Megan Haggan

Canberra

Digital Editor at Australian Journal of Pharmacy

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Palliative project to support stakeholders

4 days ago | ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan

Access to core palliative care medicines needed for people receiving end-of-life care The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has joined up as part of a new consortium led by Palliative Care Australia, aimed at delivering targeted education to prescribers, pharmacists and aged care nurses on critical palliative medicines. Supported by the Australian Government’s Quality UseThis content is restricted to registered users only.
‘I don’t know what to say any more… He won’t accept no’

5 days ago | ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan

A pharmacist’s behaviour towards five colleagues was described as “creepy” and invasive of privacy and personal space... and he used a pharmacy kiosk to pretend to be another patient A pharmacist has faced the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal over allegations regarding his behaviour towards several young female colleagues, as well as his dispensing ofThis content is restricted to registered users only.
Long ‘shopping list’ as pharmacy programs agreement discussed

6 days ago | ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan

Second Voices in Agreement session held as collaborative recommendations take shape Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has discussed preliminary recommendation themes as the Voices in Agreement series turned attention to primary care. This discussion was part of its co-governance role toward a new pharmacy programs agreement which complements last year’s 8th Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA), saysThis content is restricted to registered users only.
Unleash heart health ‘secret weapon’: Guild

6 days ago | ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan

Guild president calls for an end to the “postcode lottery” when it comes to heart health access This Heart Week (5-11 May) the Pharmacy Guild of Australia is pressing State and Territory governments to allow community pharmacists to take a more active role in heart health management. “Community pharmacists are a secret weapon in theThis content is restricted to registered users only. If you have already registered on the AJP website please login below, Or you can Register for free.
‘We know what we’re made of and we know our worth’

6 days ago | ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan

In a fiery speech to consultant pharmacists, Dr Fei Sim has outlined the challenges facing this sector and why decision-makers need to see what is “common sense” to pharmacists Pharmaceutical Society of Australia national president Dr Fei Sim acknowledged the “positive vibe” at this year’s consultant pharmacist conference (CPC25) in Adelaide – but said thereThis content is restricted to registered users only.
‘Indiscriminate sale’ of morphia examined

1 week ago | ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan

Victorians battle opium, English pharmacists warn of non-prescription morphine and cocaine, and a brand-new barbiturate hits the market… welcome to May 1905 Our English correspondent reported on an address to the Edinburgh Chemists and Assistants’ Association by Mr W. L. Currie, who “strongly impressed upon his hearers the necessity for exercising the greatest caution inThis content is restricted to registered users only.
Scope pilot marks milestone

1 week ago | ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan

One hundred community pharmacists across Queensland are now fully trained and authorised to participate in the Queensland Community Pharmacy Scope of Practice Pilot Pharmacy Guild of Australia Queensland president Chris Owen, made the announcement and said that this represented a significant milestone in the pilot. It means that more patients across the state now haveThis content is restricted to registered users only.
Poll: Would you move to the regions?

1 week ago | ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan

Would you move to a regional, rural or remote pharmacy if the incentives were right? Tell us in our poll below As pharmacy continues to struggle with a workforce shortage, the issue of staffing community pharmacies, hospitals and other practice settings outside the major cities has come up again. The Remote and Isolated Pharmacist AssociationThis content is restricted to registered users only. If you have already registered on the AJP website please login below, Or you can Register for free.
Aged care champion honoured

1 week ago | ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan

ACOP has invigorated how the inaugural Aged Care Pharmacist of the Year feels about his work, he says The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has announced its first Aged Care Pharmacist of the Year – Neil Petrie, who has dedicated more than 30 years to patients through his specialisation in medication management and aged care. TheThis content is restricted to registered users only. If you have already registered on the AJP website please login below, Or you can Register for free.
VAD: Gag clauses, ‘suicide’ and protections

2 weeks ago | ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan

“We fly by the seat of our pants,” in Western Australia when it comes to voluntary assisted dying, one pharmacist tells an AdPha presentation Following the recent release of its VAD Pharmacy Practice Update, Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) hosted a session for all pharmacy practitioners on the subject. WA VAD Statewide Pharmacy Services senior pharmacistThis content is restricted to registered users only.