New healthcare rights charter focuses on patient partnership
The new Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights has a strong focus on the partnership between healthcare professionals and patients to improve health outcomes. With...
Why we need pharmacists integrated in Aboriginal Health Services
In 2001, after 20 years as a pharmacist in Sydney, I moved to Bathurst, a regional centre in NSW’s Central West. At the pharmacy,...
Drivers’ prescription drug use under greater scrutiny
Pharmacists face new challenges when it comes to advising patients how prescription drug-use could affect their driving performance.
A change to the legal definition...
How to advocate for your practice
Whether pitching collaboration ideas, PHN tenders or talking to politicians, all pharmacists must master the art of advocating for their own practice.
Pharmacist recognised for contribution to pain management
Pharmacists who have an interest in a specific field are in charge of their own development, says pain expert Joyce McSwan, who was recently...
Pharmacists vital leaders in Australian community during COVID-19 crisis
After a summer of bushfires, the outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China (later named COVID-19) was reported in January.
