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$100k asthma research fellowship
HUDSONS CoffeehasprovidedfundingtoAsthmaAustraliaforanearlycareerresearchfellowshipworth$80,000to$100,000peryear,theorganisationhassaid.
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QPIP: approx 3,000 vax administered
APPROXIMATELY 3,000influenzavaccinationshavebeenadministeredaspartofthesecondstageoftheQueenslandPharmacistImmunisationPilot,QueenslandUniversitySchoolofClinicalSciencesProfessorLisaNissenhassaid.Thissecondstagewould“easily”
getto10,000,shesaid(PD 17 Apr).
Phmcy mental health tickedPHARMACY groupshave
welcomedtheNationalReviewofMentalHealthProgramsandServicesReportrecommendationtoincludepharmacistsaspartofthe mental health care team.Releasedlastweek,thereport
recommendedthatincentivesbeintroducedthroughtheSixthCommunity Pharmacy Agreement togetpharmacistsworkingaspartnersintheprimarymentalhealthteam,includingmakinginitialandregularcontactwithapatienttoensuremedicationcomplianceandtoprovidemedicationmanagementreviews.Pharmacistsplayedanimportant
partinprimarymentalhealth,butnotinisolationandnotasreplacementsforGPs,itsaid.Theyneededtobepartofan
integratedapproach,itsaid,pointingtothePharmaceuticalSocietyofAustralia’s(PSA)pilotwiththeAustralianMedicalAssociation,whichplacespharmacistsinGPclinics(PD 23 Jul 14).Suchamovewouldseea
shiftawayfromdispensingpharmaceuticalstoa“long-termsustainablerole”forpharmacistsasmultidisciplinaryteammembers.PSAnationalpresidentGrant
KardachisaidtheAMA/PSAmodelprovidedgreatopportunitiesforpharmaciststobecomeintegralmembersofthementalhealthteam.PSAofferedtraininginthemental
healthareathroughfirstaidprograms,andclinicaleducationonvarioustypesofmentalillness,hesaid.APharmacyGuildspokesperson
saidmedicationadviceandeasyaccesstohealthprofessionalswere“strengths”ofcommunitypharmacyinAustralia.
The report highlighted the need topromoteeasyaccesstoself-helpoptions,thespokespersonsaid.MentalHealthAustraliaceo
FrankQuinlansaidingeneraltheorganisationwas“absolutely”supportiveoftheideathatpeopleshouldhavea‘nowrongdoor’approachtomentalhealth,wherepeoplewereabletoaccesshelpthroughwellplannedreferralsorprovisionofservice.Itmade“enormoussense”to
havepharmacistsinvolvedinthis.MinisterforHealthSussanLey
saidanExpertReferenceGroupwouldbeestablishedtohelpplananationalapproachtomentalhealth,withthereportfindinga“complex”and“fragmented”systeminplace.
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Friday’s comp winnerTHE winnerofFriday’s
competitionwasFabianKongfromtheUniversityofMelbourne.Thisweek, PDandAirssentialare
givingreadersthechancetowina LifeLineEliteBPmonitor,startingtodaywithACTandNSW.See page twoformoredetails.
Make e-cigs availableA SWISSresearchgrouphas
recommendedthate-cigarettesbemadeavailable,butonlyunderspecificconditions,astudyintheBMJ Openhassaid.ResearchersfromtheUniversity
ofLausannebroughttogether40expertsfromacrossthecountry,whorecommendedprovisionsthatrestrictedsaletoadults,amaximumnicotinelevelandalistofauthorisedingredients.Advertisingwouldalsobe
restrictedandsmokingthemwouldbeforbiddeninpublicplaces.Theauthorsalsocalledforspecific
regulationstomanagee-cigarettes.CLICK HEREfortheabstract.
NZ phmcy med fraudA NEWZealandpharmacisthas
beensentencedtoninemonthshomedetentionafterfalselyclaimingmorethanNZ$150,000insubsidiesonprescriptionmedicines,theNZMinistryofHealthhassaid.TerenceOsbornehadused
returneddrugstofillnewscriptsbutclaimedasthoughthescriptswerefornewdrugs,andclaimedforamoreexpensiveversionofadrugwhiledispensingthegeneric,theMinistrysaid.DHBPerformanceactingdirector
JohnHazeldinesaidclaimingunderthesubsidyschemewashonesty-basedandthe“vastmajority”ofpharmacistscarriedoutworkwithinthatsystem.
