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From the President: Be ready for more vaccine speed bumps

A/Prof Chris Freeman FPS BPharm, GDipClinPharm, PhD, AACPA, AdvPracPharm, BCACP, MAICD - July 4, 2021

Opinion

Last month, community pharmacists in regional Queensland commenced vaccinating their communities against COVID-19.

Antioxidants and mineral supplements for slowing age-related macular degeneration

Dr Hanan Khalil - September 8, 2017

Clinical

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of blindness in developed countries. The prevalence of AMD is 1.4% at 70 years of...

How AI might help identify adverse drug events

Sharon Smith - June 25, 2018

Innovation

The development of natural language processing (NLP) capabilities is opening new avenues for pharmacovigilance and pharmacists can play a key role in the process. US...

Government pledges to improve medicine safety in aged care

Ruth Cooper - November 27, 2019

Industry

The Federal Government has committed to improving medicine safety in aged care, as part of a $537 million response to the interim report of...

PSA18 maps out the future of pharmacy

Sharon Smith - August 1, 2018

Industry

PSA18 has wrapped up in Sydney, with the future of pharmacy firmly in sight as PSA presented the Pharmacists in 2023 Discussion Paper, a...

Improving medicines use in aged care

Dr Shane Jackson - December 18, 2017

Clinical

We know that there are high levels of medicines use in the aged care setting, which is not surprising given the demographics of residents and...

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8.00 am	Before hitting the road Organise paperwork and plan (travel routes) for the day.
9.00 am	Client education Meet diabetes education clients to understand their health goals to ensure personalised care. Transfer a concession card number into the National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS) for a person with type 1 diabetes; she was pleased to learn her costs would be further reduced! Review Libre 2 sensor data for a patient with type 2 diabetes who is on insulin. He was surprised about the impact of his banh mi (sandwich) lunch on his interstitial glucose levels.
1–2.00 pm	Lunch break Replying to emails and returning GP and patient calls.
2–6.00 pm	Clinical afternoon Finalise reports for GPs and specialists. Follow up with any high-risk patients e.g. persons with chronic kidney disease (CKD) or persons with diabetes and still titrating insulin. Remind a patient with type 2 diabetes on a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitor to stop her tablet 3 days prior to her colonoscopy next week.
6.00 pm	Home Medicines Review Meet the last patient of the day for a Home Medicines Review after hours because they work full time. Discover they are taking a NSAID for arthritis pain on top of their ACE inhibitor and diuretic; looks like a call to the GP is in order tomorrow morning to discuss the triple whammy and the risk of acute kidney injury!
8-9.30 pm	Remains of the day Continue writing reports and, if time permits, peruse the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) movements!

8.00 am	Before hitting the road Organise paperwork and plan (travel routes) for the day.
9.00 am	Client education Meet diabetes education clients to understand their health goals to ensure personalised care. Transfer a concession card number into the National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS) for a person with type 1 diabetes; she was pleased to learn her costs would be further reduced! Review Libre 2 sensor data for a patient with type 2 diabetes who is on insulin. He was surprised about the impact of his banh mi (sandwich) lunch on his interstitial glucose levels.
1–2.00 pm	Lunch break Replying to emails and returning GP and patient calls.
2–6.00 pm	Clinical afternoon Finalise reports for GPs and specialists. Follow up with any high-risk patients e.g. persons with chronic kidney disease (CKD) or persons with diabetes and still titrating insulin. Remind a patient with type 2 diabetes on a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitor to stop her tablet 3 days prior to her colonoscopy next week.
6.00 pm	Home Medicines Review Meet the last patient of the day for a Home Medicines Review after hours because they work full time. Discover they are taking a NSAID for arthritis pain on top of their ACE inhibitor and diuretic; looks like a call to the GP is in order tomorrow morning to discuss the triple whammy and the risk of acute kidney injury!
8-9.30 pm	Remains of the day Continue writing reports and, if time permits, peruse the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) movements!

8.00 am	Before hitting the road Organise paperwork and plan (travel routes) for the day.
9.00 am	Client education Meet diabetes education clients to understand their health goals to ensure personalised care. Transfer a concession card number into the National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS) for a person with type 1 diabetes; she was pleased to learn her costs would be further reduced! Review Libre 2 sensor data for a patient with type 2 diabetes who is on insulin. He was surprised about the impact of his banh mi (sandwich) lunch on his interstitial glucose levels.
1–2.00 pm	Lunch break Replying to emails and returning GP and patient calls.
2–6.00 pm	Clinical afternoon Finalise reports for GPs and specialists. Follow up with any high-risk patients e.g. persons with chronic kidney disease (CKD) or persons with diabetes and still titrating insulin. Remind a patient with type 2 diabetes on a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitor to stop her tablet 3 days prior to her colonoscopy next week.
6.00 pm	Home Medicines Review Meet the last patient of the day for a Home Medicines Review after hours because they work full time. Discover they are taking a NSAID for arthritis pain on top of their ACE inhibitor and diuretic; looks like a call to the GP is in order tomorrow morning to discuss the triple whammy and the risk of acute kidney injury!
8-9.30 pm	Remains of the day Continue writing reports and, if time permits, peruse the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) movements!

