‘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.
Hot topics at the 2019 FIP Congress
Medicine access, technological disruption to traditional care models, ethical dilemmas and gender equity dominated the program for the 79th International Pharmacy Federation (FIP) Congress.
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Future prescriber
With many pharmacy hats, including budding prescriber, James Oh has also been a national-level power lifter.
Burgeoning pharmacy leader named PSA ECP of the Year
South Australia's Dr Jacinta Johnson MPS has been named PSA's Early Career Pharmacist of the Year in recognition of the leadership she has provided...
Government response to aged care is pharmacist-light
Aged care reform was a major focus of the 2021-22 Federal Budget, delivered by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg last night.
How culturally safe is your pharmacy?
This National Reconciliation Week (27 May–3 June), PSA Senior Pharmacist Megan Tremlett encourages pharmacists to change their perspective on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to improve end-of-life care.
NT offers financial rewards for pharmacists
The Northern Territory Government is offering incentives for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to relocate to fill a skills shortage. But what is pharmacist life...
