Role of Pharmacists in Chronic Care

Role of Pharmacists in Chronic Care The release of the AIHW report today that shows more than 80 per cent of all premature deaths are due to chronic disease highlights the importance of a collaborative healthcare model to help deal with the…

OTC Scheduling System to be Retained

OTC Scheduling System to be Retained The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has welcomed news that their current medication scheduling system, including two separate over-the-counter (OTC) schedules, will be retained. The Department of Health and…

Smoking Awareness Campaign

In the Philippines we have the Metro-Manila's Campaign against smoking and University-wide project "Smoking awareness Campaign" a timely response to the task of caring not only for the physical development of human beings but also to the…

2011 Offshore Refresher Conference

2011 Offshore Refresher Conference The 2011 Offshore Refresher Conference will feature an exceptional faculty of speakers led by Professor Andrew McLachlan. The faculty will cover a diverse range of professional and business topics which…

Nationwide Continuing Education Program

Nationwide Continuing Education Program The seminar topic for the 2007 Nationwide Continuing Education for Pharmacists in the 79 local chapters is Optimizing Health Outcomes through Medication Safety. The lecture-workshop was based on the four…

International Benchmarking of Pharmacy Education

International Benchmarking of Pharmacy Education The International Benchmarking of Pharmacy Education project was launched by the Commission on Higher Education in tandem with the academe. This project aims to develop appropriate curricular…

Representation at the Last Public Hearing for the Medical Act of 2006

Representation at the Last Public Hearing for the Medical Act of 2006 In February, PPhA made representation at the last public hearing regarding the Medical Act of 2006 at the Senate. The Committee chaired by Senator Panfilo Lacson and Senator…

National Competency Standards Update Released

National Competency Standards Update Released The pharmacy profession's updated competency standards, the National Competency Standards Framework for Pharmacists in Australia 2010, has been released today following a comprehensive review…

Strategic Planning

Strategic Planning On January 27, the officers, board of directors and the committee chairpersons met to discuss the activities of the different committees and officers in line with the vision, mission and priority goals of the organization.…

Revision of Pharmacy Law

The PPhA Committee on the revision of the pharmacy law had worked to finalize the format and content of the draft for submission to the Lower House as a bill. The draft was transformed to the format followed by the Professional Regulations Commission…