EDITORIAL for Monday 18 April 2016
Welcome to this edition of i2P (Information to Pharmacists) E-Magazine dated Monday 18 April 2016. In this edition we express concerns for the general state and […]
Month: April 2016
The Corporate Capture of Democracy (and Community Pharmacy)
GetUp! sent me an email that included the following words: “Major corporations in Australia just threatened a $20 million campaign blitz, to hold onto their […]
Switzerland Gets it Right
Switzerland is a country known for its precision and its ability to keep its transport system “on time”. It is a landlocked country so when […]
Low dose aspirin – pro or con?
The US Preventative Services Task Force now recommends that all 50 to 70 year olds take a low-dose aspirin for preventing cardiovascular disease. Medical press […]
The State We Are In
NONE of our so called representative bodies have accepted ANY RESPONSIBILITY for the downright dismal and depressing state the so called Pharmacy profession finds itself […]
How Australia is losing the health fight
Imagine telling the good folk of 1990 that in the near future, we’d be redesigning hospitals to accommodate the influx of obese patients.Or that almost […]
Marketing Focus – Essays on Management & Marketing
HOLD BACK THE TIDE A measure of just how much some union officials are out of touch is the current mass media advertising campaign being […]
Make points with persuasion
We are in the thick of the most unusual political seasons I can remember. Who would have imagined the slate of hopefuls that spans the […]
PSA Media Releases – 1. Qld Pharmacy Vaccinations 2. Canberra Student Honoured 3. Registrations for PSA16 Open
Queensland Pharmacy vaccinations now available permanently 14 April 2016 Read the Frequently Asked Questions document on vaccination The Queensland Branches of the Pharmacy Guild of […]
NPS Media Releases – 1. Excellence in Media Reporting 2. Medicinewise Judging Panel Announced 3. Medicinewise Impact on Outcomes 4. Quality Use of Antidepressants
13 April 2016 Entries are now open for the category ‘Excellence in media reporting’ in the biannual National Medicinewise Awards. This award category recognises Australian media articles […]