World Health Assembly guest speakers focus on gender-based violence and newborn health
News20 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
News22 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
News23 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
News24 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
News 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
News 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
News 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
News 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
News 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
News 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…