‘We’re increasingly seeing incidents where alert fatigue has been identified as a contributing factor. It’s not that there wasn’t an alert in place, but that it was lost among the other alerts the clinician saw,’ Prof Baysari says.
Cultural safety and responsiveness
Scenario
A patient, who identifies as an Aboriginal person, presents to the pharmacy for her monthly prescriptions. Her prescriptions are not annotated as ‘CTG -...
PSA secures funding for dedicated aged care pharmacists
New funding has been secured to embed pharmacists in Residential Aged Care Facilities, revolutionising the way we care for the elderly.
Tips for pharmacists providing COVID-19 vaccinations
Australian Pharmacist asked two experienced vaccinators for their tips and tricks to ensure things run smoothly.
Battling social media misinformation around sunscreen
Sunscreen myths are thriving on social media. An expert explains the evidence-based recommendations to help pharmacists combat misinformation.
Partnering for success
Before entering into a partnership, it is important for all partners to carefully consider the commercial, legal and business succession issues which inevitably flow...
Preparing to vaccinate children under 12 against COVID-19
On 5 December, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) provisionally approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children over 5 years of age.
