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Pharmacy profession calls for progress on prescribing

AP Staff - 9 October 2018

Industry

Momentum for pharmacist prescribing continues to grow, with a third of participants at a recent forum calling for the profession to move forward with...

Pharmacists’ true value not yet realised: PSA

Graem Sims - 12 March 2019

Industry

Pharmacists are the healthcare professionals best placed to address the crisis in medicine safety in Australia, and could contribute to cost savings of $1.4...

New data on Australia’s health and medicines use

Ann Winkle MPS - 3 December 2019

Industry

More than 62,000 hospital admissions for heart failure in Australia could have been prevented and more than 400,000 bed days avoided, according to new...

Antibiotic resistance knowledge improving, but more to be done

Thea Cowie - 12 November 2018

Clinical

Almost three-quarters of Australians are aware of the term ‘antibiotic resistance' and one quarter believe that it is affecting us, an NPS MedicineWise survey...

Budget’s funding welcome, but more is needed for pharmacy

AP Staff - 3 April 2019

Industry

PSA has welcomed the government’s commitment to pharmacy in the 2019-20 Federal Budget through the extension of the Administration Handling and Infrastructure (AHI) fee...

How should chronic pain in children be approached?

Ruth Cooper - 25 July 2019

Industry

There is limited research on the effectiveness of pharmacotherapy in treating in children with chronic pain. So what is the best approach and how...

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7.30 am	Prepare for the day Quick check of emails, paperwork and messages for staffing issues for the day ahead.
8.30 am	Medication advisory meeting Catch up with aged care staff, GPs and the aged care on-site pharmacist. Discuss a recent issue with completing drugs of dependence recording systems and improve procedures to prevent recurrences. Talk about residents removing patches. Also discuss alternate therapies, alternate patch placement and improved surveillance.
10.00 am	In the mall Visit our ‘The Barossa Pharmacist In the Mall’ pharmacy, touch base with rostering coordinator, check in with staff and see if the dispensary needs anything. Check prescriptions in the dispensary and counsel patients. Administer two COVID-19 vaccinations, and consult with other patients on hay fever and skincare treatment options.
12.00 pm	In the main street Visit our nearby sister site, ‘The Barossa Pharmacist In the Main Street’, check with staff and provide lunch cover in the dispensary. Packing client arrives with a change to medicines, so organise the profile change and adjust packs. Warfarin commenced for one of our regulars. Sat with them and discussed the new medicine and their concerns. Receive a prescription for a packing client that doesn’t match profile; phone the GP to clarify.
2.00 pm	Aged care supply and training Assist in the pharmacy with regular daily non-packed aged care orders for the afternoon, checking medication profiles and chart changes from the GP round. Also work through a Certificate III module with a pharmacy assistant after their S2/S3s schedules training.
6.00 pm	Evening meeting Attend the local Health Care Advisory Committee meeting to discuss opportunities to fund facilities for our local hospitals.
7.30 pm	Home time Hopefully make it home in time to say goodnight to my three girls, then relax and review the day with my wife.

7.30 am	Prepare for the day Quick check of emails, paperwork and messages for staffing issues for the day ahead.
8.30 am	Medication advisory meeting Catch up with aged care staff, GPs and the aged care on-site pharmacist. Discuss a recent issue with completing drugs of dependence recording systems and improve procedures to prevent recurrences. Talk about residents removing patches. Also discuss alternate therapies, alternate patch placement and improved surveillance.
10.00 am	In the mall Visit our ‘The Barossa Pharmacist In the Mall’ pharmacy, touch base with rostering coordinator, check in with staff and see if the dispensary needs anything. Check prescriptions in the dispensary and counsel patients. Administer two COVID-19 vaccinations, and consult with other patients on hay fever and skincare treatment options.
12.00 pm	In the main street Visit our nearby sister site, ‘The Barossa Pharmacist In the Main Street’, check with staff and provide lunch cover in the dispensary. Packing client arrives with a change to medicines, so organise the profile change and adjust packs. Warfarin commenced for one of our regulars. Sat with them and discussed the new medicine and their concerns. Receive a prescription for a packing client that doesn’t match profile; phone the GP to clarify.
2.00 pm	Aged care supply and training Assist in the pharmacy with regular daily non-packed aged care orders for the afternoon, checking medication profiles and chart changes from the GP round. Also work through a Certificate III module with a pharmacy assistant after their S2/S3s schedules training.
6.00 pm	Evening meeting Attend the local Health Care Advisory Committee meeting to discuss opportunities to fund facilities for our local hospitals.
7.30 pm	Home time Hopefully make it home in time to say goodnight to my three girls, then relax and review the day with my wife.

