Delivering and Growing Pharmacy Professional Services
News19 April 2012 With ongoing pressure from government to contain health costs especially the PBS, pharmacy faces significant business and professional challenges to remain a strong and viable component of the Australian health sector into the…
Type 2 Diabetes Funding for Victorian Pharmacists
News13 April 2011 Mark Feldschuh, Victorian Branch President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has welcomed Diabetes Australia-Vic’s latest initiative to engage pharmacists in the holistic management of diabetes in Victoria. Diabetes…
Role of Pharmacists in Men’s Health
News12 April 2012 The crucial role pharmacists play in helping men deal with health issues has been highlighted in the latest edition of the magazine Men’s Health. The feature, titled Good Chemistry says: “Your pharmacist could be the…
PGA Newsletter – Vol.2 No.14 18th Apr.,2012
NewsThe treatment of asthma in Australia remains inadequate and could be improved by tailoring an individual’s treatment and educating them on inhaler technique, a leading asthma expert says. Writing in the latest edition of Australian Prescriber,…
PGA Newsletter – Vol.2 No.13 11th Apr.,2012
NewsParents and carers of children with asthma are being urged to take the condition more seriously as new data reveals asthma-related deaths among under 15-year-olds have more than doubled since 2006. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics…
Guild and NACCHO Working Together
News20 April 2012 The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) and the Pharmacy Guild of Australia have developed a joint position paper aimed at maintaining and improving access to important medicines for Aboriginal…
New-Look Rural Pharmacists Australia Alliance
News19 April 2012 Four prominent Australian pharmacy organisations – the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA), the Australian College of Pharmacy (ACP) and National Australian Pharmacy Students’…
Committees Seek Delay of Health Insurance Program
News24, March,2012 Two Department of Health (DOH) committees yesterday proposed a postponement of the second-generation National Health Insurance (NHI) program to allow for better preparation. The proposal was made during the first joint meeting…
Quick Take (04/10/12)
News Main News: 1.2012 WPPF/FIP Travel Scholarship Winners are Announced! 2.WHO-World Health Day 2012 - Good Health Adds life to Years 3.FIP Newsletter 04, April,2012 News Update: 1.Community Pharmacies Are Responsible Employers 2.PGA-Newsletter…
WHO-World Health Day 2012 – Good Health Adds Life to Years
News03 APRIL 2012 | GENEVA - On World Health Day (7 April), WHO is calling for urgent action to ensure that, at a time when the world's population is ageing rapidly, people reach old age in the best possible health. In the next few years, for the…