The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia

‘Managing pain and opioid medicines’ features five questions to ask before leaving hospital with opioids, tips for taking and storing opioids at home and a personal pain management plan guide.

SHPA has welcomed the Morrison Government’s $537 million response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety Interim Report, while reiterating the need for embedded pharmacist positions in the aged care setting.

The Gala Dinner concluding Australia’s largest annual scientific pharmacy conference saw Jacinta Castello named 2019 SHPA Resident of the Year, with the SHPA Members’ Awards going to Dr Jacinta Johnson (Emerging Leader), Gemma Kemsley (Technician) and TOPCare Cardiology Project, Ballarat (Hospital Team).

The latest issue of Pharmacy GRIT explores the central challenge of balancing the efficacy and safety of medicines, from a range of member perspectives.

Acknowledging his tremendous achievement in improving patient care in South Australia, Steve Morris was this morning announced as the recipient of the prestigious 2019 SHPA Fred J Boyd Award at Medicines Management 2019, the 45th SHPA National Conference.

SHPA has released its vision for developing the Australian hospital pharmacy workforce and a new Standard of Practice for hospital pharmacy technicians as Australia’s largest scientific pharmacy conference opened on the Gold Coast this morning.

The first full day of MM2019 has seen SHPA stand behind Australia’s technician workforce with the release of the Standard of Practice for Pharmacy Technicians to support Clinical Pharmacy Services, supporting their essential contribution to the hospital pharmacy profession and patient care.

Following the successful 2019 Medicines Leadership Forum in August, SHPA has prepared a draft consultation paper outlining our strategic policy perspective relating to hospital pharmacy, and its connection to medicines leadership.

Honouring his persistent pursuit of the advancement of hospital pharmacy and health informatics in his home state of Tasmania, Tom Simpson has been awarded the 2019 SHPA Medal of Merit at MM2019 on the Gold Coast today.

Western Australia’s Matthew Rawlins has been honoured for his contribution and leadership in infectious diseases and hospital antimicrobial stewardship on the Gold Coast today.

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New resource available for managing pain and opioid medicines

As part of a new NPS MedicineWise educational program, Opioids, chronic pain and the bigger picture, and the Choosing Wisely Australia initiative, a new resource for people who are prescribed opioids for non-cancer pain in hospital has been released.

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Embed pharmacy in aged care to shift the dial on patient safety

The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) has welcomed the Morrison Government’s $537 million response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety Interim Report, while reiterating the need for embedded pharmacist positions in the aged care setting to ensure the additional investment truly ‘shifts the dial’ on medicines safety and quality

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Hospital pharmacists striking the patient safety balance

The central challenge of balancing the efficacy and safety of medicines is investigated from a range of hospital pharmacy perspectives in the latest issue of the Society of Hospitals Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA)’s member magazine, released this month.

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