‘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.
Pharmacist vaccinations: ‘there needs to be a sustainable model’
From COVID-19 to influenza, pharmacists help to protect millions of Australians through vaccination services. But a lack of funding and access could have ‘dire consequences’ for the nation.
Electronic prescribing
Ultimately, it took the COVID-19 pandemic to crystallise the immediate medicine safety and public health imperative for electronic prescriptions.
The COVID-19 vaccinator
Jamie Dalton MPS was among the first group of Australian community pharmacists to join the national COVID-19 rollout in June in his own slice of ‘paradise’ – Mission Beach, Queensland.
Age-related macular degeneration
Case Scenario
Kerry, 71 years, presents at the hospital emergency department with a 6-week history of sudden-onset right eye visual deterioration. The optometrist referral queries...
World AIDS Day 2020
People living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and AIDS continue to face challenges, including polypharmacy.
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.
