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The Vaccine Debate Gets Really Nasty
Editor’s Note: The pro and anti vax campaigns have reached new heights of trench warfare where fabrication of social media tweets directed to Victorian Minister for Health, Jill Hennessy are alleged to have been fabricated by the pro-vax faction and it is further alleged that the tweets involved the participation of the minister herself. Mainstream…
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Mainstream Media – the Downhill Slide
Editor’s Note: The article following is republished from an underground so-called alternative news site titled ‘The Daily Sheeple” which is a US-based conservative news website. It is from a website such as this one that references are checked for news items published by mainstream media by i2P and it appears, a very large number of…
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Patient Navigation – An old-new Opportunity for Pharmacists
i2P has commented before that community pharmacy has (and still is) the epicentre for primary health care. In many ways it was the original patient-centred home and it had a market share approaching 70 percent in the mid to late 1970’s when it was first surveyed. The entry point to primary health care within community…
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Do we do enough for our statin patients?
Even though statins are the “go-to” therapy for lowering “bad” cholesterol, other treatments can effectively reduce the risk of future heart problems according to a new evidence review. The Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that a heart-healthy diet can confer the same level of heart health protection as statins. When we dispense a…
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Gossip is the devil’s messenger
Four psychiatrists shared a hotel suite at a convention. Talking one night, one of them said, “You know, people are always telling us their troubles, but we have no one to talk to about our problems.” Another psychiatrist agreed. “Let’s tell each other our biggest problems and see if that makes us feel better. I’ll…
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PSA Media Releases – 1. Tas. Pharmacists Honoured 2. GP Pharmacist Resources 3. Fact Check Publication 4. Ignite Leadership Program 5. PSA is a Quality CPD Leader
Leading Tasmanian pharmacists honoured with Awards November 16, 2016 Well-known pharmacist Mark Dunn FPS has won the Tasmanian Pharmacy Lifetime Achievement Award announced in Tasmania on Saturday, November 12. Mr Dunn was honoured – along with several other leading Tasmanian pharmacists – at the Tasmanian Pharmacist Dinner at the Glen Albyn Estate in Hobart. Other…
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EDITORIAL for Monday 7 November 2016
Welcome to a new edition of i2P (Information to Pharmacists) E-Magazine dated Monday 7 November 2016. And just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water, information has been filtering through to i2P, suggesting that a massive takeover of the retail industry is being planned and disruptive strategies are nearly in…
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NPS Media Releases – 1. Gut Health & Amtibiotics 2. Antibiotic Resistance 3. Hand Hygiene 4. Antibiotic Awareness Week
THURSDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2016 ANTIBIOTICS AND GUT HEALTH: FINDING THE RIGHT BALANCE This Antibiotic Awareness Week (14-20 November), Australians are being urged to handle antibiotics with care—not just because of the threat of antibiotic resistance, but because their use can also result in significant side effects. NPS MedicineWise medical adviser Dr Jeannie Yoo says that…
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Retail Disruption Coming – Around the Corner and Around the World
I2P has always given direction for community pharmacy well in advance of the actual events liable to be disruptive or transformative. About four years ago we set out to define a “new paradigm pharmacy” that would cater for the needs of a community pharmacy and to include an emphasis on clinical services and the smart…
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MARKETING FOCUS – Essays on Management and Marketing
The most anticipated, yet uninspiring, US Presidential election is about to take place. Overall, the final result will be of marginal importance to the American people, and to the world at large. Neither of the two leading candidates (yes, there are four independents who remain in what many consider is a one -horse/mare race) engenders…