‘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.Expert advice for navigating diabetes technology
Ahead of National Diabetes Week, Australian Pharmacist explains the transformative impact of diabetes technologies.
Risks and benefits of CAMs in aged care
What role do pharmacists play in supporting and counselling the ageing population in improving their health outcomes with relevant CAMs?
This question is a common...
Practice tips to reduce risks of polypharmacy
In a world of information overload, how can pharmacists prevent patients from falling into a medicine-induced downward spiral?
Every day Australians swallow millions of...
How QLD’s Chief Health Officer got the COVID message out
Attendees at PSA’s 2021 Queensland Annual Therapeutic Update were treated to a packed program, including an address from Queensland’s Chief Health Officer.
The Great Pox
From 1493 onwards, everyone who was anyone caught syphilis. Ivan the Terrible, Henry VIII, Friedrich Nietzsche, Gauguin, Keats, Oscar Wilde, Beethoven, Manet and Al Capone all allegedly picked up the disease. Given that the ‘Great Pox’ was a known venereal disorder, it is no surprise Casanova also made the ever-growing list.
Here’s how pharmacists can help patients manage chronic pain
There is room for improvement in the relationship between people with chronic pain and their pharmacist, new research has shown.
