‘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.
Pandemic planning for pharmacists
If a pandemic or disaster struck in your community, would your pharmacy know how to properly assist?
That's the issue PhD candidate Elizabeth McCourt is...
Mandatory reporting: New reporting rules give advance warning
On 1 January 2019, new laws will enforce the mandatory reporting scheme for medicine shortages – a welcome change.
It’s a very difficult conversation...
Pharmacy-led chronic disease support for First Nations people
How using visual cultural cues alongside patient‐centred yarning builds trust – ensuring effective medication guidance.
Digital Health CRC to put focus on future of pharmacy
Pharmacists are being encouraged to look at the potential benefits digital technology will bring to the profession in the coming years.
Professor Libby Roughead, from...
Pharmacists assisting in drug dependency
The recent upscheduling of codeine has pushed issues around drug dependency into the spotlight. So how can community pharmacists help minimise harm at the...
Managing children’s pain and fever with ibuprofen
Identifying and managing pain in children is a vital role for pharmacists.
Commonly encountered paediatric pain can be categorised as pain associated with infection...
