Headlines
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Barras SHPA Medal of Merit
Tuesday | Nov 21 2017DR MICHAEL Barras, a Fellow of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA), has been announced as the recipient of the prestigious SHPA Medal of Merit, challenging all hospital pharmacists to sharpen their research skills to drive the profession forward.
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SHPA mentoring program
Monday | Nov 20 2017THE Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) has launched a new Mentoring Program which will "empower pharmacists to build their confidence, sharpen their focus, dismantle barriers and grow job satisfaction".
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Ramsay rides ageing wave
Friday | Nov 17 2017LISTED hospitals and healthcare company Ramsay Health Care is seeing its business volume grow driven by the ageing population in Australia, md Craig McNally told investors at the company's annual general meeting yesterday.
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Advanced practice alliance
Friday | Nov 17 2017THE Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA), the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) and the Pharmacy Guild of Australia have joined to announce the launch of an Advanced Practice Collaborative, a think tank designed to progress advanced pharmacy practice in Australia.
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SMS alerts up vaccine rates
Thursday | Nov 16 2017WITH seasonal influenza vaccine recommended and funded for groups at higher risk of serious infection, it is unfortunate that uptake is suboptimal, but there is light at the end of the tunnel, acording to West Australian researchers published in the Annals of Family Medicine.
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Antibiotic management key
Thursday | Nov 16 2017NEW data has found that antibiotic stewardship programmes can reduce the number of hospital infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria by 51%, the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has highlighted.
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AHPRA & PBA research focus
Thursday | Nov 16 2017THE Australian Health Practitioners Regulatory Authority (AHPRA) and the Pharmacy Board of Australia (PBA) have announced the Annual Report for AHPRA and the National Boards for the year to 30 Jun 2017 is now available to view online - ahpra.gov.au.
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Osteoarthritis on NPS radar
Thursday | Nov 16 2017NPS Medicinewise has released an "Insights" page to healthcare professionals saying medicines have a limited role for osteoarthritis, and "treatment now focuses on education, exercise and weight".
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UTS Innovation Gala Dinner
Wednesday | Nov 15 2017THE 2017 Innovative Pharmacist of the Year Award and Gala Dinner was touted as "another great success", organisers said and by the look on the faces of some of the participants (pictured), the evening did indeed sparkle.
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Ramsay-Malouf deal ratified
Wednesday | Nov 15 2017RAMSAY Health Care's franchise network expansion into community pharmacy took a significant leap forward when it announced it had inked a deal on 10 Aug to add 18 pharmacies across Queensland by acquiring the Malouf Group (PD 23 Aug 17) and now this arrangement has official approval from regulatory authorities.