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EDITORIAL for Monday 27 July, 2015
Welcome to i2P (Information to Pharmacists) E-Magazine dated 27 July 2015. This week saw the homeopathy debate in the UK flare up through pressure from skeptic groups. Used in the debate was the flawed study produced by the NHMRC here in Australia – a report that had no expert homeopath appointed to its investigating committee,…
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The Key Word is Strategy – and it Will Stimulate Clinical Service Design
With the pressure continuing to mount to design a range of clinical services for pharmacists, i2P advises that you need to design each type of service using a basic architecture and strategy. This will unify your approach and make it easier to communicate your concept to other health professionals and potential patients. This approach for…
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Emoji Power and Pharmacist Communications
Recently I noted a comment published in a pharmacy online blog that criticised the way pharmacist written communications were delivered to aboriginal communities and referred specifically to the lack of images to relay concepts or specialised components of information. Not having a lot of experience in this area I reflected about what I did know…
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Customers feat on great service
How much would you pay for an egg? Fifty cents? Two dollars? How about $6,000? That’s how much it cost one restaurant in Newport Beach which refused to honor a customer’s request. Not through legal action, or any formal process. Rather, it represents the lost business that eatery suffered – because of one egg.…
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Am I missing something?
Old chestnuts aren’t allowed to settle. Unbalanced pharmacy media reporting just keeps on keeping on. I was puzzled recently about a debate around the value of homeopathy in the UK. The report keeps the pot boiling on how homeopathic remedies are a “waste of money” and more importantly, “may even cause harm”. More fascinating to…
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Sleep disorder expert appointed new ResMed Chair
Sleep disorder expert Professor Peter Cistullihas been appointed the ResMed Chair in Sleep Medicine at the University of Sydney. Professor Cistulli will lead the University’s research, clinical, and educational activities in advancing the field of sleep-disordered breathing and its impact on chronic disease management. The new Chair is funded by ResMed and will work across…
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Soil and our future – health, climate change and feeding the world
The impact of soil on children’s blood lead levels to how farmers can respond to climate change are among the hot button issues under discussion at the 2015 Agriculture and Environment Research Symposium. The University of Sydney’s Faculty of Agriculture and Environment brings together leading experts from Australia, New Zealand and the United States for…
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PSA Media Releases – 1. Inappropriate Antibiotic use 2. Pharmacists in GP Clinics
July 24, 2105 New report reinforces need for action on inappropriate use of antibiotics A report highlighting that some 30 per cent of prescriptions were deemed to be inappropriate highlights the need for vigilance in prescribing antibiotics, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia says. The results of the 2013 National Antimicrobial Prescribing (NAP) survey, released today,…
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ASMI Media Release – ASMI Conference puts the spotlight on ‘innovating’ to a self care future
ASMI Conference puts the spotlight on ‘innovating’ to a self care future 22 July 2015 – Innovating to a Self Care Future is the theme of the Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) annual conference this year. The ASMI Diamond Awards Dinner, the premier industry event for the year, will take place following the conference. ASMI…
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NPS Media Releases – 1. Chronic Pain 2. Primary Health Partners Education 3. New Members for Choosing Wisely
23 JULY 2015 LET’S TALK ABOUT CHRONIC PAIN Chronic pain is complex and can be difficult to treat. One in five Australians, including children and adolescents, live with chronic pain.In Australians aged 65 years or over this rises to one in three. For this National Pain Week, with the theme ‘Pain … Let’s talk about…