Advancing dementia care in pharmacy
The various dementias are a huge cause of death in Australia. Despite some light on the horizon, there are still no effective treatments.
New president lays out her priorities at PSA22
Recently appointed PSA National President Dr Fei Sim used her opening address at PSA22 to lay out her priorities for pharmacy.
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.
Aged care innovator is PSA’s 2021 ECP of the Year
Just 3 years out of university, Maria Berbecaru MPS made history by implementing an Australian-first aged care pharmacy service. She hopes her experience will inspire others and help make embedding pharmacists in aged care the norm.
Getting the most out of PSA24
Two ECPs discuss the new additions to this year’s conference program and the improvements they expect to see in their practice.
All RACFs should employ pharmacists: royal commission
Residential aged care providers should be required to employ or retain at least one pharmacist as part of their allied healthcare team, according to the final report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety.
