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Young minds, meds and moods: youth mental health in focus

AP Staff - 11 December 2000

CPD

Links to resources See journal p28 and p29: Decision aid: Minding your mental wellbeing –<a href="https://go.medcast.com.au/decision-aid-minding-your-mental-wellbeing?utm_id=701Oa0000

Whitfield’s ointment

AP Staff - 9 October 2000

Clinical

Homei A, Worboys M. Fungal Disease in Britain and the United States 1850–2000: Mycoses and Modernity. Chapter 2: Athlete’s foot: a disease of...

Persistent pelvic pain

Jennifer Cooke - 11 December 2000

Clinical

Endometriosis: more than just a bad period

AP Staff - 17 December 2000

CPD

References Therapeutic Guidelines Limited. Endometriosis. In: eTG complete. Melbourne: Therapeutic Guidelines Limited; 2024. At: www.tg.org.au Burney RO, Giudice LC. Pathogenesis and pathophysiology of...

Summer of fun?

AP Staff - 28 November 2000

Advertorial

Hope in hand

Ruth Cooper - 17 December 2000

Industry

References Endometriosis Australia. About Endometriosis. At: endometriosisaustralia.org/about-endometriosis1/ Crump L, Suker A, White L. Endometriosis: A review of recent evidence and guidelines. AJGP. 2024....

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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.

How is running a pop-up pharmacy at the Australian Open different from your day-to-day practice?

Why did you first put your hand up for this roster 7 years ago?

What are the most common presentations you deal with?

What has been your best experience working at the AO?

What are the most popular products with tennis fans?

Who is your favourite tennis player?

Do you have any tips for pharmacists working at the AO this summer?

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?

How is running a pop-up pharmacy at the Australian Open different from your day-to-day practice?

Why did you first put your hand up for this roster 7 years ago?

What are the most common presentations you deal with?

What has been your best experience working at the AO?

What are the most popular products with tennis fans?

Who is your favourite tennis player?

Do you have any tips for pharmacists working at the AO this summer?

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?

How is running a pop-up pharmacy at the Australian Open different from your day-to-day practice?

Why did you first put your hand up for this roster 7 years ago?

What are the most common presentations you deal with?

What has been your best experience working at the AO?

What are the most popular products with tennis fans?

Who is your favourite tennis player?

Do you have any tips for pharmacists working at the AO this summer?

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?

How is running a pop-up pharmacy at the Australian Open different from your day-to-day practice?

Why did you first put your hand up for this roster 7 years ago?

What are the most common presentations you deal with?

What has been your best experience working at the AO?

What are the most popular products with tennis fans?

Who is your favourite tennis player?

Do you have any tips for pharmacists working at the AO this summer?

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?