The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia

SHPA has welcomed the release of new data showing growing incidence of opioid-related harm and misuse in Australia significantly adds to the building impetus for collaborative and effective nationwide action.

With the Victorian election campaign in full swing, SHPA has urged politicians from all sides to prioritise policies that will improve hospital pharmacy service provision and patient care across the state.

Across the country members of SHPA are among the first cohort of pharmacists to be credentialed as part of the Advancing Practice program, which provides independent recognition of professional impact and achievement in Australian pharmacy.

The concept of deprescribing is front and centre in the October issue of the Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research (JPPR) which, through a number of perspectives, supports the mitigation of sub-therapeutic or potentially harmful polypharmacy as integral to all pharmacy practice.

Advocacy of the SHPA Queensland (Qld) Branch has contributed to parliamentary committee support for new policies enabling the state’s pharmacists to practice to their fullest scope and deliver higher quality pharmacy care in the state.

Pharmacists and their multidisciplinary colleagues explore the contemporary meaning of patient-centred care in relation to digital health records, end-of-life care and mental health peer work among the contrasting perspectives in the latest issue of Pharmacy GRIT.

One year into its revitalisation, the rapid and sustained growth of SHPA’s Specialty Practice has established the program as a crucial development tool for Australian pharmacists, supporting professional and career growth for over 2,000 pharmacists in 2018.

On ABC Canberra Radio, SHPA Chief Executive Kristin Michaels recently reiterated that the primary consideration in establishing and maintaining hospital pharmacy departments should be the patient-centred, quality care ensuring safe and effective use of medicines.

The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) has added its voice to growing calls for First Nations people to be recognised in the Australian Constitution by endorsing the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

Australia’s essential guide to safely administering oral medicines to people with enteral feeding tubes or swallowing difficulties has been comprehensively revised, with the release of the third edition of SHPA’s Don’t Rush to Crush.

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New opioid data drives urgency for national action

The release of new data showing growing incidence of opioid-related harm and misuse in Australia significantly adds to the building impetus for collaborative and effective nationwide action the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) said today.

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Patient safety and access to pharmacist expertise an election priority

With the Victorian election campaign in full swing, the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) has urged politicians from all sides to prioritise policies that will improve hospital pharmacy service provision and patient care across the state.

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Pharmacists shine as first Advancing Practice credentials awarded

Across the country members of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) are among the first cohort of pharmacists to be credentialed as part of the Advancing Practice program, which provides independent recognition of professional impact and achievement in Australian pharmacy.

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