mental health
The need to seek help
Pharmacist Curtis Ruhnau talks about why you should join our webinar on mental health in the pharmacy profession To coincide with Mental Health Week (10-18 Oct), the AJP and Pharmacist’s …
Q&A with Kate Carnell AO and Curtis Ruhnau: Mental health in the pharmacy profession
To coincide with Mental Health Week (10-18 Oct), the AJP and PSS are pleased to host this exclusive webinar event to address the mental wellbeing of the pharmacy profession 13 …
Case highlights seven-day dosing access
By the time he died, his local Chemmart pharmacy and the beach were the only two places visited by a Tasmanian man with mental illness who was on the methadone …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Omega-3 supplementation and cardiovascular disease Meta-analysis of 17 RCTs shows no association between dose-specific omega-3 supplementation and CVD outcomes. …
The week in review
COVID-19, vaccination and downscheduling all made the headlines in pharmacy this week COVID-19 continues to dominate the news, with two more Victorian pharmacists diagnosed with the illness… bringing the total …
There’s more to say after R U OK?
Thursday 10 September is national R U OK? Day and this year’s message is you don’t have to be an expert to keep the conversation going when someone says they’re …
‘On the day, I won’t be alone.’
After losing her husband Andrew to suicide in 2017, Eva Tu is cycling 100 miles on RU OK? Day to fundraise for a pharmacy scholarship in his name – and …
The week in review
Pharmacy has been under fire this week, with one store closing for cleaning after an “absolutely disgusting” prank, 18 pharmacists having to self-isolate and #BunningsKaren reportedly confronting a pharmacy worker …
Mental health: bridging the gap
A key pharmacy mental health trial funded under the 6CPA is set to commence shortly The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, Griffith University and the University of …
NSW pharmacy to ‘promote help-seeking at a local level’
Pharmacists in drought-affected NSW are to be offered mental health training to help their patients The NSW Government has announced a $1 million pilot scheme to deliver mental health training …
Staying afloat on the wave of COVID-19 and beyond
How do you cope when your dream is shattered? How can a pharmacy become a mental health hub? And how do you nurture your own headspace? These questions and many …
Pharmacists asked for mental health help
The unprecedented COVID-19 way of life has brought immense stress to the Australian population, new data from Priceline shows Experts have been warning of a looming mental health crisis with …