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New PSA leadership team
Monday | Dec 8 2025THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) National Board has elected Professor Mark Naunton as President Elect at its Dec 2025 board meeting.
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Postgrad scholarship EOIs open
Monday | Dec 8 2025THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) Foundation has announced the launch of the Hugh and Mary Darragh Postgraduate Scholarship, with expressions of interest now formally open.
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Blow for preventative health
Monday | Dec 8 2025THE Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) has launched a campaign to save VicHealth after the Victorian Government announced it will effectively shut down the world's first health promotion foundation and place its preventative health functions within the Health Department.
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NT community pharmacy excellence honoured
Friday | Dec 5 2025OUTSTANDING contributors to community pharmacy in the Northern Territory were recognised last night at the Pharmacy Guild of Australia's 2026 Northern Territory National Pharmacy Awards.
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Allied health digital connectivity plan released
Friday | Dec 5 2025THE Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) and the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing have released a national plan to help the allied health workforce share key health information between themselves, their patients and multidisciplinary care partners, enabling more connected care.
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New Tas interstate scripts law
Thursday | Dec 4 2025THE Poisons Act Amendment (Interstate Prescriptions) Bill 2025 has passed in the Tasmanian Legislative Council, allowing Tasmanian pharmacists to dispense prescriptions written by interstate practitioners, a move welcomed by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA).
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Social frailty link to dementia
Thursday | Dec 4 2025NEW research led by the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) at the University of NSW has found that older adults experiencing social frailty face a significantly higher risk of developing dementia.
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USYD preceptors recognised
Thursday | Dec 4 2025THE Sydney Pharmacy School at the University of Sydney hosted the 2025 Pharmacy Preceptor Awards last week, recognising the outstanding contributions of pharmacy preceptors who play a vital role in shaping the next generation of healthcare professionals.
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Time to train, says Vic PSA
Wednesday | Dec 3 2025THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) is encouraging Victorian pharmacists to enrol in its Prescribing Scope of Practice Training Program, which is now accepting enrolments.
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CSL opens cell-based vaccine facility
Wednesday | Dec 3 2025CSL Seqirus opened its new high-tech cell-based influenza vaccine and antivenom manufacturing facility in Melbourne yesterday, with Minister for Health, Disability and Ageing Mark Butler in attendance to cut the ribbon.
