How pharmacists can keep up with the nation’s health needs

The healthcare needs of Australians are shifting – which means pharmacists’ training has to adapt to keep pace. The good news? It’s happening. The...

Bringing pharmacists into the digital future

PSA has unveiled a new digital health report, Connecting the dots: Digitally empowered pharmacists, at the PSA19 conference. The report, funded by the Australian Digital...

Marea O’Donnell extended interview

As a pharmacist who cares about people, any extra involvement of having pharmacists in aged care is going to be good. It’s going to...

How AI might help identify adverse drug events

The development of natural language processing (NLP) capabilities is opening new avenues for pharmacovigilance and pharmacists can play a key role in the process. US...

Remote Australians at increased risk for diabetes complications

Mortality rates are four times higher for Indigenous patients with diabetes than non-Indigenous Australians, a report has found. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare...

Calculating the risk of glaucoma

More than 1000 people have completed an online assessment in Australian pharmacies to determine their potential risk of developing glaucoma, and there's a call...