...
People living with chronic pain fear stigma, research finds
New research from Chronic Pain Australia has found low awareness of the upcoming Pain MedsCheck trial among people living with chronic pain, as well...
The importance of a multimodal approach to pain management
The shift from viewing pain as simply a symptom opens up opportunities to greatly improve the way it is treated. How can pharmacists get...
The business of pharmacy: tensions in retail healthcare
Researchers in New Zealand have explored the perceived tension in pharmacy between their roles as retailers and healthcare providers, and how such tension is...
Cost savings from pharmacist-led post-discharge care
US research has found pharmacist-led post-discharge care for high-risk patients resulted in fewer admissions and healthcare cost savings of more than $US500 per patient.
In...
The lure of the bush – rural recruiting
Location, location, location… Filling the skills shortage in Australian rural and regional pharmacies
It will come as no surprise to many pharmacists to hear there’s...
People living with chronic pain fear stigma, research finds
New research from Chronic Pain Australia has found low awareness of the upcoming Pain MedsCheck trial among people living with chronic pain, as well...
The importance of a multimodal approach to pain management
The shift from viewing pain as simply a symptom opens up opportunities to greatly improve the way it is treated. How can pharmacists get...
The business of pharmacy: tensions in retail healthcare
Researchers in New Zealand have explored the perceived tension in pharmacy between their roles as retailers and healthcare providers, and how such tension is...
Cost savings from pharmacist-led post-discharge care
US research has found pharmacist-led post-discharge care for high-risk patients resulted in fewer admissions and healthcare cost savings of more than $US500 per patient.
In...
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A day in the life of Alice Nugent
Alice Nugent MPS is an accredited pharmacist working in several AHSs around Dubbo in regional NSW.
After completing her pharmacy studies, Ms Nugent travelled around...
Complementary medicine: Osteoarthritis
Pain caused by osteoarthritis (OA) is a common presentation in a community pharmacy, with many patients seeking advice on complementary and alternative medicines that...
The role of pharmacists in new euthanasia laws
On 29 November 2017, the Victorian Parliament passed the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017.
This is the first time an Australian state government has legislated...
How AI might help identify adverse drug events
The development of natural language processing (NLP) capabilities is opening new avenues for pharmacovigilance and pharmacists can play a key role in the process.
US...
Hand in hand: Healthcare benefits of GP pharmacists
The emerging role for Australian pharmacists working in general practices is seen by many pharmacists as an exciting new career opportunity.
It is supported...
Pharmacists: the secret ingredient in the quit smoking journey
Each year, approximately 15,500 Australian families face the grief and trauma of someone they love dying from a disease caused by smoking. In 2017,...
