workforce
Pharmacy’s soft underbelly
Look after your employed pharmacists or the value of your pharmacy and its services will suffer, owners warned Talented, experienced pharmacists are leaving the profession and are being replaced by …
Snapshot of the profession
The latest numbers from the Pharmacy Board, as pharmacy workforce continues to grow The Pharmacy Board of Australia has listed its registrant data for the period of 1 October to …
Invest in the workforce: FIP president
Universal health coverage won’t be possible without investment in the pharmaceutical workforce, says FIP president Dr Carmen Peña Dr Peña was speaking at the opening of the International Pharmaceutical Federation’s annual …
Soaring enrolments to help pharmacist shortage
Growing enrolments will help solve pharmacy workforce shortages, says a pharmacy professor James Cook University’s pharmacy enrolments have more than doubled this year – and graduates have no problem finding …
BUILDING A PHARMACY WORKFORCE FOR THE FUTURE
Formal training programs will boost the expansion of pharmacists’ roles says Kristin Michaels, CEO of the SHPA Â Â The lack of formal or structured experiential training programs post-registration has potentially …
The need for a pharmacy workforce strategy
What is the right balance between supply and demand for pharmacists and how do we ensure an adequate number with the requisite skills and experience for the existing and emerging …
Pharmacist numbers growing: International Pharmaceutical Federation
The number of pharmacists per 10,000 population has grown around the world, according to a new report from the International Pharmaceutical Federation Education Initiative. The publication, “Global pharmacy workforce intelligence: …
Look long-term at workforce: Australian Pharmacist Workforce Summit
The first Australian Pharmacist Workforce Summit has underscored the need for a longer-term blueprint on the role of pharmacists in the future. The summit, held in Melbourne last week, issued …