Normalisation is medical misogyny and delays diagnosis
Sharnelle Vella, ABC Radio Melbourne breakfast co-host[/caption]
Mike Stephens, Director, Medicines policy and Programs at the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO)[/caption]
Chastina Heck MPS, Chair of the PSA/NACCHO Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Pharmacy Practice Community of Specialty Interest (CSI).[/caption]
Philippa Chigeza, pharmacist at Logan Hospital.[/caption]
Opioid replacement therapy – supporting treatment
Drug dependence, including opioid dependence, involves a complex interplay of social, psychological and biological factors.
Learning objectives
After reading this article, pharmacists should be able...
From the President: Integrate further into primary healthcare and work together
Earlier this year the outgoing Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt announced the government would allocate $345.7 million in the 2022–23 federal Budget for pharmacists in aged care.
Caring during chaos; keeping the flame burning
Burnout, by its nature, isn’t easy to head off. Spotting the warning signs early gives the best chance of dealing with it.
PSA launches bold five-year plan for pharmacy
A new vision for the role of pharmacists launched PSA18 in Sydney today, with the unveiling of PSA’s Pharmacists in 2023: A Discussion Paper,...
Experts rank alcohol as the drug which causes the most harm
The public conversation around substance abuse often centres around illicit drugs and prescription medicine misuse, but a new study suggests that the impact of...
Pharmacists can teach ‘schoolies’ about emergency contraception
About half of school leavers (schoolies) believe emergency contraception is only effective 12 or 24 hours after sexual intercourse, according to a new study...
