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A 10-Year Clinical Pharmacist Service Plan – Scottish government Style
The referendum in Scotland deciding on whether it remains a part of the United Kingdom or becomes a sovereign nation once more, is expected to be an almost “line-ball” result, which means that half of that nation will be disappointed, whatever the result. The date chosen for the referendum is not just a random date.…
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HPV Vaccine and One Young Australian Woman Becomes Another Victim
Editor’s Note: The following material has been prepared by Judy Wilyman and it appears in i2P because it illustrates vaccine damage to children, and their families, first hand. Damage that is concealed from politicians and health care professionals. These damaged people have formed themselves into a fighting group – as is their right. i2P would…
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ASMI Media Release – Welcome to Tim James Medicines Australia Appointment
ASMI welcomes Tim James to Medicines Australia – 18 September 2014 – The Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) today congratulated Tim James on his appointment as the new Chief Executive of Medicines Australia. ASMI Executive Director, Dr Deon Schoombie, welcomed Tim James to his new role saying: “ASMI congratulates Tim on his appointment. He has…
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Health Coaches Will Gain Acceptance in Supermarkets Because of PGA Policies
The Australian College of Pharmacy recently held a conference in Hobart. Within the conference structure was a panel of Pharmacy Guild personalities who fielded questions on the future of HMR’s and RMMR’s and what restrictions may be in place within the 6CPA. The general consensus appeared to be that: “It was highly likely that the…
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Ebola, Enterovirus, Dirty Dishes and Plague (OHMS News)
If Abraham Lincoln were to describe the germ theory, I think he might have put it something like this: “You can infect some of the people all of the time, and infect all of the people some of the time; but you cannot infect all of the people all of the time.” The question, of…
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Vaccine Lobbying Australian-Style: HPV Vaccine Questioned
Editor’s Note: There is something sick about the medico-political structure in Australia, and indeed most other western economies. Judy Wilyman, a PhD student based at the University of Wollongong, is researching government vaccination policies. And it’s just as well because vaccination policy is all over the place, seemingly driven by vaccine manufacturers with little regard…
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PSA MEDIA RELEASES: 1.Immunisation focus at PAC14 2. Martin Bowles Welcomed
1.Immunisation focus at PAC14 Pharmacist-delivered immunisations are potentially an area of great opportunity for the pharmacy profession with the results of Phase 1 of the Queensland trial showing stunning results. Analysis of Phase 1 of the pilot in Queensland shows more than 10,000 people were vaccinated by pharmacists during the trial. Further, 96% of those…
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Time for debate on maximising pharmacists’ role in improving consumer health outcomes
Pharmacists, doctors and other health professionals need a serious and objective discussion on the future role of pharmacists in the health system, the Acting National President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, Joe Demarte, said today. Mr Demarte was responding to calls by the AMA President, Associate Professor Brian Owler, for the Government to immediately…
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AMA Declares War On Pharmacists
The recent publishing by the PGA of “A Healthy Future”, a document expanding on the range of activities that can be performed in a pharmacy setting, and possibly written with 6CPA negotiations in mind, has provoked a blunt response from the AMA. An AMA spokesperson issued a statement recently, slamming the initiatives highlighted in the…
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Health Insurance-get involved
With all the debate over co-payments for doctor’s visits and PBS prescriptions it is easy to lose sight of the primary issue of a sustainable and affordable health system. While pharmacists begin to sort out the business model that will sustain them over the next decade. the consideration and problems involved as to what level…