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Locum app releasedA new smartphone app for
pharmacy recruitment has been
by Th Phcuc
Locum Company.
It is now available for free
download on iPhone, iPad, Android
devices and tablets.
“I have been in this industry for
over 25 years and this LocumCo
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recruitment experience” says SueMu, CEO f Th Phcuc
Locum Company.
“On surveying locums, many
recounted how they felt
uncomfortable checking their
emails or Facebook whilst on a job.”
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area in close proximity to the site
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Both job seekers and employers
can access the Emergency LocumService through this app.
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be viewed on the Pharmacy Daily
website - CLICK HeRe.
Genzyme ’Gong rideGenzyme, S Cpy,
has put together one of its biggest
ever teams for this year’s MS
Australia Sydney to the Gong Ride
which aims to help raise money to
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30 members comprising Genzyme
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3,000km, with 2013 being the 8th
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more than $110,000 for the cause,ncluding $27,000 in 2012.
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Robert Hendriks said this year the
undraising target is $20,000 “and
we would welcome anyone in the
ndustry who would like to donate
o our cause or even join our team”.
To donate for the ride CLICK HeRe.
New NCPA PresidentTHe US N Cuy
Phc Ac (NCPA)
has announced the appointment of Mark Riley as its new President.
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vice president of the Arkansas
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Rock, Arkansas.
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manager industry.
The move was announced during
he NCPA conference, where
members also voted in favour of a
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hallenges facing the sector such as
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pecialty pharmacies and the
ransfer of independent pharmacies
rom one owner to another.
Herron multis goneAspen Australia has advised
pharmacies that a number of its
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18-50, Men 50+, Women 18-50 and
Women 50+.
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immediately, the company said.
More new AusPARsAusTRALIAn Public Assessment
Reports have been released forthree more therapies, with the TGA
website now including AusPARS for
Zp/A/L (bcp),
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bh) Cyz (C1
hb).
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glycemic control has been
approved for use by adults with
type 2 diabetes in Australia, withh f Kbyz XR
which combines the mechanism of
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United GPs slam PCEHRDoCToRs groups from across
Australia have urged the new
government to address what they
say are major issues with the
Personally Controlled Electronic
Health Record, saying that the
Department of Health is not
listening to the concerns of people
actually using the system.
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issued a statement saying there is
currently no alignment between
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actual meaningful use of the systemthrough engagement of the clinical
community and assurance of
improvement of health outcomes.
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for NEHTA and DoHA to review the
PCEHR development cycle”.
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health system and provide
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healthcare” the groups said, adding
that this will only occur if clinicians
have input and there is full secure
messaging interoperability.
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review of the PCEHR system, with
the doctors’ groups saying they
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LOCUM PHARMACIST WANTEDExperienced Locum pharmacist wanted to work in the beautiul
region o Margaret River. Famous or its wineries, beaches and sur.
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• Mid-December 2013 to end o February 2014
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• Fred dispensing sotware
• Great team environment
The successul applicant will be
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processes and procedures, be customer-ocused and be able to
manage the dispensary work-ow efciently.Experience with checking Websters/Meditec sachets and the
Guildcare programmes are an advantage.
Email resumes to Karen: [email protected] with
a cover letter and availability to come in for an interview
Pyjamas, breasts, andnaughty nightcaps
wooLLen PJ’s, how mums can
use their breasts to protect their
kids from snoring and why a pre-
p pp uch
idea are all part of the Australasian
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DownUnder 2013 will showcase thelatest in sleep discoveries covering
problems like snoring, insomnia,
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bad bed clothes.
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the event which runs Oct 17 to 19.
For a full list of conference
highlights, contact Lucy Williams by
email on [email protected].
Covad secures fundingpharmacy-based health
insurance provider Covad has a
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venture capital raising.
Izak Pretorius, who’s a security
entrepeneur, industrialist, former
South African Businessman of
the Year and now Australian
resident, is taking on the role
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term commitment” to the Covad
business and its founder and md
Anthony Huxley.
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private health aggregator to
leverage the “bricks and mortar
phcy ch,” (PD 30 Au)
will launch its consumer site at the
end of the month via pharmacies
across Australia.
Huxley said that Covad will debut
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by a paced rollout of over 1,000
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the next twelve months.
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benchmark,” Huxley said.
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regulators, providers, pharmacies
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50% of total retail pharmacy sites
being onboard within three years”.
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closely at well over 100 investment
proposals, mainly start-ups,
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business because “they’re not just
transforming the delivery of health
cover, they’re building a really
viable future for pharmacy too”.
See www.covad.com.au.
The more you use,the more you lose
wHen it comes to weight loss, new randomized controlled
rial conducted by Baylor College
of Medicine researchers and
published online in The American
ournal of Medicine found that
overweight and obese adults
ollowing a community-based
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more weight than those who tried
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Those following Weight Watchers
were 8x more likely to reach a 5%weight loss and the best results
were achieved by those using
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