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]
Highlights from Australian pharmacists at FIP
At the first face-to-face FIP World Congress in 3 years, Australian pharmacists demonstrated their commitment to improving global health.
Pharmacy Student of the Year announced for 2018
University of Canberra’s Ben Coghlan has won the 2018 PSA Pharmacy Student of the Year (PSOTY) Award, announced at the PSA18 gala dinner last...
Champion of change for Early Career Pharmacists
Deanna Mill MPS, a PhD candidate and PSA’s Early Career Pharmacist Board Appointed Director, is passionate about promoting professionalism in pharmacy practice.
On the right page
For Dr Amy Page FPS, it’s the challenge of building something new that has made her career to date so rewarding.
PM announces new measures to curb COVID-19
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has told Australians not to travel overseas, as countries begin to close their borders to stop the spread of COVID-19.
The extent of drug-related problems in HMRs
Research highlights the vital role HMRs play in averting medicine misadventure.
In 2016, members of the PSA Accredited Pharmacist Leadership Group (APLG) undertook an...
