‘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.Antibiotic shortages impact the health of Indigenous children
Treating bacterial infections without antibiotics might sound like a problem from another time, but it is a challenge that healthcare professionals in remote areas...
Fungal foot infections
The feet and toenails are prone to a variety of infections, as they are frequently exposed to a moist environment through the regular use...
Emily Griffin keynote address to the Medication Safety and Efficiency Conference
PSA Victorian Early Career Pharmacist of the Year Emily Griffin's keynote address to the Medication Safety and Efficiency Conference.
Pharmacist advice app takes home Pharmacy Shark Tank prize
Patients would be able to seek pharmacist advice with a few taps on their smartphone, using a proposed app that has won the PSA19...
Pharmacists can have a big impact on men’s mental health
A recent report released by Beyond Blue has further revealed the state of men’s mental health in Australia. Pharmacists can help to intervene before...
Government commits $25m to medicine safety research
The federal Government will invest $25 million in research to improve the safe use of medicines and medicines intervention by pharmacists.
