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Next Generation Vaccines Built to Alter Human Genetics
Altering human genetics through vaccination The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has launched efforts to create a vaccine that would protect people from most flu strains, all at once, with a single shot. Over the years, I’ve written many articles refuting claims that vaccines are safe and effective, but we’ll put all…
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Mistakes Are Opportunities To Learn
A young vice president was appointed by the board of directors of a bank to replace the retiring president and founder. With fear and trepidation, he made an appointment to visit with the seasoned retiree to seek his advice. “Mr. Clark, I need your counsel. How can I possibly be successful in this job?” The…
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Marketing Focus – 1. IT’S TIME – TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT SERVICE 2.CONNECTED, NOT ENGAGED – COULD BE OUTRAGED 3. ELASTICITY-PRICES: DEMAND OR LOYALTY? 4. CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS UNSHACKLED
1. IT’S TIME….TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT SERVICE Key takeouts from the proceedings and revelations of the Australian finance sector Royal Commission are that the conduct of, “Customer First,” and similar service initiatives is superficial, lacks delegated authority for front-line providers to deliver the promises, and is not reflective of a true, underlying corporate culture of…
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The Medical Profession Leadership – Is Their Pharmacy Rant a cry for a Direction?
The medical profession has always promoted itself as being the leading health modality with all other health formats and modalities being inferior. It has reinforced that vision through the lens of adopting power politics as its primary marketing strategy. This meant that instead of being respectful and gaining the collaborative support of all other health…
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Pharmacist Investment Opportunity – Medical Cannabis Growing & Manufacturing
Medical cannabis and its health market potential was first brought to the attention of Australian pharmacists by i2P as far back as 2011. In that year medical cannabis was promoted by i2P as a potential market for pharmacy, and with the utilisation of pharmacist health literacy skills, community pharmacy could become the natural hub to…
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Marketing Focus – 1. CORRECTION 2. CHANNELLED MESSAGING 3. MONEY-BACK IS NO GUARANTEE 4. IF ONLY I KNEW … TO NEVER SAY NO TO NEW 5. THE DEATH OF SHOPPING CENTRES
1. CORRECTION. It is a defining term. The two major corrections in share markets around the world in the first 9 days of February were timely reminders that a haemostatic process is innate and applicable to many aspects of commerce, society, politics, life and ecology. Correction does not equate to, or imply that there is…
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Pro Bono Pharmacy Services Create a Social Dividend
Pharmacists have always embraced a culture where service provision for health problems have been provided free of charge to local communities, while the physical product that resulted as a solution to those health problems attracted a monetary value. In contrast, GP’s charged for their services (consultations) and basically avoided selling products. Given that pharmacists and…
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Are your patients involved in a clinical trial?
A 90-year-old patient of mine has given me two invitations sent to her by her surgery and signed by her GP, to participate in the STAREE trial. She has (one year ago) diagnosed early-onset Alzheimer’s and was unsuccessfully given one of the usual drugs which worsened her mental state. Interestingly, before that prescription was offered,…
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The Productivity Commission Recommendation to decouple pharmacists from dispensing mirrors a progressive Scottish community pharmacy culture
Community Pharmacy Scotland (CPS) is the organisation which represents community pharmacy owners throughout Scotland in almost every aspect of their working lives, and is the voice of these vital healthcare professionals north of the English Border, as they deliver pharmaceutical care to the people of Scotland. It is therefore, the Scottish equivalent of the Pharmacy…
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Analysis of new and Existing Global Retail Market Entrants and Their Effect on all retailers and Australian Pharmacy, and the Privatisation of Health
Indications are that at least two global retailers are in the process of setting up shop in Australia – Amazon, and the German-based Kaufland group (both having selected distribution sites in Melbourne), and a third, Costco, recently arrived in Australia, has major expansion plans. Aldi, established in Australia since the year 2000, has significantly altered…