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Pharmacists boost for palliative care
Tuesday | May 4 2021IMPROVING Australia's My Health Record (MHR) to enable pharmacists to upload findings from medication reviews could boost their role in palliative care, research reveals.
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Morris to leave NPS MedicineWise
Tuesday | May 4 2021NPS MedicineWise CEO, Adjunct Associate Professor Steve Morris, will step down in Jul to take on a new role in South Australia, which will allow him to support a family member "who is dealing with the challenges and opportunities of living with autism".
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Better strategies required to cut harm
Monday | May 3 2021FUNDING, education and support are needed to ensure pharmacists and pharmacy staff are equipped to deliver harm minimisation services, research reveals.
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MedAdvisor continues to grow offer
Monday | May 3 2021AUSTRALIAN Securities Exchange (ASX) listed medtech firm, MedAdvisor, is continuing to see growth in its in-app payment function.
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AHPRA to act on Indigenous deaths
Monday | May 3 2021THE Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) has vowed to take action against health practitioners who fail to deliver adequate care to patients in custody.
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No reason to deny pharmacy NIP: PSA
Friday | Apr 30 2021STATE and Territory Governments are against being urged to follow Victoria's lead in making National Immunisation Program (NIP) vaccines available through pharmacies.
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Act now on aged care meds safety
Friday | Apr 30 2021FEDERAL Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, is being urged to allocate funding for greater pharmacist-led medicines safety measures for aged care, in next month's Budget.
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Offer second COVAX shot: US govt
Friday | Apr 30 2021PHARMACISTS in the US are being urged to offer patients a second dose of COVID-19 vaccines (COVAX) even if they received their initial shot from a different provider.
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Pharmacy values set to rise in 2021
Thursday | Apr 29 2021CLOSE to 40% of pharmacists expect the value of community pharmacies in Australia to rise in the next 12 months, the University of Technology Sydney, Pharmacy Barometer reveals.
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Guild demands vax claim apology
Thursday | Apr 29 2021SUGGESTIONS that community pharmacists are administering "weaker" flu vaccines to elderly patients, aired on Channel Seven Perth on Tue, should be retracted and clarified immediately, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia believes.