OMNS- Preventing Falls- A serious matter: One in four falls in the elderly proves fatal.
Preventing Falls – A serious matter: One in four falls in the elderly proves fatal. Being a physician doesn’t qualify me as an expert on falling. […]
Aged Care
A4M Proposes a $1 trillion health cost save for US – why not Australia?
The American Academy for Anti-Ageing (A4M) is a medical group researching and treating the ageing process through utilising the concept of Integrative Medicine. They have […]
Do we exclude our oldest customers?
People over the age of 85 are significantly more likely to suffer social exclusion than those in the 65 to 85-year-old bracket, according to new […]
What Does Domino Pizza and Pharmacy-in-the-Home Service hold in Common?
One of the realities of an ageing population is that pharmacies will need to have a presence in a patient’s home as elderly people begin […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Workforce Summit, Senior Pharmacists, Aged Care & Designing a More Inclusive Succession System
The emergence of a “think tank” for Australian pharmacy ought to be a significant event, but you would never think so because it is so […]
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 […]
Spread Ideas With Effective Visual Docs
While I was viewing this interesting slideshow it dawned on me that pharmacy communications had slipped badly because we had not embraced slidedoc communications with […]
Remote Interviews Made Easy with Speakset
Planners in health have considered alternatives for helping people “age in place”, living in their own home for as long as they are able. In […]