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.

Mental health missionary

Maria Cooper MPS, PSA’s South Australian Early Career Pharmacist of the Year, is on a mission to improve young pharmacists' mental health.

Making medicine safer for people with intellectual and developmental disability

Pharmacists have the skills and capacity to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), but often don’t know where to start. Speak to the...

From the sunshine state to the capital

The ACT’s 2022 Pharmacist of the Year is an immunising pharmacist who spent 20 years as a travel agent before her ‘dream’ job. Why pharmacy? I...

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...

The pharmacists who went above and beyond in 2020

Three pharmacists have been honoured at PSA’s inaugural ACT Excellence Awards for their service to the community during a difficult year.