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Creativity and Innovation – In Pharmacy, both may need an injection
Creativity and innovation are terms constantly used in the world of business, but what do they really mean in that context? The dictionary defines creativity as: “the ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, relationships, or the like, and to create meaningful new ideas, forms, methods, interpretations, etc.; originality, progressiveness, or imagination” For an actual example of creativity I turned to Seth Godin, and he did not fail me. “One of my favorite triumphs of all time happened…
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Courage is an everyday virtue
Students in a philosophy class were anxiously awaiting the start of their final exam. The professor had warned them that it would be one of the most challenging tests they would ever take. The teacher wrote one question on the board and said, “This is your exam. You have one hour to complete it.” One…
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Patient Engagement – Start With The Salutation
Health is a very personal business and trust is a very important element in the “engagement” mix as far as delivering information about conditions or medications, and the mentoring required when transferring knowledge and understanding. Engagement is a two-way process and involves system and style. For example, I have often used my knowledge of family…
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Vaccinations, Vitamin C, and “Choice”
Orthomolecular Medicine News Service, February 13, 2016 Some folks are pretty appalled that my husband and I had our children vaccinated. People write and tell me that vaccinations are dangerous. They warn me about the side effects of this vaccine and that one. They share alternative, natural ways to improve immunity. What we’ve got here…
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PSA Media Releases – 1. Tasmanian Pharmacists First Flu Vaccinations 2. Medicinal Cannabis Important First Step
Pharmacists set to give first flu vaccinations in Tasmania 12 February 2016 The first pharmacists have undergone immunisation training in Tasmania to enable them to provide vaccinations for the coming flu season, Australia’s peak body for pharmacists the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) said today. In a win for pharmacists and the community, the Tasmanian…
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ASMI Media Release – ASMI’s 2016 pre-Budget submission urges regulatory reforms to incentivise investment and innovation
ASMI’s 2016 pre-Budget submission urges regulatory reforms to incentivise investment and innovation 9 February 2016 – In its 2016 pre-Budget Submission, the Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) proposes three regulatory reforms to incentivise investment and innovation in the non-prescription medicines sector and increase consumer access to medicines. ASMI Chief Executive Officer, Deon Schoombie, said: “The…
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NPS Media Release – Choosing Wisely: The Next Wave
11 FEBRUARY 2016 ANNOUNCING CHOOSING WISELY AUSTRALIA: THE NEXT WAVE The next wave of Choosing Wisely Australia® will launch on 16 March 2016. The global initiative continues to expand and gain momentum in Australia in 2016. Medical colleges, societies and associations are uniting at the launch to take the lead on identifying over 50 medical…
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EDITORIAL for Monday 8 February 2016
Welcome to i2P (Information to Pharmacists) E- Magazine, dated Monday 8 February, 2016. This week we look at the problems of community pharmacy in more visualised terms, and the first two articles attempt to do just that. Blue Ocean Strategy is a very simple strategy. You compete only in the Blue Ocean where bodies per…
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Blue Ocean Strategy – It Fits a New Pharmacy Model
Pharmacists have described the community pharmacy environment for as long as I can remember, as being restrictive and confined, no matter the physical size of the pharmacy. They call it the “four-wall syndrome” and it is, in fact, a form of depression. The one thing that characterises the profession overall is that there is little…
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Define Your Pharmacy Frustum
I was performing my regular reading of my emails when I came across the latest words of wisdom from Seth Godin. Seth always seems to read my mind, and his emails often cross over with a period of time when I may be thinking about a pharmacy problem, but finding difficulty in trying to express…