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NPS Media Releases – Tropfest Short Film Winners
THURSDAY 25 JUNE 2015 ‘A MAN WALKS INTO A BAR … AND PICKS UP A SUPERBUG’ TROPFEST AND NPS MEDICINEWISE PRESENT THE WINNING FILMS TAKING A CREATIVE LEAD ON A SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUE The short film ‘The Pick Up’—featuring a sultry scenario where a man walks into a bar and meets a very attractive lady…
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EDITORIAL for Monday 22 June 2015
Welcome to i2P (Information to Pharmacists) dated 22 June 2015. This week we see tensions rise within community pharmacy as the vote for the 6CPA in the Senate is due for debate and for passing into enabling legislation. Will it be passed before the Senate goes into recess? Time is running out fast. This is…
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New Study Creates a Guide for Pharmacy Clinics
As pharmacy moves slowly into the provision of clinical services, their design and delivery through specialised clinic formats will be a major consideration. Growing incrementally in need, primary health care is a traditional area for pharmacy that needs to build to a provider status. A study published in The Lancet, could help because it has…
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The APLF – a very quiet organisation
The Australian Pharmacy Liaison Forum (APLF) is a pharmacy umbrella organisation that was born in 2008 amidst political tension between major pharmacy organisations. The fact that it was not needed until that point is testament to the goodwill and collegiality that existed between pharmacists and the various organisations that represented them. Something happened to alter…
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Homeopathy – a Political Diversion Rather than a Valid Issue
The spotlight has recently been shone on Homeopathy with GP commentators saying that if pharmacist collaboration is to occur with GP’s then homeopathy should be banned within pharmacies. Then we have had some pharmacy commentators echoing the call mainly from the HMR accredited sector- the pharmacists from NHP pharmacology actually seeking collaboration with GP’s. Given…
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I’ve been thinking about minding the gap, looking right, and a potential blind spot in the medication-use process.
There is little pedestrian about being a pedestrian in the UK. It pays to heed the painted warnings underfoot between the platforms and trains throughout the color-coded labyrinth of the famed Underground—“MIND THE GAP.” It is paramount, however, to heed the painted curbs at nearly every intersection—“LOOK RIGHT.” Perhaps you’ve had your close call…
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Life is what you give back
A son and his father are walking in the mountains. Suddenly, the boy falls, scrapes his knee and screams, “AAAhhhhhhhhh!!!” To the son’s surprise, he hears his voice repeating, somewhere in the mountains, “AAAhhhhhhhhh!!!” Curious, he yells, “Who are you?” He receives the same answer, “Who are you?” Angered at the response, he screams, “Coward!” He receives…
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Semi-starvation diets offer new hope for obesity with binge eating
Severe diets don’t necessarily lead to binge eating and could be used to treat obesity without risking the disorder, according to new research from the University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Centre and the University of Western Sydney. The surprising discovery suggests that severe diets, such as those involving meal-replacement shakes, don’t necessarily exacerbate binge-eating behaviour.…
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News Roundup 22 June 2015
Sigma supporting Pharmacists’ Support Service The Pharmacists’ Support Service (PSS) has been given a boost through a generous donation of $2,500 from Sigma. The donation will be put towards further training for the volunteer pharmacists who provide the service and raising awareness that the service is available to all Australian pharmacists, pharmacy interns and students.…
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PSA Media Releases
June 18, 2015 PSA calls on Senators to pass Bill critical to implementation of Community Pharmacy Agreement The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) today urged the Senate not to delay the passage of the National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill which is the key to implementation of the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement. The National President of PSA,…