In the media
Healthy health practitioners
Healthy practitioners are good for patient safety,
according to Australian Health Practitioner Regulatory Authority
CEO, Martin Fletcher (05 December 2019).
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GPs reject claims they 'deceitfully' prescribe
placebos
GPs have taken to social media to challenge claims that
most doctors are using active placebos, commonly antibiotics, to
assist in managing patient expectations (04 December 2019).
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Fraud prevention move
Legislation designed to cut healthcare fraud is being
welcomed by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia (04 December 2019).
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$5 million investment for international research to
prevent cancer
The Australian Government is investing $5 million in a new
funding round for research into the primary and secondary
prevention of cancer, through the National Health and Medical
Research Council's partnership with the Global Alliance for
Chronic Diseases (03 December 2019).
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Study prompts call for disaster-specific pharmacy
legislation
Pharmacists caught up in the Australian bushfire crisis
are being hampered from providing timely and effective treatment to
displaced people due to outdated laws, according to QUT
researchers. (05 December 2019). More...
Practice and Regulation
Current barriers to patient access to medicinal cannabis
in Australia
On 14 November 2019, the Senate referred an inquiry into
the current barriers to patient access to medicinal cannabis in
Australia to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee for
inquiry and report by 26 February 2020.
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