eHealth Demonstration Welcome

The eHealth Journey is an exhibition presented by the National E-Health Transition Authority which shows how eHealth will drive the future of health care for all Australians. National President of the PSA, Grant Kardachi, welcomed the exhibition…

PGA Newsletter Vol.1 No.19,21st September2011

The Australian Lung Foundation has released the latest version of the COPD-X Guidelines, which are used to guide the diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).   The most recent research on COPD is now reflected…

PGA Newsletter Vol.1 No.18,14th September2011

Electronic transfer of prescriptions (eTP) — the secure transfer of prescription information between prescribing and dispensing systems — is an important early step towards an e-health enabled health care system and improving medication…

Renew The Application Format For Medical Payment? TPIP: Get More Discussion!

Bureau of National Health Insurance have decided to change the application format for medical payment of the National Health Insurance since July 1, 2012 (expense month/year), and each therapeutic agents need to fill the information of pharmacists…

Connect RFID and barcodes to improve the safety of Drug Delivery System

Taipei Hospital, Department of Health has used Radio-frequency identification (RFID) in eleven Medical Technology Systems since October 2009, and one of the systems is drug delivery system. Department of pharmacy used to follow the standard…

Australian Pharmacist September 2011 Vol 30 No 9

Change Paves The Way For The Future When looking at changes in practice, we must take into account that there are two major elements of such changes:the introduction of new services to ensure the viability of the profession, and how such services…

Pharmacsits In Health-Care – Opportunities To Diversity

The role of pharmacists in health care is facing increasing scrutiny as part of large-scale reforms currently occurring across the Australian health system. However, with these reforms come great opportunities to diversify, but we need to know…

High End Pharmacy Education In The High Country

The rapidly changing health environment presents many challenges for pharmacists who need constantly to increase their knowledge in the area of medication management. Now ACT and regional pharmacists have the opportunity to achieve this education…

Is It Any Good & Does It Matter?

The Critical Appraisal Workshop, or Is it any good & does it matter? will be held on Sunday 9 October and explore the key elements of a structured critical appraisal process. It will also help provide the skills for pharmacists to apply a structured…

Harm Minisation Under The Spotlight

Harm minimisation is a growing area of pharmacy practice and its importance will continue to gain prominence with the evolution to a more collaborative health-care model. To help pharmacists take advantage of the opportunities presented by the…