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]
Victoria’s leading pharmacists recognised
Five outstanding pharmacists were honoured for their commitment to excellence in pharmacy practice at the 2024 Victorian Excellence Awards.
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.
Piecing together a fragmented health system
Collaboration with Primary Health Networks can unlock new pathways for pharmacists and help to address Australia’s primary healthcare crisis.
Pharmacy superstar crowned consultant pharmacist of the year at CPC23
Deborah Hawthorne MPS is an innovator, mentor, facilitator and rural general practice and consultant pharmacist role model.
Industry pharmacist, technology expert
It took a trip to Canada, but Danielle Bancroft MPS went from community pharmacist to Product Manager and User Experience (UX) Designer at Fred...
How pharmacists can raise awareness of endometriosis
While around 176 million women worldwide suffer from endometriosis, awareness of the condition amongst both the public and healthcare practitioners remains low. Pharmacists can...