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NZ: trust for pharmacist vaxNEW Zealandpatientsand
otherhealthprofessionalstrustthatpharmacistsadministeringvaccinationsprovidedthesamehighstandardsofcareasotherhealthcareprofessionals,thePharmacyGuildofNZhassaid.PresidentKenOrrsaidNZ
pharmacistshadprovidedunfundedinfluenzavaccinationssince2011andthisyear,pharmaciesinsomeareaswouldprovidefundedfluvaccinationstopeoplewhoqualifiedforthem.Thesevaccinationshadbeenso
successfulothervaccineswerenowabletobeadministeredbytrainedpharmacists,includingTdapandmeningococcaldiseasevaccines.PharmacistvaccinatorsinNew
Zealand underwent training which includedcounsellingpriortovaccinationandmanagementofanaphylaxis.PharmacistsinNZalsovisited
workplacestogiveon-sitevaccinations,takingaqualifiedfirstaiderandequipmentneededforadversereactions,hesaid.Pharmacyworkedcollaboratively
withgeneralpracticetoensure
continuityofcare,hesaid.TheRoyalNZCollegeofGPs
told PDithadconcernsthatvaccinationsofferedoutsideamedicalpracticecouldleadtofragmentationofcare(PD 17 Apr).PSAnationalpresidentGrant
KardachihassaidthecommentsoftheUnitedGeneralPracticeAustralia(UGPA)were“ill-informedandmisleading”andthatotherhealthprofessionalshadprovidedvaccinationsinpharmaciesinAustraliafor“manyyearswithoutincident”.DatafromtheQueenslandpilot
andpublicacceptanceshoweditwas“totallyuntrue”forUGPAtosayvaccinationsinpharmacyposeda“seriousrisktopatients”,hesaid.
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veterinarianDrHelenMcCrackencalleduponretiredanaesthetistKevinMoriartyandorthopaedicsurgeonMarinisPirpiristoassistinathreehourexaminationof37yearoldarthritisproneorangutan,Suma,whohadbeenshowingsignsofarthritisinherankles,lefthipandjaw,thereportsaid,withtheoperationasmoothsuccess.
A VERY specialpharmacist.Ifyou’relookingtofeelunique,
youcouldconsiderbeingthesolepharmacistofLiberland,asevensqkmpatchoflandbetweenSerbiaandCroatiawhichVitJedlickahasdeclaredanewstate.Asself-proclaimedpresident,
Jedlickahassaidthepatchsitsinno-man’slandbetweenthecountries,andthatit’saplacewithoutunnecessaryrestrictions,taxes-andextremists,withNazis,communistsandmorebanned,BBC Newshasreported.Jedlickasayshundredsof
applicationsforcitizenshiphavebeenreceived,withonlysevencitizenssofar,theBBCreports.
LET itgo,Senator.Forallthoseturningtheir
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grandchildren,Robertstoldtheroomto‘justletitgo’whileattemptingtoswitchitoff,AP reports.
Welcome to PD’s weekly comment feature. This week’s contributor is Veena Lingam, Business Development Manager at Healthnotes .
Thinking inside the box
AS PHARMACISTS you are seeking to enchant. Enchant your patients. Enchant your customers. Enchanting is changing hearts, minds and actions. To be enchanting you must be creative, think innovatively and find out what can make you unique. But how do you create new ideas?As pharmacists you are strongly positioned to be exceptional and valuable within your community and the world. Having a sound knowledge base is a great start but what steers you towards great ideas? Everyone says, ‘Think outside the box’.Jonathan Rosen created a baby incubator for premature babies in remote Africa. He had an idea. If small trucks, cars and motorcycles can survive in remote areas then why not use such car parts to build an incubator? No doubt he would’ve worked with his creative team to deliver this life-giving product, but Jonathan was actually thinking inside the box. He drew from his environment for ideas. He enchanted the hearts of many African mothers. So how can we think inside the box? How can our environment lead to unusual levels of innovation and creativity? We think a new idea is a single idea, but when we get a new idea, a network of neurons fire in our brain. We learn from each other and from our surroundings. We must create such an environment where there is a network of ideas jostling with others. You are looking for many ideas to come together to form a new idea that enchants.
Weekly Comment
The Professional Pharmacy Group AlternativeLEARN MORE
Miami Rx drug bustTHE USFoodandDrug
Administration(FDA)andtheFloridaattorneysentmarshalsintoStratusPharmaceuticalswheretheyseizedunapprovedprescriptiondrugsvaluedatmorethanUS$1.5m,theFDAhassaid.
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