The true cost of chronic pain
Around 3.24 million Australians are suffering from chronic pain daily, costing the economy $139.3 billion in 2018, a new report by Painaustralia has suggested.1
The...
What pharmacists can learn from rural and remote practice
Rural and remote practice for pharmacists should be regarded as a ‘seeding ground’ to drive pharmacist’s practice that can then be integrated back into...
‘We don’t have good data on medication errors’: Deputy CMO
Connecting information across healthcare systems and settings will help improve the quality use of medicines (QUM), according to experts at the virtual 2021 National Medicines Symposium, held on 18 May.
Q&A: Helping vaccine hesitant patients
Helping patients work through concerns or hesitation for vaccination requires more than the provision of factual information.
International aid and healthcare service provision
How can pharmacists get involved in international aid and healthcare service provision overseas?
Working as a pharmacist in overseas development can be stressful –...
Vaccinating in-house and hub
When the Tasmanian government called for immunisers to staff its COVID-19 vaccination clinics, community pharmacist Robert Beaumont MPS was eager to put his qualifications to good use.
