‘We’re increasingly seeing incidents where alert fatigue has been identified as a contributing factor. It’s not that there wasn’t an alert in place, but that it was lost among the other alerts the clinician saw,’ Prof Baysari says.
Kay Dunkley MPS is PSA’s 2020 Pharmacist of the Year
A challenging initiation into pharmacy via the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Victoria’s Monash Medical Centre set Kay Dunkley on a career path that has spanned more than three decades.
Vaccination key to preventing a devastating flu season
An expert weighs in on the factors driving influenza cases in 2023 and how pharmacists can encourage vaccination in all patients.
PSA welcomes new (and re-elected) branch committee members
A number of new PSA State and Territory Branch leaders were elected this month. Australian Pharmacist spoke to three new recruits about their hopes for the profession.
Tolerability of ibuprofen as a pain reliever
Pain is a significant healthcare challenge and a common reason for visiting a community pharmacist in Australia.
Pharmacists become central figures in HIV screening
This World AIDS Day (1 December) comes with a raft of new screening offerings for patients with HIV, available in pharmacies nationwide in the coming months.
The pharmacy service improving men’s health down under
Brad Butt MPS has been named the 2019 UTS Most Innovative Pharmacist for his pioneering work in men’s health.
Mr Butt established Men’s Health Downunder...
