THE Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) looks beyond traditional pharmacy roles in the latest issue of Pharmacy Growth, Research, Innovation and Training (GRIT).
SHPA chief executive Kristin Michaels says the latest issue of Pharmacy GRIT delves into how members are driving change across a range of new and emerging roles across diverse settings, finding new ways to deploy their core skills to benefit patients.
"From automated technological solutions to rapid-response disaster relief, and smarter purchasing during medicines shortages to work-place satisfaction and seven-day services, SHPA members are at the forefront of ingenuity as our profession rapidly evolves."
In a special feature, Mel Morrow from the Northern Territory explains how core pharmacy practice can be agile and mobile, when pharmacists from the National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre in Darwin leap into action at ground zero when a disaster strikes the region.
The issue also reveals how SHPA members at the Royal Adelaide Hospital overcame unexpected hurdles and embraced automated technology during a three-day move which saw 300 patients safely transported to the new state-of-the-art hospital facility.
With tips on how to extend and expand clinical pharmacy service hours to seven-days, a behind-the-scenes look at how medicines shortages can be managed through smarter purchasing with trailblazing technician, Paula Caird from Fiona Stanley Hospital, and lively member input in The Tonic and Letters to the Community, the latest Pharmacy GRIT is available free to all SHPA members.
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