‘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.Complementary medicine: Osteoarthritis
Pain caused by osteoarthritis (OA) is a common presentation in a community pharmacy, with many patients seeking advice on complementary and alternative medicines that...
The mental health researcher
Claire O’Reilly was an intern pharmacist when a patient experience got her thinking about a pharmacist’s role in improving mental health care. Now she’s...
Don’t leave me on my own!
Uncertain first days as a registered pharmacist, navigating expanded scope of practice or working in isolated environments can be lonely and confronting. New supports are now helping pharmacists build confidence, resilience and professional networks.
Pharmacological interventions for managing acute pancreatitis
The prevalence of acute pancreatitis is between 5 and 30 per 100,000 population worldwide. It also represents the most common cause for gastrointestinal hospital...
How to manage neuropathic pain
Neuropathic pain is defined as ‘pain caused by a lesion or disease of the somatosensory nervous system’.1
It is associated with impaired quality of...
Record number of COVID-19 vaccines administered
Hundreds of Victorians are on alert after potential exposure to the virus, as more Australians line up to receive the vaccine.
