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Management Consultancy Practices, Best Doctor Service and Establishing Pharmacy Clinical Services
As an accredited management consultant, it is common practice to seek second opinions from a variety of other consultants depending on their specialty. Before I retired from my management consultancy practice we had to have a method to train other consultants economically and productively. To do this we had a number of “in-house” activities where…
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Electronic Shelf Labelling – a Nucleus for your own Local Area Marketing System
Developing technology for retail shelf pricing is being presented in an e-paper format. Originally, this type of labelling was invented using LCD displays, but it was fuzzy and indistinct, with an inability to handle graphics, logos etc.A new version known as ESL (electronic shelf label) uses a combination of e-paper and e-ink. This new system…
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Foster respect to improve results
One of my favorite old comedians, the late Rodney Dangerfield, was famous for his line, “I get no respect.” Then he would usually add a line like, “I remember when I was a kid and played hide-and- seek. The other kids wouldn’t even look for me.” If you want those who work with you to…
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CBD-Rich Cannabis Versus Single-Molecule CBD
Editor’s Note: Medical Marijuana is set to become accessible in NSW. Liberal MP Catherine Cusack, who is co-ordinating the NSW government’s policy on cannabis, said there would be no decriminalisation or legalisation of the drug. “It is going to be a permitted activity. There is no way we are decriminalising marijuana – that is not how…
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PSA Media Releases – 1. NHMRC Homeopathy Report 2. S3 Revitalisation
March 12, 2015 NHMRC report highlights lack of evidence for homeopathy The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, the peak professional organisation representing pharmacists across Australia, welcomes a robust review by the National Health and Medical Research Council which found there are no health conditions for which there is reliable evidence that homeopathy is effective. The report says…
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ASMI Media Releases – 1. Self Care Drives Pharmacy Growth 2. Calcium reduces osteoporosis risk
Increasing consumer self care is a key driver of pharmacy growth 12 March 2015 – Increasing consumer self care is a key driver of pharmacy growth, said Mark Sargent, President of the Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI), at APP 2015. “More down-scheduling from prescription (Rx) to over-the-counter (OTC) medicines and removal of S3 consumer communication…
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NPS Media Releases – 1. Blood Pressure Program
LATEST PROGRAM FROM NPS MEDICINEWISE TARGETS BLOOD PRESSURE 10 March 2015 Today NPS MedicineWise launches its latest program—Blood pressure: what’s changing in how we measure, manage and monitor—providing health professionals with resources and tools to help optimise blood pressure assessment and management, and improve cardiovascular health outcomes in Australia. Recognising the multifactorial nature of cardiovascular disease, clinical guidelines for…
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EDITORIAL for Monday 9 March 2015
Welcome to this weeks’ publication of i2P E-Magazine, dated 9 March 2015. This week we highlight the opportunities for pharmacy associated with the Intergenerational Report 2015, a document that some claim has been politicised. In the recent past an earlier, but faulty content version, was used as justification to be disruptive to the practice of…
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The Intergenerational Report – One for the Nation and One for Pharmacy?
The 2015 Intergenerational Report projects a range of issues that will have interest and impact on the pharmacy profession. It has taken a few attempts to get the Intergenerational Report to a reasonable degree of acceptance because of previous high levels of inaccuracy. Those high-levels of inaccuracy impacted the thinking and projections of government in…
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Gender Equality, Professional Pharmacist Equality and All Health Equality – Same problem, different label
Today, I randomly tuned in to an ABC program that marked the United Nations (UN) International Women’s Day. It marked the 20th anniversary of the first forum that was held in Beijing. The forum lamented that women had not advanced their cause (gender equality) since that first forum and still lagged behind in salary and…