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The Opportunity Cost of Waiting
A recent report published by Harvard Medical School highlighted the following patient cost in attending a medical appointment:Total time involvement….121 minutes; which broke down to Travel time….37 minutes and Clinic time……84 minutes. Within the clinic time segment, only 20 minutes was spent with the doctor. Those figures, extrapolated to represent the entire US population amounted to…
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The Power of Broke
A lot of people believe you only have one shot at success. Let’s agree that’s just not true. But what is true is that many people don’t even take that one shot – out of fear of failure, inexperience, lack of motivation or just not knowing where to begin. Daymond John, one of the stars…
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Patient impressions
Do we really understand how your patients perceive us? Experts agree that our patients form an opinion of our practice in a matter of seconds. And some of the latest research on first impressions suggest that it might be within the blink of an eye. I’m not referring to the pharmacy building here….I’m referring to…
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The Melody Lingers On
Editor’s Note: That something is very wrong and corrupt involving regulatory agencies and government policies surrounding vaccines, both in the US and Australia, that ought to be of major concern to all health professionals who espouse to practice under evidence-based rules. Corruption is embedded in the highest levels of regulatory agencies and those health professionals…
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The CDC, Vaccine Fraud and Global Media Exposed – a US Perspective
Editor’s Note: Jon Rappoport was a candidate for a US Congressional seat in the 29th District of California. He maintains a consulting practice for private clients, the purpose of which is the expansion of personal creative power. Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, he has worked as an investigative reporter for 30 years, writing articles on…
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PSA Media Releases – 1. PSA members dominate “Women of Influence” Survey 2. Professor Maree Smith wins award 3. Pharmacists Share Journeys
PSA members dominate ‘Women of Influence’ survey November 2, 2016 Nearly all of the 10 ‘Women of Influence’ pharmacists announced this week are committed and influential members or staff of the peak national body for pharmacists, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia. The popular online survey saw around 2,000 votes for almost 300 women working as pharmacists across…
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ASMI Media Releases – Diamond Awards Winners
ASMI congratulates Diamond Awards winners Celebrating marketing and sales excellence in the non-prescription medicines industry 28 October, 2016 – The Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) recognised excellence in sales and marketing at the prestigious Diamond Awards dinner last night, which were attended by more than 200 leading lights of the industry over a sumptuous dinner…
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EDITORIAL for Monday 24 October 2016
Welcome to the current edition of i2P (Information to Pharmacists) E-Magazine dated Monday 24 October 2016. You may have noticed a gap in our publishing schedule and it was due to this editor having a heavy landing in a hospital bed battling a stroke attack. That it was unexpected goes without question, but I will…
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United in Compassion – Medical Marijuana and Dan’s Story
Editor’s Note: As most i2P subscribers would know, we carry a range of information on diverse topics, one of which is medical marijuana. i2P has been encouraging pharmacists to become engaged with medical marijuana as Cannabis Directory Australia does because of the promise of major health benefits, also a product that could impact on the…
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Medical Maijuana – will Australian Community Pharmacies consider the legislation of Uruguay?
Ministers in the South American country Uruguay have voted in support of a new law, known as 19.172 and enacted in December 2013, to permit marijuana to be sold for non-medicinal use. They also accepted the offer by Uruguay’s community pharmacy owners to sell the drug through their outlets. The community pharmacy owners argue that community pharmacies…