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Provider Numbers are the key to clinical services rollout
A few years ago I read a biography on the life of Joseph Stalin. The story of how Stalin rose to power and then ruled Russia with an unrelenting grasp for thirty years was quite an interesting read. Despite all his paranoia, ordered executions and sending millions to the gulags it is an interesting fact…
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The Gap Report & Its Opportunities
Self Care has been a platform of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia for as long as I can remember. It is good that it is at last receiving government recognition, particularly as it so easily fits a platform of patients taking responsibility for their own care and that the education required for patients is a…
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Weasel words, fuzzy phrases and other chiro “cons”
Claims advertising therapeutic services, unless supported by high level evidence, can mislead. With many chiropractors suggesting that spinal manipulation can alter the course of childhood diseases, why do regulators duck for cover? If you believe that you are being misled or deceived by a chiropractor, you can complain to the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency…
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New Study Creates a Guide for Pharmacy Clinics
As pharmacy moves slowly into the provision of clinical services, their design and delivery through specialised clinic formats will be a major consideration. Growing incrementally in need, primary health care is a traditional area for pharmacy that needs to build to a provider status. A study published in The Lancet, could help because it has…
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The APLF – a very quiet organisation
The Australian Pharmacy Liaison Forum (APLF) is a pharmacy umbrella organisation that was born in 2008 amidst political tension between major pharmacy organisations. The fact that it was not needed until that point is testament to the goodwill and collegiality that existed between pharmacists and the various organisations that represented them. Something happened to alter…
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Homeopathy – a Political Diversion Rather than a Valid Issue
The spotlight has recently been shone on Homeopathy with GP commentators saying that if pharmacist collaboration is to occur with GP’s then homeopathy should be banned within pharmacies. Then we have had some pharmacy commentators echoing the call mainly from the HMR accredited sector- the pharmacists from NHP pharmacology actually seeking collaboration with GP’s. Given…
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I’ve been thinking about minding the gap, looking right, and a potential blind spot in the medication-use process.
There is little pedestrian about being a pedestrian in the UK. It pays to heed the painted warnings underfoot between the platforms and trains throughout the color-coded labyrinth of the famed Underground—“MIND THE GAP.” It is paramount, however, to heed the painted curbs at nearly every intersection—“LOOK RIGHT.” Perhaps you’ve had your close call…
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Life is what you give back
A son and his father are walking in the mountains. Suddenly, the boy falls, scrapes his knee and screams, “AAAhhhhhhhhh!!!” To the son’s surprise, he hears his voice repeating, somewhere in the mountains, “AAAhhhhhhhhh!!!” Curious, he yells, “Who are you?” He receives the same answer, “Who are you?” Angered at the response, he screams, “Coward!” He receives…
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The Start-Point for Community Pharmacy Clinical Services – The Walgreen Model
There is no doubt that when an individual undertakes fitness training they measurably do better if they have a fitness coach supervising the process. And it works even better if there is some form of reward attached when goals are reached. Jenny Craig weight loss programs would not have the success they have had without…
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Supermarket Comparisons – are they individually different?
i2P began reporting on Aldi well before they opened their first store in Australia and it has always been favourable. They are renowned for their constant attention to detail in designing their internal systems and their continual auditing of costs. They also tend to put cost savings back into their retail prices. And by putting…