Diagnosis and differential diagnosis 
Gonococcal culture
Prevention 
Dr Erica Stewart, Centenary Institute[/caption]
Chelsea Felkai, MPS[/caption]
Working with the nursing staff to understand when PRN (as required) chemical restraint might be used, and ensuring other options have been exhausted first, has shown the most reduction in how much psychotropic medications have been used so far. The numbers are relatively small, but to be honest, this is largely because the facility had great protocols to begin with.
Dr Natalie Soulsby FPS[/caption]
Associate Professor Luke Grzeskowiak[/caption]
Pantoprazole for candida infections
Promising findings give hope in the fight against azole-resistant Candida. The human microbiome comprises the microorganisms that live on and within the human body.
Pharmacist strives to protect rural community from COVID-19
When a rural town in north-west Victoria was left vulnerable to COVID-19 due to reduced local vaccination services, one pharmacist stepped up to the plate by creating his own clinic.
Better remuneration means knowing your worth
For community pharmacist Ilwoo Park MPS, better remuneration begins with a better understanding of what pharmacists are worth.
Pregabalin misuse skyrockets
Pregabalin-related ambulance attendances have increased 10-fold since 2012, a Victorian study has shown.
Published in the Medical Journal of Australia, the retrospective study on the...
A wrap-around approach to managing endometriosis
With a new medicine available for endometriosis, here's how pharmacists can screen for the ‘missed disease’ and discuss appropriate options.
Intern pharmacists and GPs collaborate to improve transitions of care
A recent project involving visits from hospital pharmacy interns to a rural GP clinic broadened their perspective of transitions of care.
