PSA
Fighting for the cause
‘Angry bastard’ chosen as Pharmacist of the Year in 2019 PSA awards, as military pharmacy legend and rising PSA star also honoured Regional NSW firebrand, and self-styled “angry bastard”, Peter …
Twenty years too old?
With increasing changes to the way medicines are prescribed, and “alarming” levels of medicine-related harm, is there a need to update our drugs policy? Researchers have called for an update …
A key speaker
Health Minister to open PSA’s national conference this Friday Federal Health Minister the Hon Greg Hunt MP will officially open the PSA19 conference in Sydney on Friday 26 July. PSA …
John Bell honoured
Leading pharmacist John Bell AM has been honoured with Diabetes NSW and ACT’s most prestigious honour Each year, Diabetes NSW & ACT recognises a person who has made a significant …
We want to be embedded in aged care, say pharmacists
Not a zero-sum game: pharmacists should be able to perform medication management activities – whether they come from community pharmacy or elsewhere, says PSA This week AJP covered the topic of integrating …
Let pharmacists take the lead: PSA
This week’s report into polypharmacy highlights the need for regular medicine reviews for older Australians — a task best performed by pharmacists, says the PSA The report, from the University …
What’s happening at the PSA?
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia is undergoing an “operational transformation” amid rumours of staff layoffs A number of anonymous pharmacy sector sources have hinted at staff redundancies at the PSA, …
The week in review
Doctor complaints about pharmacists practising to the top of their scope featured strongly this week… Government talks about the 7CPA with the Guild and PSA have begun, while Chemist Warehouse, …
7CPA talks kick off
Government talks with the Guild and PSA have begun, while Chemist Warehouse, Ramsay and doctor’s groups have been invited to a roundtable meeting this month Initial consultation for the Seventh …
‘Fear-mongering, pure and simple.’
The RACGP’s Queensland chair has spoken out about his “grave concern” that the state’s pharmacy trial will contribute to antimicrobial resistance But the doctor group is simply fear-mongering, says Trent …
The week in review
The start of July brought a pay rise, a cut to penalty rates and a collection of new PBS listings We took a look at what readers thought about the …
Is the 7CPA a chance to lift pay?
It’s a good start, but it’s not enough – that was your view on the 5% pay rise for employee pharmacists announced last month The Fair Work Commission’s decision on …