Pharmacy vaccination push
September 24, 2012
AUSTRALIA’S peak pharmacy
body has urged states and
territories across Australia “to make
legislative and regulatory changes
that will enable administration of
vaccines in community pharmacies”.
The Australian Pharmacy Liaison
Forum, which includes the Guild,
PSA, APESMA, SHPA, AACP, NAPSA,
Australian Pharmacy Council, PDL,
Council of Pharmacy Schools and
the Australian College of Pharmacy,
met earlier this month and agreed
that improved accessibility of
immunisation is a key way of lifting
public health outcomes in Australia.
“By working as part of the
primary health care team,
pharmacists already offer a range
of professional pharmacy services
that improve the health outcomes
of consumers.
“The provision of immunisation
services is a logical extension of
these professional services,” the
APLF said in a communique.
The meeting also included a
presentation from former Society
of Hospital Pharmacists Australia
ceo Yvonne Allinson, who’s now the
National eHealth Transition
Authority (NeHTA) Clinical Lead.
Allinson gave an overview of
ongoing eHealth initiatives such as
the Personally Controlled eHealth
Record, and the APLF encouraged
pharmacists to participate in the
PCEHR and Electronic Medication
Management programs.
Other agenda items included the
Health Professionals Prescribing
Pathway Project being undertaken
by NPS Australia, which is
establishing a framework of
prescribing competencies to ensure
the consistency of prescribing
practice across all health
professions.
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