RACGP on dispensing during disasters

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has supported PSA’s call for better dispensing authorities without prescriptions for people with chronic disease during...

PSA names new CEO

The PSA board has appointed health care advocate and health policy expert Mark Kinsela as its new Chief Executive Officer.  Mr Kinsela was appointed after...

SSRIs for mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease

Could selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) help reduce the burden of Alzheimer’s disease and prevent decline from mild cognitive impairment? An estimated 10% of people...

Safe hands: minimising antipsychotic use in the elderly

Concerns over the overuse of antipsychotics in Residential Aged Care Facilities have reached a high tide – but so have efforts to address the...

Research winners for PSA18

Researchers examining polypharmacy within aged populations have won the best paper and best poster categories at PSA18. Lauren Corre and a team of University of...

A lengthy legacy

Warwick Plunkett AM, FPS, twice a former National President of PSA, is the NSW Lifetime Achievement Award winner for 2023.