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25.01.2022 Urgent Call for pharmacists to participate in vaccine safety pilot The Actively Monitoring the Safety of Immunisation in Community Pharmacies in Western Australia (AIM-CP) study is proudly funded by the J M OHara Research Fund Pharmacists play a crucial role in administering vaccinations in the community, and that role is more important than ever this year. We are urgently calling for Western Australian Pharmacies to participate in a pilot study that will implement and eva...luate SmartVax as a tool to monitor vaccine safety following immunisation in pharmacy. This study will monitor safety of all vaccinations in 2020 and lay the foundation for future COVID-19 vaccine safety monitoring. There is no cost to participate. Setup time is only 10-15 minutes with no additional work for the pharmacy or team after that. Patients are sent a pharmacy branded SMS after immunisation enquiring if they had any reactions. If they have had a reaction, a follow up SMS will be sent to check if the reaction was medically attended followed by a smartphone questionnaire to get further information. Pharmacists will be notified of any significant reaction to enable follow up with patients. https://zcu.io/jnMQ

25.01.2022 Thank you to Dr Sandra Salter for recognising her JM O'Hara Research Fund grant of $40,000 in an article in this weeks Post Newspaper (page 50). https://zcu.io/QGyX

24.01.2022 The J M O'Hara Research Fund is proud to be funding this pharmacy practice research which may translate into every day practice for pharmacies and pharmacists across Australia.

23.01.2022 PSWA congratulates Mr Michael Dillon on being awarded Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for recognition of his significant services to the pharmacy profession, and to the community. Mr Dillons service to pharmacy practice was recognised by the PSWA in 2015 when he was awarded the Eric Kirk Memorial Award. Mr Dillon has recently contributed significantly to the promotion of the JM OHara Research Fund and assisted in raising funds to enable it to provide significant research grants over the last four years.

21.01.2022 Be involved in professional behaviour of pharmacists research at UWA Are you: A pharmacy owner, community pharmacist, hospital pharmacist, prescriber, or pharmacy assistant? Willing to participate in an online focus group of 1-2 hours to discuss the professional behaviour of pharmacists and practice guidelines? ... For more information or to register your interest follow the link For all pharmacists: https://zcu.io/09G7 For pharmacy technicians and assistants, and prescribers: https://zcu.io/o0fr This is research undertaken by the School of Allied Health at the University of Western Australia. Please contact Deanna Mill (PhD candidate) [email protected] or Professor Rhonda Clifford [email protected] if you are willing to participate or have further questions.

20.01.2022 New professional service in pharmacy Dr Tin Fei Sim's received the J M OHara Research Fund Grant in 2018 and aimed to evaluate the feasibility of point-of-care C-reactive protein testing to support Western Australian community pharmacists management of respiratory tract infections. She now has some exciting results for community pharmacy. https://pswa.org.au//results-of-dr-tin-fei-sims-research-s

20.01.2022 Congratulations Sandra. Looking forward to seeing your results

20.01.2022 Congratulations to Dr Sandra Salter (pictured) from UWA who is the recipient of the JM OHara Research Fund grant for 2019. Dr Salter has been funded $40,000 for her research Actively Monitoring the Safety of Immunisation in Community Pharmacies in Western Australia (AIM-CP). The study aims to implement and evaluate a patient-centred active surveillance program (SmartVax), for adverse event monitoring following influenza immunisation in pharmacy. One of the questions the study seeks to answer is How can Western Australian community pharmacies contribute to active vaccine safety surveillance in Australia?. All pharmacies identified on the Pharmacy Registration Board of Western Australia Premises Register will be invited to participate in this part of the study.

18.01.2022 Did you know bear's grease was first touted as a cure for baldness in the mid 17th century, and its use became much more widespread when many men stopped wearing wigs? Read more https://zcu.io/VPZw #pharmacyhistory #pharmacists

18.01.2022 Reliable COVID-19 information. If you are looking for reliable information sources on anything related to COVID-19 and Pharmacy, the following websites have dedicated pages with the latest information. The Pharmacy Guild of Australia (https://zcu.io/wQZB) Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (https://zcu.io/B24r) WA Department of Health (https://zcu.io/MyeE )

16.01.2022 Thank you to the State Library of Western Australia for recognising our amazing profession in these demanding times.

