-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
The Start-Point for Community Pharmacy Clinical Services – The Walgreen Model
There is no doubt that when an individual undertakes fitness training they measurably do better if they have a fitness coach supervising the process. And it works even better if there is some form of reward attached when goals are reached. Jenny Craig weight loss programs would not have the success they have had without…
-
Supermarket Comparisons – are they individually different?
i2P began reporting on Aldi well before they opened their first store in Australia and it has always been favourable. They are renowned for their constant attention to detail in designing their internal systems and their continual auditing of costs. They also tend to put cost savings back into their retail prices. And by putting…
-
Organise online to succeed offline – the connected world
Business online architecture is driven by the culture of cloud computing adapted for use with mobile technologies. And it creates a “constantly connected” environment that we either master to serve us in three major themes, or we become slaves to our own electronic environment. Those themes are effectiveness and productivity, balance and awareness, growth and…
-
Step out of your comfort zone
A few weeks ago daredevil Nik Wallenda walked – untethered – atop Orlando’s 400-foot high Ferris wheel – as it was spinning. This is the same guy who traversed a tightrope stretched across the Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls and between two Chicago skyscrapers. In an interview he said he wants to be an inspiration for…
-
Walmart Is Rolling out a Primary Health Care “whole of store” Concept
It’s not just pharmacy expansion that US retail giant Walmart is changing the face of, but the entire scope of primary health care. This brings them into direct conflict with medical centres and given the massive resources and scale of operations, they are in a position to alter the primary health care market significantly and…
-
Pharmacy Needs Education & Training – Who will fill this need?
I recently read an article on leadership in the Harvard Business Review where a distinction was made between training and education and a view that educational establishments collectively over-invest in education and under-invest in training. Typically, higher education prizes knowledge over skills. This produces knowledgeable leaders and managers while training and skills go to those…
-
Marketing Focus: 1. Dunning Kruger Effect 2. Modern Retailing 3. A Sustainable World
That explains a lot! Australian Labor Party (ALP) political heavy-weights Bill Shorten, Tanya Plibersek, and Penny Wong appear to have at least one thing in common. They each exhibit the characteristics of the Dunning-Kruger Effect. It is not an affliction that is limited to politicians and politics. Some business owners and marketers (along with their entities,…