NSW Health has renewed its partnership with Advanced Pharmacy of Australia (AdPha) to deliver targeted education and training for Australian healthcare workers involved in aseptic production, further strengthening the state’s capabilities in preparing pharmaceutical and advanced therapeutic products, to positively impact patient care.
Learn about the lives of our members across Australia, working in a variety of healthcare settings to improve patient outcomes.
An article by Linda Graudins, Medication Safety Editor for SHPA's Medication Safety Leadership Committee, highlights headline stories involving well-known celebrities as powerful examples that medication errors can affect anyone.
In our inaugural year, MedsAware raises awareness around polypharmacy and deprescribing encouraging Australians to check their medicines are current, effective and safe.
These reviews provide updates on the international literature on therapeutics. Expert pharmacy practitioners – via AdPha’s Specialty Practice Groups – scan major peer-reviewed journals in areas relevant to Australian pharmacy practice and present precis on major clinical trials, important pharmacoepidemiology studies and pharmacoeconomic research, and other updates relevant to practice. Interested readers are encouraged to explore the original publications in greater detail.
An accredited pathway for specialty development, with Practice Area Pathways based on AdPha's Specialty Practice streams as well as a generalist Registrar Training Program Common Framework.
Published in Pharmacy GRIT, Wendy Ewing (on behalf of the Medication Safety Leadership Committee) explains the move away from the word 'drug' and the name change for MedsScan (formerly DrugScan).
