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鈥楾his is a place for you and for your career:鈥� a welcome for all pharmacy workers
鈥淎 hospital is just a building,鈥� says AdPha president Tom Simpson, reflecting on the organisation鈥檚 name change to embrace pharmacists and technicians workings across key care settings Late last month …
Top of scope needed for pharmacists, techs: Butler
A health workforce scope of practice review report is due to be finalised 鈥渧ery shortly,鈥� says the health minister in welcoming a new look for one pharmacy organisation Speaking at …
Closing the loop: a new era for pharmacy voices
SHPA has changed its name to Advanced Pharmacy Australia, to better reflect the evolution of its membership and its remit In a statement, the former SHPA said: 鈥淎dvanced Pharmacy Australia …
Call for accurate, timely shortage info
Hospital pharmacists are 鈥渙verburdened鈥� by shortages and discontinuations, and the lack of consistent information hampers them further, SHPA warns A leading hospital pharmacist has outlined how pharmacists need information about …
Pharmacists criticise Criminal Code barrier in VAD
A new report has highlighted that voluntary assisted dying is still legally considered to be suicide 鈥� and pharmacists say change is needed urgently Go Gentle Australia has released a …
Advanced pharmacy uplifts each practitioner: Simpson
Innovative care models benefit more Australians in more places, in a new vision for the future released by hospital pharmacists The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has released a …
IV supply 鈥榗onstrained throughout 2024鈥�
Pharmacists are calling for local manufacturing to help reduce shortages, as the TGA issues guidance on IV fluids The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has highlighted the shortage of …
Organisations in step on future
Hospital pharmacists say a profession-wide blueprint recognises urgent issues The Society of Hospital Pharmacists has welcomed the Pharmacists in 2030 report, launched by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia at its …
GP to lead AMA
Queensland-based GP, Dr Danielle McMullen, has been appointed as the next president of the Australian Medical Association (AMA)聽 McMullen the organisation鈥檚 current vice president will assume the presidency on 1 …
SHPA, PSS extend partnership
SHPA and PSS highlight link between pharmacy recognition and professional wellbeing, with new deal 聽 The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) has signed a new three-year Memorandum of …
鈥榃e鈥檝e reached peak hospital鈥�
Advanced pharmacy could be key to delivering healthcare in new settings, SHPA president tells careers summit聽 Health systems are changing and 鈥渢he bedside that the pharmacist provides care at might …
Amendments 鈥榥ot preferred鈥� but vaping bill welcomed
One group of pharmacists has welcomed the passage of the vaping bill through the Senate, saying it is 鈥渙ur best chance yet鈥� of preventing young people from using the products …