News
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Men’s health focus
Tuesday | Jan 3 2017WHILE most men don't seem to agree, their health is an extremely important issue, says Karen Brown, Samford Chemmart Pharmacy Managing Partner and guest blogger for the Pharmacy Guild of Australia.
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Cool kids UV protected
Tuesday | Jan 3 2017CHILDREN should wear sunglasses when outdoors to protect their vulnerable eyes from ultra violet (UV) radiation exposure from the sun, according to a formal Australian Medical Association statement.
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Ethical pharmacists
Tuesday | Jan 3 2017AMERICANS consider pharmacists to have strong honesty and ethics, with pharmacy coming in second place behind nursing in the annual Gallup poll of professions - ahead of doctors, engineers, dentists and police.
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Ley’s $12k plane fare
Tuesday | Jan 3 2017HEALTH minister Sussan Ley spent more than $12,000 chartering a private jet so she could attend the Pharmacy Guild's APP conference on the Gold Coast in Mar last year, according to a News Limited media report this morning.
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NAPSA survey out
Tuesday | Jan 3 2017PHARMACY students from across Australia have urged a stronger focus on mental health, with 73% of respondents to the annual National Australian Pharmacy Students' Association (NAPSA) survey indicating that Mental Health First Aid Training should be a requirement to become a Registered Pharmacist.
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‘Health Hub’ a finalist
Tuesday | Jan 3 2017SHIFTING customers' mindset from treating their local 24 hour pharmacy purely as a 'convenience store' to recognition as an 'health hub' was the task facing Beaufort St 24hr Chemist in Perth.
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Wholesaler prosecuted
Tuesday | Jan 3 2017THE NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal has made a finding of unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct against Mr Mina Attia, a registered pharmacist and wholesaler of pharmaceutical goods.
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Events Calendar 23 Dec 16
Friday | Dec 23 20163-10 Jan: Dental & Medical Ski Conference; Canyons/Park City, USA; more info and register at: www.cpdconferencing.com.au 17 Feb: Foundation Seminar in Clinical Medication Management; Melbourne, VIC; for details and to register see: www.shpa.org.au 3-5 Mar: Annual Therapeutic Update 2017; Crowne Plaza Terrigal; register here: www.psa.org.au 8 Mar: AACP Accredited Pharmacists' Forum: Quality Use of Medicines in the Management of Chronic Medical Conditions; Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre; more info at: www.aacp.com.au 9-12 Mar: APP 2017; Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre; for details visit: www.appconference.com 31 Mar: Foundation Seminar in Clinical Pharmacy Practice; Sydney, NSW; registrations opening soon: www.shpa.org.au.
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Dispensary Corner 23 Dec 16
Friday | Dec 23 2016THREE psychiatrists have written to President Barack Obama urging him to request a "full medical and neuropsychiatric evaluation by an impartial team of investigators" of the president elect, Donald Trump, according to an article published in the BMJ.
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PPI claiming period
Friday | Dec 23 2016CLAIMING for Pharmacy Practice Incentives (PPIs) for Clinical Interventions and Dose Administration Aids for the current quarter ending 31 Dec 2016 will only be available from 01-14 Jan, via the 6CPA Registration and Claiming Portal.
