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EDITORIAL for Monday 5 January 2015
A Happy New Year and a welcome to this weekly edition of i2P- Information to Pharmacists for Monday 5 January, 2015. In this edition we continue to ensure that our articles have elements that can be utilised for pharmacists in their planning activities given that all the portents for 2015 need to be foundational in…
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Costco to stir the pot in 2015
US retailing giant Costco plans to inject yet more capital into its Australian business as it launches more stores and seeks to muscle in to the petrol station market. This will force the Australian duopoly of Coles and Woolworths to be more competitive. Costco’s revenue surged in 2014 as customers sought out goods ranging from…
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Pharmacists Have the Best Job in the World
The claim that is made by the title of this article refers to a study by a company called “CareerCast” who are a specialist employment agency in the US medical field. For the first time that I can remember they are featuring pharmacists as being in the “must have” job. But they lost my vote…
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It’s Not Just Sony Pictures Facing Security Issues – It’s Pharmacy!
Editor’s Note: Steve Jenkin has an interest in cybersecurity and is the “go to” person for i2P in these matters. The recent hacking of Sony in the US when it was about to release a movie based on the North Korean dictator (and the hackers also thought to be the North Korean government) illustrated vividly…
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Pharmacy by Design
Pharmacy renewal, a process that will start in earnest in this year of 2015, cannot occur without shop refitting or modification along with design changes reflecting the shape and style of the workflows that have to be accommodated. Major designers, stimulated by Afffordable Care Legislation in the US, have turned their attention on healthcare as…
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Visual Grammar – a Great Advertising Technique
The people that developed the Smart Draw software have come up with a series of advertorials that are both unique and have application as part of a manager’s tool kit. They have intrigued me with their style so that I not only use their software but I am now republishing their advertorials free of charge.…
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Keep your funny side up
Life is funny – or at least, I think it should be. Finding humor in everyday things is a gift. Our very serious world can be depressing and overwhelming. Problems at work can seem insurmountable. Your car is making a disturbing noise, and the kids’ school just called to let you know your daughter,…
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Albert Einstein – His Personal Credo
Recently, some personal records of Albert Einstein were released and more are being digitised for public access. i2P is publishing some of this material because he was such an interesting man of science. Albert Einstein considered himself a “loner” and did not believe in “free will”. In August 1932, Albert Einstein wrote “My Credo” in…
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A History of Pharmacy in Pictures – a Culture Change Reference
While this slide presentation (at the foot of this text) leads into the history of US pharmacy, we all share a common heritage up to 1788, the birth year of European settlement in Australia. As part of understanding the culture of pharmacy, everyone needs to know their origins to be able to centre their own…
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PSA Media Releases 1. Sussan Ley appointment 2. Swearing in of Sussan Ley
December 23, 2014 Important step for healthcare as new Minister sworn in The swearing in of Sussan Ley as Australia’s new Minister for Health marks an important step in the ongoing health-reform process in this country and also for the future direction of the pharmacy profession, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia says. National President of…