consultant pharmacists
Consultants ‘a tough bunch,’ says winner
PSA’s inaugural Consultant Pharmacist of the Year is looking forward to the day when consultants are an everyday part of the health landscape Victorian pharmacist Deborah Hawthorne MPS has been …
MRNs won’t expire in June, delegates told
Medication Review Numbers, set to expire on 30 June, will be extended for a year, consultant pharmacists have been told David Laffan, assistant secretary, Pharmacy Branch, Australian Department of Health …
Onsite pharmacist does not equal outreach pharmacist
The government appears to have completely changed course in its plans for pharmacists in aged care facilities, says Deborah Hawthorne While the pharmacy world was already reeling regarding the announcement …
Poll: pharmacists in aged care
With the way in which residential aged care pharmacists are set to work being debated, we’d like to know what you think Then Health Minister Greg Hunt announced the establishment …
How a consultant practice community was created
Deborah Hawthorne writes about how consultant pharmacists began to support each other during Covid… and beyond It was 2020, and the COVID pandemic had been declared. Pharmacists within all organisations …
A new era for pharmacy and aged care
Evidence, expansion and individual care: A new era for on-site aged care pharmacists, says Juanita Breen The quality use of medicines (QUM), particularly psychotropic use, in residential aged care is …
New offerings from SHPA
SHPA to launch two new pathways for accredited pharmacists and embedded pharmacists in residential aged care, plus a new conference and awards All current or aspiring accredited pharmacists can undertake …
Accreditation body to close
Australian Association of Consultant Pharmacy to cease operation at the end of 2022, with accreditation to transition to the Australasian College of Pharmacy and PSA The Australian Association of Consultant …
Groundbreaking contributions recognised
Geriatric therapeutics and GP pharmacy pioneer wins Consultant Pharmacist of the Year award Melbourne-based accredited pharmacist Robyn Saunders was named as winner of the 2022 AACP MIMS Consultant Pharmacist of …
An outstanding contribution
Dr Manya Angley is the AACP MIMS Consultant Pharmacist of the Year for 2021 Dr Manya Angley was announced as the 2021 Australian Association of Consultant Pharmacy (AACP) MIMS Consultant …
Big gig for Aussie pharmacist
An Australian pharmacist has been appointed editor-in-chief of an important US pharmacy publication The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists has named Chris Alderman, former editor-in-chief of the Journal of Pharmacy …
CBD smoking ban another small step
One Sydney council area will be the first in Australia to make its CBD smoke-free… with an initial emphasis on education, says its pharmacist mayor At the October meeting of …