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i2P talks to Health Australia Party (HAP) Senate candidate Kathryn Breakwell
Editor’s Note: Kathryn Breakwell is the Victorian Senate Candidate representing the Health Australia Party for Victoria in the 2016 Federal elections. Kathryn has enjoyed a diverse career, and maintains a strong commitment to animal rights and environmental issues. After completing a Diploma in hospitality and tourism she took on leadership roles within the corporate sector. Subsequent…
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Letters, Newsletters and Abstracts in Support of Your Human Rights Surrounding Vaccination Policy
Editor’s Note: Tirelessly, Judy Wilyman has been conducting a campaign against bad vaccination policy. In this process she has peeled back the layers of Pharma financial interest that is the primary cause of this policy distortion. As in the US, Pharma is beginning to “own” government in Australia. In the two weeks preceding this edition…
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Slow and steady wins the day
You might have heard the saying: If you are persistent you will get it. If you are consistent you will keep it. This statement describes professional golfer Jordan Spieth to a tee. Spieth was the defending champion of the Master’s Golf Tournament. He led this year’s tournament for the first three rounds and had a…
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Thoughts for a richer life
I’ve had this little gem tucked away for many years, and I refer to it from time to time to remind myself of what’s really important. I’ve searched for the source, which I haven’t been able to find, because I’d like to thank the author for these wonderful lessons. Here are the original thoughts, followed…
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Pharmacy Council of NSW News – September, 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS • Pharmacy Council News, September 2015 • 2015 Election of local pharmacist members to the Pharmacy Council of NSW • Meet your Council • Opiates, criminal activity and pharmacies • Loophole closed: PBS and non-PBS dispensing • Dispense repeats from duplicate prescriptions • Another potential compounding disaster in the United States •…
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I’ve been thinking about how the work we do today may impact the world we live in tomorrow
This afternoon, I received an e-mail from my friend George Laurer (to my right), the inventor of the UPC bar code—the very same code scanned on the items I purchased this morning at Costco and Trader Joe’s. It arrived on the anniversary (June 26, 1974) of the first bar-coded product being scanned at a point…
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Evidence Based Design Will Encourage Patient Outcomes
A pharmacy environment is a complex one of patients, customers, products and services. It is a little understood environment because evidence surrounding its structure and presentation is sparse. All the elements require integration. It’s one thing to spruce up a space aesthetically, but it’s equally important to address the underlying conditions to support the experience…
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PSA Media Releases 1. PSA-Industry Partnership 2. PSA Members Urged to act
April 12, 2015 Unprecedented partnership between PSA & industry to transform community pharmacy Eight companies with a strong commitment to the future of pharmacy, along with the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA), have announced a significant partnership to help transform pharmacies into healthcare destinations. The partners involved are Pfizer Australia, Bayer, Reckitt Benckiser (RB), Johnson & Johnson,…
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What Happens if the Bees Die?
Everyone knows that without bees, a whole bunch of crops would cease to reproduce. But when you think about 70 percent of the fruit, vegetables, seeds and nuts we consume suddenly no longer being viable resources, that’s pretty mind-blowing. That’s around $200 billion in global agricultural revenue alone, not to mention, you know, all the…
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Marketing Focus – Current Marketing Trends
Greetings from the driest continent on Earth. No, not Australia … Antarctica. The scenery and setting are inspiring. A different dimension of serenity is experienced, enabling one to clear the mind and to shorten the focus, devoid of the ubiquitous distractions of the contemporary digital world. I am onboard the ship Sea Adventure, among a…