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]
Bigger role for pharmacists in mental health treatment
Supporting pharmacists to deliver mental health care in Australia will lead to earlier intervention, improved treatment outcomes and a reduction in medication harms.
What went right (and wrong) with Australia’s COVID-19 response?
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The credentialed collaborator
The ACT Pharmacist of the Year Kirstin Turner MPS has forged a non-traditional, speciality role that is ideal for her life.
Moderna bolsters Australia’s vaccination campaign
Young and vaccine-hesitant patients are seeking out Modern's Spikevax in states with the lowest vaccination rates – Western Australia and Queensland
Push for pharmacist prescribing trial in NSW
The Pharmacy Board of Australia announced new work on pharmacist prescribing as NSW moves to initiate a UTI pharmacy prescribing pilot.
Medicine safety – opportunities for practice, policy and research
Medicine safety will be improved through empowering consumers and a combination of practice, policy and research initiatives.
