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EDITORIAL
I
Am So Tired
NEIL
JOHNSTON
Management
Consultant Perspective
I wonder if anyone
has stopped to think about the culture of pharmacy?
Changes in culture affect people profoundly and may give a reference
point as to how pharmacists are thinking and feeling these days.
I am personally experiencing feelings of profound tiredness, which I
do not believe are simply derived from the onset of old age.
In disussions with other pharmacists, I have found they are experiencing
the same feelings.
All of these pharmacists could be regarded as highly successful in their
chosen profession of pharmacy, but they are all espousing uncertainties
in the diverse challenges that are arising from multiple sources.
They are all excellent managers, but never before have they had to adapt
to the numerous and rapid changes that have been inflicted by government
and its agencies, the industry, and the profession itself.
Why
Can't They Own a Pharmacy? -
The Need for Honesty
ROLLO
MANNING
An
Indigenous/Rural/Isolated/Remote Perspective
If you were asked
by a person of another culture - and who did not speak good English
or understand your ways - what would you answer if they were not a registered
pharmacist?
The question arises when discussing with Aboriginal people from remote
communities the proposed clause in the (soon to be released) Health
Practitioners Bill in the Northern Territory that says only a registered
pharmacist can own a pharmacy.
From
Despair to Ecstacy- Pharmacist Reminiscences
HEATHER
PYM
Division
of General Practice Perspective
During the past
week talking to and interacting with pharmacists in the course of my
Divisional work as the QUM manager I have been aware of despair to near
ecstasy as I listen to concerns and tribulations from pharmacists in
the field.
On the positive side one of the pharmacists who has embraced the cognitive
services in his pharmacy related to me his recent experiences with the
Home Medication Reviews he has conducted.
A
Roller Coaster Ride?
KEN
STAFFORD
Consultant
Pharmacist Perspective
In the past three
weeks I have feel as though I have been on a roller coaster ride on
pharmacist-doctor relations.
Following a number of seminars, workshops C/E nights etc. I still am
at a loss to know how things stand.
Are we still separated by impregnable barriers or are we entering an
age of co-operation?
See
the Roses--Not Just Smell Them!
JAMES
DELAHUNTY
Photographic
Pharmacist Perspective
Why Australian pharmacists
can get part of the digital photo market and grow it - NOW.
OK Rolls of film for processing have been dropping by 3 - 5% for the
last two years and will continue for another three or four years, until
a balance is reached between images taken on film, and images taken
by digital cameras and committed to silver halide photo paper (via either
a mini lab or a major lab).
The number of images taken are increasing and will continue to via your
phone or PDA etc.
The new measure of your D & P success is by the number of prints
you sell.
Natural
Healthcare Industry
Celebrates the Wellness Revolution
VAL
JOHANSON
Complementary
Healthcare Perspective
Over the next few
weeks, the natural healthcare industry will be showcasing its commitment
to the health and wellbeing of Australian consumers through a range
of activities to celebrate Natural Healthcare Month, September 2003.
Kicking off the month will be "Natural Healthcare Week", with
consumer-focussed activities planned to promote the use and benefits
of natural healthcare.
Pharmacy
and Drug Companies-
An Alliance With Some Problems
KARALYN
HUXHAGEN
A
PSA Councilor Perspective
The recent spate
of materials from Boots Healthcare Australia on the impending decision
by NDPSC to down schedule ibuprofen has highlighted how 'manipulative'
drug companies can be.
A busy pharmacist fast scans most of this material that hits their in-tray
on any busy day in community pharmacy and if you did so with some of
this material you would be lead to believe that the NDPSC has made its
decision and it is all systems go for small packs of ibuprofen to go
open.
This is not the case.
I
Have a Dream….
LACHLAN
ROSE
Student
Perspective
Let me say that
pharmacy student life has been heating up.
For many in my position, there is only 10 weeks separating student life
from working life, as we prepare to complete the Bachelor of Pharmacy.
For some it's a dream come true.
For others it's a nerve wrecking concept.
I can't seem to make up my mind.
Just
in Time--Is Not in Time!
JON
ALDOUS
Hospital
Pharmacist Perspective
By universal agreement
of just about everyone in the profession, 2003 so far has been the worst
year anyone can recall for product shortages and discontinuations.
The shortages have affected products from across the spectrum, and a
fair proportion of them have been off-patent medications.
It seems to be an industry-wide trend and many pharmacists are asking
for answers.
While shortages can easily be explained in letters from a product manager
at the manufacturer, it is less easily explained at the patient/pharmacist
interface.
Hiring
Attitude for Survival
NEIL
JOHNSTON
Management
Consultant Perspective
Prime Minister John
Howard probably never thought that he would become a role model when
he decided not to stand aside in favour of his Treasurer, Peter Costello,
on his 64th birthday.
The obvious vigor involved as he engages in his daily activities (constantly
reinforced by television images of his daily walk) has awakened a nation
to the fact that retirement, as we know it, need not be inevitable.
This awakening has come through the realisation that our population
is aging and that a rapid decline in living standards will be inevitable,
if labor shortages, due to retirements, are not able to be replaced.
With Australia's low birth rate, we will not have this replacement capacity.
This also means there will not be a strong enough tax base to levy taxation,
sufficient to sustain pensions and healthcare schemes into old age.
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