8.00 am	Before hitting the road Organise paperwork and plan (travel routes) for the day.
9.00 am	Client education Meet diabetes education clients to understand their health goals to ensure personalised care. Transfer a concession card number into the National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS) for a person with type 1 diabetes; she was pleased to learn her costs would be further reduced! Review Libre 2 sensor data for a patient with type 2 diabetes who is on insulin. He was surprised about the impact of his banh mi (sandwich) lunch on his interstitial glucose levels.
1–2.00 pm	Lunch break Replying to emails and returning GP and patient calls.
2–6.00 pm	Clinical afternoon Finalise reports for GPs and specialists. Follow up with any high-risk patients e.g. persons with chronic kidney disease (CKD) or persons with diabetes and still titrating insulin. Remind a patient with type 2 diabetes on a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitor to stop her tablet 3 days prior to her colonoscopy next week.
6.00 pm	Home Medicines Review Meet the last patient of the day for a Home Medicines Review after hours because they work full time. Discover they are taking a NSAID for arthritis pain on top of their ACE inhibitor and diuretic; looks like a call to the GP is in order tomorrow morning to discuss the triple whammy and the risk of acute kidney injury!
8-9.30 pm	Remains of the day Continue writing reports and, if time permits, peruse the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) movements!

Know how the vaccine needs to be prepared

Take a strategic approach to opportunistic vaccination

What to do if the vaccine window is missed

Spread the word among other healthcare professionals

Be prepared to answer patients’ questions

Protect your patients against summer risks

Raise awareness of new sun safety guidelines

Be alert to new illicit drug threats this festival season

Navigate summertime nicks, scrapes and scalds

Help patients take the (blood) pressure down this Christmas

Prevent the festive season becoming a headache

What led you to pharmacy?

Why did you decide to become a credentialed diabetes educator?

How do you support patients who have been newly diagnosed?

How will pharmacists’ roles evolve in chronic disease management?

Advice for pharmacists looking to specialise in diabetes care?

What if a vaccine is partially administered?

What if it’s a medicine by injection?

What if another healthcare professional administered the vaccine or medicine?

What if the patient doesn’t say anything?

Improper measurement methods are skewing results

Healthcare advice is lacking

Inaccurate readings could inform care decisions

Pharmacists can improve the accuracy of blood pressure readings

An even bigger role is in the works for pharmacists

Know how the vaccine needs to be prepared

Take a strategic approach to opportunistic vaccination

What to do if the vaccine window is missed

Spread the word among other healthcare professionals

Be prepared to answer patients’ questions

Protect your patients against summer risks

Raise awareness of new sun safety guidelines

Be alert to new illicit drug threats this festival season

Navigate summertime nicks, scrapes and scalds

Help patients take the (blood) pressure down this Christmas

Prevent the festive season becoming a headache

What led you to pharmacy?

Why did you decide to become a credentialed diabetes educator?

How do you support patients who have been newly diagnosed?

How will pharmacists’ roles evolve in chronic disease management?

Advice for pharmacists looking to specialise in diabetes care?

What if a vaccine is partially administered?

What if it’s a medicine by injection?

What if another healthcare professional administered the vaccine or medicine?

What if the patient doesn’t say anything?

Improper measurement methods are skewing results

Healthcare advice is lacking

Inaccurate readings could inform care decisions

Pharmacists can improve the accuracy of blood pressure readings

An even bigger role is in the works for pharmacists

Know how the vaccine needs to be prepared

Take a strategic approach to opportunistic vaccination

What to do if the vaccine window is missed

Spread the word among other healthcare professionals

Be prepared to answer patients’ questions

Protect your patients against summer risks

Raise awareness of new sun safety guidelines

Be alert to new illicit drug threats this festival season

Navigate summertime nicks, scrapes and scalds

Help patients take the (blood) pressure down this Christmas

Prevent the festive season becoming a headache

What led you to pharmacy?

Why did you decide to become a credentialed diabetes educator?

How do you support patients who have been newly diagnosed?

How will pharmacists’ roles evolve in chronic disease management?

Advice for pharmacists looking to specialise in diabetes care?

What if a vaccine is partially administered?

What if it’s a medicine by injection?

What if another healthcare professional administered the vaccine or medicine?

What if the patient doesn’t say anything?

Improper measurement methods are skewing results

Healthcare advice is lacking

Inaccurate readings could inform care decisions

Pharmacists can improve the accuracy of blood pressure readings

An even bigger role is in the works for pharmacists

Know how the vaccine needs to be prepared

Take a strategic approach to opportunistic vaccination

What to do if the vaccine window is missed

Spread the word among other healthcare professionals

Be prepared to answer patients’ questions