TWO normally Melbourne-based pharmacists have volunteered their time to travel across regional Queensland in a mobile cardiac clinic to help support local pharmacists in providing medicine reviews and in-depth discussions with patients about their medicine.
Otago and Melbourne University graduate Alana Donaldson and Monash University graduate and clinical pharmacist Michelle Cassumbhoy will conduct the reviews from 03-07 Nov.
The mobile clinic, in the form of a 25m-long custom-designed clinic-on-wheels, driven by a Kenworth K200 prime mover (pictured) fitted out with mobile cardiology and respiratory facilities, is being sponsored by Bayer Australia, and partnered with Heart of Australia which is the first mobile cardiology and respiratory clinic providing medical specialists to people in regional and rural communities.
The pharmacists will be holding individual consultations with Heart of Australian patients, inviting them to bring their medicines and discuss what to expect when taking them, clarifying any confusion and providing answers to any questions about the medications.
The inaugural 'Pharmacy Week' for Heart of Australia aims to highlight the important role of pharmacists in providing reviews of patients' medicines.
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