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COVAX push may need influencers
Wednesday | Feb 10 2021RECRUITING influencers to promote the uptake of COVID-19 vaccines (COVAX) could be key to ensuring the success of the Federal Government's immunisation campaign, Queensland University of Technology School of Clinical Sciences Head, Dr Lisa Nissen, believes.
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Greater cooperation needed in NSW
Wednesday | Feb 10 2021THE relationship between the Pharmacy Guild of Australia NSW, NSW Health and the Pharmacy Council of NSW needs an overhaul, a member of the Guild's NSW Branch Committee believes.
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Ex Senator warned over drug push
Tuesday | Feb 9 2021FORMER Federal Senator, David Leyonhjelm, has been warned he could face criminal and civil charges relating to claims made online about the use of ivermectin to prevent or treat COVID-19.
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Plan for the future crisis
Tuesday | Feb 9 2021GOVERNING bodies and professional agencies should come together to provide a forum for community pharmacists to safely discuss the emotional and social challenges they faced during 2020's bushfire and COVID-19 crises, researchers believe.
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Guild backs mandatory AIR recording
Monday | Feb 8 2021PHARMACIST immunisers will be required to record every influenza vaccine they administer on the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) from 01 Mar under new mandatory reporting measures backed by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia.
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NSW needs regulatory reset: Jones
Monday | Feb 8 2021PHARMACY regulation in NSW "needs a great reset" to bring it into line with other jurisdictions across the country, Pharmacy Guild of Australia NSW Branch Vice President, Paul Jones, believes.
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Sigma in prime position for growth
Monday | Feb 8 2021PHARMACY wholesaler, Sigma Healthcare, is optimistic about the future with CEO, Mark Hooper, reporting the company is "in a prime position to accelerate growth" in the 2022 Financial Year.
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FIP cans 2021 Congress
Monday | Feb 8 2021PLANS to host the 80th World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Seville, Spain, this Sep have been abandonned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Pharmacy funding rethink required
Friday | Feb 5 2021CURRENT rural pharmacy funding models based on Australian Bureau of Statistics and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme data fail to recognise the vital non-dispensing services pharmacists in regional and remote locations provide, one owner believes.
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Pharmacy short-changed on COVAX
Friday | Feb 5 2021PHARMACIST-TURNED Federal MP, Emma McBride, is calling for an increase in remuneration for pharmacists who administer COVID-19 vaccines (COVAX).
