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PSA repeats call for MBS payments as Medicare reform looms
Plea for more pharmacist involvement comes as RACGP demands GPs be front and centre in any reform As the Federal Government signals the start of significant changes to Medicare the …
Technology lagging on pharmacists’ needs
Gaps in the development of health information communication technology (ICT) may hinder the “inevitable” implementation of pharmacist prescribing, researchers warn. A review of 20 existing health ICT evaluation frameworks, …
PSA opens SA/NT PotY nominations
Nominations for the 2023 Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) South Australia and Northern Territory Branch Pharmacist of the Year (PotY) Awards are now open. The application process will close on …
‘We need to be on our game’
Australian pharmacists should be able to provide all vaccinations for everybody, says a sector leader, saying climate change will see the profession need to move forward Limitations on telehealth and …
Professionalism and empathy win the day
Canberran Ingrid Stroud has been named Pharmacy Student wildcard of the year Ingrid Stroud from the University of Canberra was presented with the 2023 Pharmacy Student of the Year wildcard …
The week in review
Controversy in Canberra over pharmacist scope of practice made this news this week, while there was also a focus on pay NAPSA held its annual Congress in Canberra, where Pharmacy …
Pharmacist named NAC Clinical Executive Lead
Veteran advanced practice pharmacist and respiratory health specialist, Debbie Rigby, will join the National Asthma Council of Australia (NAC) as the organisation’s inaugural Clinical Executive Lead. Announcing Ms Rigby’s …
National Medicines Policy update to reduce harms
Health stakeholders have welcomed the updated National Medicines Policy, saying the changes should improve medicines safety On Tuesday (20 December 2022) Health Minister Mark Butler announced an “updated and strengthened” …
Docs link pharmacists to trimethoprim shortage
Pharmacists have urged doctors to “put aside turf wars,” following claims UTI prescribing programs risk lives “When a patient with symptoms of a suspected UTI walks into a pharmacy they …
‘Many of them we now consider dangerous…’
A new pharmacy museum showcases just how far the profession has come, says one leading pharmacist The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has opened a new museum at its Adelaide offices, …
PSA to farewell its CEO
Mark Kinsela has announced that he will step down as the CEO of the Pharmaceutical Society from mid-2023, citing personal reasons “I have absolutely loved working at PSA,” Mr Kinsela …
‘Simply unacceptable’: Pay boost call for pharmacy interns, grads
With the profession’s undergrads again at the bottom of the salary scale, pharmacy organisations have called for more support for this group Pharmacy undergraduates are again at the top of …