Stroke management in 2020
Guidelines for stroke management have been updated.
The time window for thrombolysis has been extended to 9 hours if brain imaging shows it will be...
Improving your professional brand as a pharmacist
Looking to explore new opportunities or build out your professional networks? AP has some tips to show your working self on social media.
Aus CVD risk: the Australian cardiovascular disease risk calculator
The 2023 Aus CVD Risk calculator and guideline provide updated evidence-based recommendations for identifying, assessing, communicating and managing CVD risk in a primary prevention setting.
Improving medicines safety at transitions of care
Transitions of care are periods of high risk for medication errors and miscommunication, leading to patient harm.
Double-checking does not always reduce medication errors
Mandatory double-checking as it is currently performed does not reduce the incidence or severity of medication administration errors compared with single-checking, an Australian study has found.
Safety syringe wins Pharmacy Shark Tank
A three-pronged safety system aimed at cutting errors in medicine dosing in hospital settings has won the Pharmacy Shark Tank at PSA18.
Professor Lyndal Trevena...