PAs to lead on heartburn
July 5, 2016
WITH community pharmacy
the common first port of call
for patients complaining of
heartburn, or gastro-oesophageal
reflux disease (GORD), pharmacy
assistants (PAs) have been
identified as the key first-line
communicators to provide advice
on the ailments, according to the
Pharmacy Guild of Australia.
The Guild has announced its
collaboration with Pfizer Consumer
Healthcare in the development of a
new QCPP Refresher Training online
course on the subject for pharmacy
assistants.
The course has been approved
for 30 minutes of QCPP Refresher
Training and provides pharmacy
assistants with information on
the nature of heartburn, common
treatments and the key advice that
should be provided to patients.
The training reinforces the use of
the Ask-Assess-Advise questions
and provides guidance to pharmacy
assistants on when to refer to the
pharmacist.
Sue Bond, head of the Guild
Pharmacy Academy, sees the new
online course on heartburn as ideal
for the ongoing development of
pharmacy assistants..
“When a scheduling change
occurs there is an opportunity for
pharmacy assistants to update their
knowledge and ensure that they
are able to provide their patients
with the most effective medicines
to treat their health condition,”
Bond said.
The new course, Pharmacy Health
Solutions – Heart burn is available
on the myLearning site at www.guild.org.au/academy/pharmacy-assistant.
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