Medical writing is the term used for a field that can include journalists who specialize in writing in healthcare and medicine as well as doctors,…

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The Optometry Board of Australia’s revised Guidelines for use of scheduled medicines was released on Monday 8th December 2014 with the amendments made to the…

Read More Optometrists no longer able to independently manage glaucoma>

Remuneration is being touted as one of the major issues involved in integrating more pharmacists into general practice settings. According to a paper published in…

Read More Expansion of practice pharmacist role depends on remuneration>

2014 has been an exceptional year for Samantha Kourtis, a Canberra pharmacist who has taken out two major awards. She has been recognised not only…

Read More Canberra pharmacist Samantha Kourtis wins two major awards in 2014>

Chris Walton, CEO of Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA), has said that rather than providing an instructive first step in a career in pharmacy, an increasing…

Read More Overworked and underpaid pharmacy interns – PPA says it’s time to fix the system>

Heard of the #pharmacist tweet-a-thon? We hadn’t. Luckily The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) was all over it! They recently joined pharmacists from…

Read More Tweet-a-thon shares how pharmacists make a difference>

Pharmacists are being invited to register an expression of interest to complete the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s (PSA) nationally accredited vaccination course “APPIMM806A Manage the…

Read More Vaccination training course for pharmacists going national>

We asked pharmacist and PhD candidate Kenny Lee what it was like to speak at the recent TEDxPerth event….. “Each year at TEDxPerth, local and…

Read More TEDx talks and beyond? Wonderful opportunities and unique challenges abound in the life of an academic (and my career has yet to officially begin!)>

The Primary Health Care Research & Information Service (PHCRIS) has produced a review of the Home Medicine Review (HMR) program. The main change to the…

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The Pharmacy Guild of Australia (PGA) has released a video which outlines how regional, rural and remote community pharmacies provide excellence in healthcare. It also…

Read More Rural community pharmacies filling the gaps in health care>

Earlier this month we published an article from 2012 pharmacy graduate Rita about things that pharmacy students need to consider when choosing an internship. Rita…

Read More 4 different career paths from recent pharmacy graduates>

“There was a very interesting Catch 22 situation that unfolded in fourth year pharmacy. They taught us a subject called Integrated Dispensing, where we were…

Read More Fifty Shades of Pharmacy Grey: things future intern pharmacists must know – by a 2013 intern>

My Health Career is pleased to present a second guest article from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s Victorian President Anthony Tassone on the topic of…

Read More Motivational Interviewing for pharmacists – a brief look at ‘styles’ and ‘skills’ of effective communication>

The federal government handed down its 2014-2015 budget on Tuesday 13th May 2014. Click here for the expense measures for health. The government intends for…

Read More How will the federal budget affect health professions?>

My Health Career is pleased to present a guest article from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s Victorian President Anthony Tassone on the topic of communications…

Read More Victorian Guild President Anthony Tassone – essential communication skills for pharmacists>

Health Workforce Australia released a document in its Australia’s Health Workforce Series in March 2014 – “Pharmacists in Focus.” It states that pharmacy graduate numbers…

Read More Australian pharmacy workforce in focus>

It’s been about a week since the debate about whether pharmacists should be able to administer vaccines has flared up. With the pilot trial in…

Read More Flu vaccination trial starting soon in Queensland pharmacies>

The Northern Territory Medicare Local is now taking applications for university health students to fly to the Northern Territory to connect with high school students…

Read More Want to fly to the Northern Territory to inspire the next generation of health practitioners?>

“I was absolutely thrilled to be offered the opportunity to become a Glass Explorer late in 2013. As a long term lover and early adopter…

Read More Google Glass in Pharmacy – by Cathie Reid>

My Health Career is pleased to present a guest blog post from Matt, a hospital pharmacist at the Frankston Hospital, which is part of the…

Read More A hospital pharmacist hits the wards>