World Health Assembly guest speakers focus on gender-based violence and newborn health

20 May, 2014 reference: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2014/WHA-20140520/en/ 20 MAY 2014 | GENEVA - Dr Christine Kaseba-Sata, First Lady of Zambia (WHO Goodwill Ambassador against gender-based violence) and Melinda Gates,…

World Health Assembly approves resolution on hepatitis and mechanism to coordinate noncommunicable disease response

22 May, 2014reference: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2014/WHA-20140522/en/ 22 MAY 2014 | GENEVA - The World Health Assembly approved a resolution to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of viral hepatitis…

World Health Assembly progress on noncommunicable diseases and traditional medicine

23 May, 2014 reference: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2014/WHA-20140523/en/ 23 MAY 2014 | GENEVA - The World Health Assembly continued progress Friday, approving plans to better incorporate palliative care, expand inclusion…

World Health Assembly closes

24 May, 2014 reference: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2014/WHA-20140524/en/ 24 MAY 2014 | GENEVA - The Sixty-seventh World Health Assembly closed today, after adopting more than 20 resolutions on public health issues…

PSA and Chifley Business School partnerships boost opportunities for pharmacists

20 May , 2014 reference: http://www.psa.org.au/media-releases/psa-and-chifley-business-school-partnerships-boost-opportunities-for-pharmacists-2 The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia and Chifley Business School (CBS) have entered into…

Pharmacy immunisation trial comes to aid of North Queensland (NQ) residents facing severe flu season

20 May , 2014 reference: http://www.psa.org.au/media-releases/pharmacy-immunisation-trial-comes-to-aid-of-north-queensland-nq-residents-facing-severe-flu-season Warnings by Health authorities that this year’s flu season in NQ could be…

NSW Branch of PSA elects new officer bearers

16 May 2014 reference: http://www.psa.org.au/media-releases/nsw-branch-of-psa-elects-new-officer-bearers The NSW Branch of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has announced the election of community pharmacist and academic Stephen…

Co-payment increases present added challenges for patients

13 May 2014 reference: http://www.psa.org.au/media-releases/co-payment-increases-present-added-challenges-for-patients The increase in the PBS co-payment announced in the Federal Budget could result in more Australians needing increased…

Government misses opportunity to use pharmacists to improve health outcomes

13 May 2014 reference: http://www.psa.org.au/media-releases/government-misses-opportunity-to-use-pharmacists-to-improve-health-outcomes The Federal Budget has once again ignored the value of pharmacists providing services to help improve…

CPExpo 2014 handbook now available

12 May , 2014 reference: http://www.psa.org.au/media-releases/cpexpo-2014-handbook-now-available An e-handbook for CPExpo 2014 has been published on the CPExpo website today, providing delegates and prospective delegates the opportunity…