Deprescribing, antimicrobial monitoring and Closing the Gap call lead latest JPPR

The dynamism of Hospital Pharmacy is on display in the latest issue of the Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research (JPPR) with research including validation of an international approach to pharmacist-led deprescribing in kidney disease and the challenges of antimicrobial surveillance in smaller, regional, and remote health facilities, as well as a call to the profession as Hospital Pharmacists unite to Close the Gap.

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‘A stalwart of our profession’: Deirdre Criddle receives 2022 Australian Clinical Pharmacy Award

Deirdre Criddle is the recipient of the 2022 Australian Clinical Pharmacy Award, recognising her fierce advocacy for the recognition of pharmacists as medicines management experts and leadership in the critical transitions of care space.

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‘A future defined by what we do, rather than where we work’: Tom Simpson elected SHPA President

Tom Simpson, 2018 Tasmanian Pharmacist of the Year and recipient of the 2019 SHPA Medal of Merit, was elected as SHPA President last night as the organisation’s 2022 Annual General Meeting capped a year of growth, consolidation and new frontiers.

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ACT Hospital Pharmacists and patients leap ahead with launch of Digital Health Record

The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) today congratulated the ACT Government on its successful go-live of the territory-wide Digital Health Record this past weekend in ACT hospitals.

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Hospital Pharmacists welcome medicines cost relief, but sustainable workforce needed to drive hospital and health reform

SHPA has welcomed the Albanese Labor Government’s first Budget tonight, which addresses major issues facing Australia’s healthcare system through investment into Medicare, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) aged care and health workforce, amid focus on the economy, environment and cost-of-living pressures.

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Skills shortage report strengthens SHPA call for pharmacy workforce plan

SHPA has reiterated its call for the commissioning of a ten-year National Pharmacy Workforce Plan to support pharmacy workforce sustainability, after the nationwide shortages of Hospital Pharmacists and Retail Pharmacists were formally acknowledged yesterday by the National Skills Commission (NSC).

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SHPA members leading the ‘Medicines without harm’ mission

The safe use of medicines is again in the global spotlight as the World Health Organization (WHO)’s annual World Patient Safety Day focuses on ‘Medication without Harm’, with some of Australia’s leading hospital pharmacists marking this year’s theme via a special opinion series detailing strategy, advice and inspiration to minimise risks of avoidable patient harm from medications.

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Hospital Pharmacists urge focus on workforce strategy, hospitals and digital health in welcoming ACT Budget

SHPA has welcomed the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Budget 2022-23, handed down by Chief Minister and Treasurer Andrew Barr, which features $390 million of new healthcare investment across hospital care, primary care and systems capacity. 

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New research and NAIDOC Week sharpen focus on strength, resilience and respect in Hospital Pharmacy

SHPA is marking National NAIDOC Week 2022 by highlighting newly published national research into care for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander inpatients, as the organisation works to embed training on culturally safe care across all members’ annual education.

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