7.30 am	Prepare for the day Quick check of emails, paperwork and messages for staffing issues for the day ahead.
8.30 am	Medication advisory meeting Catch up with aged care staff, GPs and the aged care on-site pharmacist. Discuss a recent issue with completing drugs of dependence recording systems and improve procedures to prevent recurrences. Talk about residents removing patches. Also discuss alternate therapies, alternate patch placement and improved surveillance.
10.00 am	In the mall Visit our ‘The Barossa Pharmacist In the Mall’ pharmacy, touch base with rostering coordinator, check in with staff and see if the dispensary needs anything. Check prescriptions in the dispensary and counsel patients. Administer two COVID-19 vaccinations, and consult with other patients on hay fever and skincare treatment options.
12.00 pm	In the main street Visit our nearby sister site, ‘The Barossa Pharmacist In the Main Street’, check with staff and provide lunch cover in the dispensary. Packing client arrives with a change to medicines, so organise the profile change and adjust packs. Warfarin commenced for one of our regulars. Sat with them and discussed the new medicine and their concerns. Receive a prescription for a packing client that doesn’t match profile; phone the GP to clarify.
2.00 pm	Aged care supply and training Assist in the pharmacy with regular daily non-packed aged care orders for the afternoon, checking medication profiles and chart changes from the GP round. Also work through a Certificate III module with a pharmacy assistant after their S2/S3s schedules training.
6.00 pm	Evening meeting Attend the local Health Care Advisory Committee meeting to discuss opportunities to fund facilities for our local hospitals.
7.30 pm	Home time Hopefully make it home in time to say goodnight to my three girls, then relax and review the day with my wife.

7.30 am	Prepare for the day Quick check of emails, paperwork and messages for staffing issues for the day ahead.
8.30 am	Medication advisory meeting Catch up with aged care staff, GPs and the aged care on-site pharmacist. Discuss a recent issue with completing drugs of dependence recording systems and improve procedures to prevent recurrences. Talk about residents removing patches. Also discuss alternate therapies, alternate patch placement and improved surveillance.
10.00 am	In the mall Visit our ‘The Barossa Pharmacist In the Mall’ pharmacy, touch base with rostering coordinator, check in with staff and see if the dispensary needs anything. Check prescriptions in the dispensary and counsel patients. Administer two COVID-19 vaccinations, and consult with other patients on hay fever and skincare treatment options.
12.00 pm	In the main street Visit our nearby sister site, ‘The Barossa Pharmacist In the Main Street’, check with staff and provide lunch cover in the dispensary. Packing client arrives with a change to medicines, so organise the profile change and adjust packs. Warfarin commenced for one of our regulars. Sat with them and discussed the new medicine and their concerns. Receive a prescription for a packing client that doesn’t match profile; phone the GP to clarify.
2.00 pm	Aged care supply and training Assist in the pharmacy with regular daily non-packed aged care orders for the afternoon, checking medication profiles and chart changes from the GP round. Also work through a Certificate III module with a pharmacy assistant after their S2/S3s schedules training.
6.00 pm	Evening meeting Attend the local Health Care Advisory Committee meeting to discuss opportunities to fund facilities for our local hospitals.
7.30 pm	Home time Hopefully make it home in time to say goodnight to my three girls, then relax and review the day with my wife.

A clinical mix by the sea

Managing forgotten medicines

Expanded scope makes a difference on holiday

Staffing for constant demand

Weight regain predictable, but not the real problem

Not a sign of treatment failure

Nutrition: the missing variable

Playing the long game

What’s it like working as a pharmacist in the Barossa?

How did you get your start in aged care?

What are the challenges of being embedded in aged care?

What advice do you have for ECPs?

Where do you see the pharmacy profession evolving?

Training pathways for hospital pharmacists

Beyond the bedside

A holistic approach

Medicine management when it’s most critical

Care after the end

A clinical mix by the sea

Managing forgotten medicines

Expanded scope makes a difference on holiday

Staffing for constant demand

Weight regain predictable, but not the real problem

Not a sign of treatment failure

Nutrition: the missing variable

Playing the long game

What’s it like working as a pharmacist in the Barossa?

How did you get your start in aged care?

What are the challenges of being embedded in aged care?

What advice do you have for ECPs?

Where do you see the pharmacy profession evolving?

Training pathways for hospital pharmacists

Beyond the bedside

A holistic approach

Medicine management when it’s most critical

Care after the end

A clinical mix by the sea

Managing forgotten medicines

Expanded scope makes a difference on holiday

Staffing for constant demand

Weight regain predictable, but not the real problem

Not a sign of treatment failure

Nutrition: the missing variable

Playing the long game

What’s it like working as a pharmacist in the Barossa?

How did you get your start in aged care?

What are the challenges of being embedded in aged care?

What advice do you have for ECPs?

Where do you see the pharmacy profession evolving?

Training pathways for hospital pharmacists

Beyond the bedside

A holistic approach

Medicine management when it’s most critical

Care after the end

A clinical mix by the sea

Managing forgotten medicines

Expanded scope makes a difference on holiday

Staffing for constant demand

Weight regain predictable, but not the real problem

Not a sign of treatment failure

Nutrition: the missing variable

Playing the long game

What’s it like working as a pharmacist in the Barossa?

How did you get your start in aged care?

What are the challenges of being embedded in aged care?

What advice do you have for ECPs?

Where do you see the pharmacy profession evolving?

Training pathways for hospital pharmacists

Beyond the bedside

A holistic approach

Medicine management when it’s most critical

Care after the end

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