15.01.2022 This is an interesting article from ABC News about WA research investigating if honey can reduce the need for opiates in children post tonsillectomy. Telethon Kids Institute UWA Research

13.01.2022 Pharmacy practice research such as this study helps to strengthen the argument for increased remuneration of pharmacists. Professional service leading to better health outcomes.

13.01.2022 Pharmacists: Which Information Sources and Evidence do you Use? Would you like to play a part in improving pharmacy resources? Deanna Mill, Early Career Pharmacist and PhD candidate at the School of Allied Health at the University of Western Australia, is undertaking a study to understand what information sources pharmacist, interns and students use and if/how they use professional practice guidelines. This information will be used to improve these resources in the future. A...ll Australian pharmacists, interns and pharmacy students are invited to complete the Pharmacists WISE Use survey by following the link https://zcu.io/VIAL. Completing the survey will allow you to go in the draw to win 1 of 3 retail vouchers valued at $100. This survey closes on the 31st July 2020 at 11:59pm This is research undertaken by the School of Allied Health at the University of Western Australia. Please contact Deanna Mill (PhD candidate) [email protected] or Professor Rhonda Clifford [email protected] if you are willing to participate or have further questions.

04.01.2022 Congratulations to Tahlia and Gerald Burns Pcy. A very innovative idea for your pharmacy project and so beneficial to all involved. #pharmacists

03.01.2022 PSWA is proud to support the pharmacists of the future through sponsorship of awards for outstanding pharmacy students such as UWA Master of Pharmacy student Emma Murace, the winner of the Pharmaceutical Society of Western Australia Prize for Year One . Emma told PSWA that "Being awarded the Pharmaceutical Society of Western Australia Prize for Year One has helped to reaffirm my passion for pharmacy and dedication to always putting 100% into my work. The first year of the UWA Master of Pharmacy program is challenging, so it is nice to be recognised for the effort I put in to my studies. Thank you to The Pharmaceutical Society of Western Australia for donating this award."

02.01.2022 PSWA Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) information for pharmacists The Pharmaceutical Society of Western Australia (PSWA) recognises the challenges presented to the pharmacy profession during the rapidly changing coronavirus disease pandemic. PSWA acknowledges and supports the dedicated work of pharmacists through this difficult time. Support services Pharmacists Support Services is an industry supported organisation that provides a listening ear over the telephone to pharmaci...sts, pharmacy interns and students or family, friends and pharmacy staff who are concerned about a pharmacist. Volunteers who take the calls are all pharmacists and are trained in the crisis model of telephone counselling to support their colleagues. Callers are able to remain anonymous to enhance confidentiality. The focus of the service is support, empowerment and information provision rather than advice. Volunteers are equipped with information and resources to assist with referring callers when necessary. The Service is available on 1300 244 910 every day of the year from 6.00am to 9.00pm WST. Urgent assistance. For any pharmacist who are feeling depressed, stressed or anxious and require immediate assistance it is strongly recommend you call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on 1300 224 636 Accessing further information For information related to professional practice PSWA encourages pharmacists to refer to the database of information provided by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) at their dedicated Coronavirus page The Pharmacy Guild of Australia also provides information and updates on Covid-19 for all pharmacists at their Covid-19 New Information/Update page. The Western Australian Government Department of Health works closely with the Commonwealth and other state and territory jurisdictional governments to appropriately respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Updated information is provided through the WA Health department coronavirus website and the Australian Government website Matters relating to national pharmacist registration are managed by Ahpra for the Pharmacy Board of Australia. Current information relating to changes as a result of coronavirus, including for pharmacists, pharmacy interns and preceptors are available from the Pharmacy Board of Australia website. See more

01.01.2022 Here is an opportunity to improve pharmacy resources and be a part of innovative WA based pharmacy practice research.