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EDITORIAL for Monday 28 September 2015
Welcome to this weeks’ edition of i2P (Information to Pharmacists) dated Monday, 28 September 2015. This week we have a diversity of topics starting with a rather unique story of an American police chief taking the initiative in dealing with the spiralling prescription abuse creating a gateway to addiction and multiple other crimes to feed…
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The Power of One
I came across a story regarding a police initiative to combat the escalating prescription opioid abuse that is affecting communities in the US (and Australia) and which is causing family destruction and tying up unnecessary police resources at a very high cost for government. The story is really quite inspirational and may have application within Australia,…
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Homeopathy and the APLF – What’s Wrong With This Picture?
It’s not so long ago that i2P asked me to investigate the NHRMC investigation into homeopathy, because of perceived bias. Go to: Homeopathy – A Political Diversion Rather Than a Valid Issue This was requested because i2P was receiving information regarding the manipulation of orchestrated attacks on some health modalities, in particular homeopathy and chiropractic.…
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Health Out of Pocket Costs Will Impact Pharmacy
The following information was recently released by the AIHW which is showing a trend for government spending to remain a constant while private expenditure is trending upwards. “Total expenditure on health was estimated at $154.6 billion in 2013–14, up by 3.1% on 2012–13 in real terms. Growth in expenditure per person was $6,639, which was…
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Real leadership often defies the rules
Leading an organization, whether public, private or non-profit, requires making tough decisions. It’s just part of the job, whether it’s in the job description or not. Because as they say, it’s lonely at the top. Business school classes in leadership offer sound advice based on solid research and practical experience. In theory, it all works…
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Screening over-70’s for memory issues – what can it achieve?
An international panel has recommended all people over 70 be tested each year for problems with memory and reasoning. They claim that the goal is to detect treatable disease, to provide lifestyle guidance to slow cognitive impairment, to identify patients who may be struggling to understand their doctor’s instructions, and to allow patients and families…
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Censorship and Misrepresentation in the Australian Media
On Sunday 20 September many concerned Australians protested former Prime Minister, Tony Abbott’s, ‘No Jab No Pay’ policy which is now before a Senate Committee for Inquiry. In Western Australia, the media has not reported on the important human rights that are being lost with this proposed policy or the reasons why many concerned Australians…
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The Human Face of Vaccination
VacTruth.com was founded in 2009 by Jeffry John Aufderheide. Jeffry was a rescue swimmer in the United States Navy and held a Top Secret clearance. In 2000, he was honorably discharged from the Navy and a year later started his family. In 2001 his first son, Brandon, was born. Twenty-one vaccines later, his son stopped…
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PSA Media Releases – 1. MPS Value & World Pharmacists Day 2. PSA Welcomes New Team in Health
September 24, 2015 PSA celebrates World Pharmacists Day with campaign highlighting value of being member of the society (MPS) Friday September 25 is World Pharmacists Day and to mark the occasion the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has launched a campaign letting the community know of the great work that pharmacists do and that Members of…
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NPS Media Release – New Antibiotic and Aged Care Collaboration
21 SEPTEMBER 2015 NEW REPORTING COLLABORATION FOR USE OF ANTIBIOTICS IN AGED CARE NPS MedicineWise and Webstercare are proud to announce their latest collaborative Medicinewise Report to assist in the review of use of antibiotics for urinary tract infections (UTIs) in residential aged care facilities (RACFs). The RACF Medicinewise Report enables RACFs to identify patterns of…