‘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.Medicine use in aged care: a pill for every ill?
With medication issues the top cause of complaints in aged care homes (ACH), we examine attitudes towards the current services, and canvass possibilities for...
Minister Hunt commits to PSA being a signatory to 7CPA
Federal Minister for Health Greg Hunt has committed to PSA being a signatory of the Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement (7CPA), due for commencement in...
Discouraging medicine sharing
Promoting the safe use of medicines within multicultural communities is the main focus of New South Wales Multicultural Health Week, from 7 to 11 September.
Behind the poisons hotline
Genevieve Adamo MPS is the Senior Pharmacist –Poisons Information at the NSW Poisons Information Centre and a speaker at PSA22 next month.
From prejudice to pride: creating a rainbow-friendly pharmacy
As the Mardi Gras lights up Sydney this weekend, here’s how pharmacists can build trust and get the Rainbow Tick of approval.
The best apps for sleep
A range of devices and apps are tailored to monitor and promote restful sleep. Here’s the pick of the field.
Just over a third (39%)...
