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]
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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Supporting terminally ill patients
Having an easily-accessible palliative care pharmacist in every community would improve medicine management for terminally ill Australians, said Helen Stone MPS, PSA State and Territory Manager South Australia and Northern Territory.
How to plan for the upcoming CPD year
There are five steps to a successful Continuing Professional Development (CPD): plan, do, record, reflect and report.
Ocular changes
A patient inquiry about ocular changes may provide pharmacists with an opportunity to screen or refer patients to an optometrist.
Loneliness
Despite being the most technologically connected society in history, we appear to be the loneliest. Robust scientific evidence has declared loneliness a significant danger to the health of the individual and the public health system.
2022: a year in review
From a difficult start to a triumphant end, here are the most significant events that impacted pharmacy practice in 2022.
