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Safe and successful expansion marks 10 years of partnered charting in hospital pharmacy
Fri 31 Mar
Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research

Safe and successful expansion marks 10 years of partnered charting in hospital pharmacy

Victorian pharmacy researchers have successfully expanded their Australia-first collaborative medication charting model, showing partnership between pharmacists and clinicians at the leading edge of practice can reduce medication errors and improve patient care and safety, while improving the efficiency of the health system.

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SHPA taking action on Closing the Gap and the Voice to Parliament
Thu 16 Mar
Closing The Gap Day 202

SHPA taking action on Closing the Gap and the Voice to Parliament

On Closing The Gap Day 2023, SHPA reiterates its call for action to reduce longstanding inequity in medicines access for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients receiving Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicines from hospitals, and formally declared its support for a First Nations Voice to Parliament.

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SHPA welcomes medicines-focused MRFF grants across transitions of care, aged care and pharmacogenomics
Wed 15 Mar
Medical Research Future Fund

SHPA welcomes medicines-focused MRFF grants across transitions of care, aged care and pharmacogenomics

Members of SHPA are a driving force behind many newly announced Medical Research Future Fund projects, following Federal Health Minister Mark Butler’s highly-anticipated $382 million announcement across nearly 200 projects, including ten funded under the 2022 Quality, Safety and Effectiveness of Medicine Use and Medicine Intervention by Pharmacists grant opportunity.

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With the patient at the centre, PharmCare 2023 opens
Fri 03 Mar
SHPA's Accredited Pharmacist Conference

With the patient at the centre, PharmCare 2023 opens

Australia’s newest conference for accredited, onsite aged care and GP pharmacists leading patient centred care is underway, and the SHPA Accredited Pharmacist Directory is now live, as delegates from across healthcare disciplines attending the opening of PharmCare 2023 in Hobart.

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Hospital pharmacists support pholcodine recall
Wed 01 Mar
Reducing medication-related harm

Hospital pharmacists support pholcodine recall

SHPA has supported the announcement by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to recall pholcodine-containing medicines and remove them from the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG), as a regulatory decision that will improve patient safety and reduce medication-related harm.

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Broad research focus in third issue of world-first pharmacy student journal
Tue 28 Feb
The Australian Pharmacy Students’ Journal

Broad research focus in third issue of world-first pharmacy student journal

Medication safety in pregnancy and breastfeeding, an international comparison on challenges and solutions in indigenous health care and access to a key anti-overdose intervention are among the many highlights in the third issue of the Australian Pharmacy Students’ Journal, the world’s first peer-reviewed pharmacy student journal.

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Pride in pharmacy
Tue 21 Feb
Sydney WorldPride 2023

Pride in pharmacy

A spotlight of diversity is shining on Sydney as World Pride 2023 invites the world to participate in a gathering and conversation, celebration and ceremony.

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