Hannah Knowles MPS with David Batt MP, Member for Hinkler (Qld)[/caption]
Anna Theophilos MPS with David Batt MP, Member for Hinkler (Qld)[/caption]
Drawing on 17 years’ experience, Theophilos highlighted the breadth of community pharmacy services she provides, anchored by immunisation.
Using her ‘spin-to-win’ wheel, Anna highlighted the inequity experienced by patients across Australia, with regulations preventing pharmacist immunisers being able to fully support the immunisation needs of the communities they serve.
“I hope they can see it’s common sense that all pharmacists, regardless of where you practice, can vaccinate according to the Australian Immunisation Handbook. All Australians deserve the same access to vaccinations regardless of where they live.
For the heart
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AusCVDRisk. Australian CVD risk calculator. 2023....
What doesn’t kill you doesn’t make you stronger
References
Nalbandian A, Sehgal K, Gupta A, et al. Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome. Nat Med 2021;27(4):601–15.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Chronic respiratory...
Protecting your over 60s from the flu
Get ready to help to protect vulnerable Australians over the age of 60 years from influenza and its most deadly complications.
Breathing change into asthma care
References
Australian Bureau of Statistics. Asthma. 2023;Dec. At: www.abs.gov.au/statistics/health/health-conditions-and-risks/asthma/latest-release
Asthma Australia. Asthma burden in 2024. 2024;Dec. At: https://asthma.org.au/health-professionals/asthma-digest/asthma-burden-in-2024/
Bateman ED, Reddel HK, O’Byrne PM,...
Protecting kids from medicine harm
References
PSA. Medicine safety: child and adolescent care report. 2025. At: www.psa.org.au/3d-flip-book/medicine-safety-child-and-adolescent-care-report/
Cairns R, Karanges EA, Wong A, et al. Trends in self-poisoning and...
