‘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.
How pharmacists can help diagnose and manage cow’s milk allergy
Awareness is growing about childhood allergies, especially peanut allergy. But according to the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA), the symptoms of...
Gap in knowledge for breastfeeding mothers seeking CAMs
Research from Curtin University published in 2017 found that pharmacists providing advice to lactating mothers who are seeking complementary medicines are finding the lack...
Consumer vision for pharmacy practice
It is difficult to overstate the importance of the present and potential future role of the pharmacist in the day-to-day health care of most...
Improving medicines use in aged care
We know that there are high levels of medicines use in the aged care setting, which is not surprising given the demographics of residents and...
Greater collaboration and funding needed in pharmacy
Greater funding is needed to unite the pharmacy profession with other healthcare professionals. This was the powerful message that came out of PSA’s NSW/ACT...
Rural pharmacists urged to have their say
Recent research has predicted by 2026 there could be just 52 pharmacists per 100,000 people in rural and remote areas, compared with more than...
