Two studies carried out in Victoria revealed effective ways to reduce medication prescribing errors and promote patient safety in the Australian healthcare system. The first…
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In February, the Therapeutic Goods Administration implemented its decision to make codeine-based medications available only to consumers with prescription. Evidence backing the risks and side…
Indigenous Allied Health Australia is demanding that Australian governments coordinate with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations to address urgently the “national shame” of a…
This February we wanted to celebrate love not just on Valentine’s Day, but all month long. We asked pharmacists Dr Kenneth Lee (who we know as “Kenny”) and…
The Australian Dental Association (ADA), Australian Medical Association (AMA), Optometry Australia (OA), Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA), Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), The…
2017 literally started off with a bang. And ash. Funnily enough it was the ash that made the experience what it was…… I went to…
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The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and National Boards have welcomed the passing of two legislative reforms by the Queensland Parliament and the Parliament…
To recognise the expanding number of aboriginal community controlled health organization (ACCHO) pharmacists, the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) and the Pharmaceutical Society…
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The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA), whom started a bid in 2015 for physiotherapists to gain prescribing rights, expects to pass a framework to the Physiotherapy…
beyondblue has acted on evidence suggesting that health professionals are at a greater risk of experiencing depression, anxiety and suicide, to produce a guide for…
What is on your mind right now? How is your day going as a practicing pharmacist? In the first and only survey to research the…
Read More Are our pharmacists mentally and emotionally healthy?>
October is Mental Health Month and it is important for all health professionals to focus on their own mental health to ensure they are in…
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There are over 15 accredited undergraduate pharmacy courses in Australia and 6 postgraduate courses. For undergraduate entry into a pharmacy course commencing in 2017, the…
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There are many positive outcomes for Australia by optimising the role of pharmacists, especially within collaborative healthcare frameworks, said the peak body for pharmacists, the…
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Several general practitioners and pharmacists received Queen’s Birthday Honours for their outstanding service to their professions. The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) warmly…
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Registered health practitioners are reminded to check, correct and comply with their professional and legal advertising obligations. The National Boards and the Australian Health Practitioner…
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The 2017-18 Federal Budget was handed down on 9 May 2017 by the Turnbull Government. The budget received mixed responses from various health associations and…
So, there’s this talk that I feel extremely passionate about that I give to the new graduate optometrists who enter the workforce in NSW/ACT each…
Read More How to be a Happy Health Practitioner – by optometrist Carina Trinh>
Due to my own developing interest in mindfulness in my own practice as an optometrist, and for the wider community of health practitioners, I thought…
The Fair Work Commission’s decision on penalty rates and other conditions in selected industries has hit workers in many professions, including pharmacists. The Pharmaceutical Society…
Read More Will pharmacists continue to be paid penalty rates on Sundays and public holidays?>
