Two out of every three Australians aged 50 years or older have osteoporosis or low bone density.¹ People with osteoporosis usually have no signs or symptoms of the disease until a fracture occurs. Experiencing a bone fracture can have a serious effect on a person’s health and wellbeing, resulting in chronic pain, loss of independence … Read more
Enrol in SIR30116 Certificate III in Community Pharmacy or SIR40116 Certificate IV in Community Pharmacy for just $494*. Some students may come under concessional funding and pay only $195*. That’s a saving of over $2,000^ per enrolment! Hurry, current funding agreement ends June 30 2018!! SIR30116 CERTIFICATE III IN COMMUNITY PHARMACY Designed to update and expand product … Read more
Following the scheduling change for codeine-containing medicines, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) have released the final module to assist pharmacy assistants, ‘Codeine rescheduling: Communication in pain management’. This module will explore principles of communicating with patients regarding pain management and medicines misuse. Funded by the Australian Government, the … Read more
By The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, National Secretariat Being the victim of facing a disruptive or angry customer can be traumatic and have long-lasting effects on pharmacy staff and other customers in the pharmacy when such an event occurs. Reducing the risk in the pharmacy and knowing how to deal with potentially traumatic incidents is … Read more
By Kelly Danvers, Business Support Officer Our retail offer is often the largest part of our pharmacy space. Most of us give more floor space to our Front of Shop than our Dispensary but we often don’t give enough time or thought to how our customers see our store, and whether we invite them to … Read more
When a vacancy exists in an organisation, or if there is a need for an additional resource – there should be no more important activity than devoting enough time to the process of deciding on the newest member of your team. When a vacancy exists in an organisation, or if there is a need to … Read more
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Queensland branch is proud to again be involved in the Queensland Government’s Community Work Skills Program, which provides fully subsidised pharmacy assistant training to eligible Queenslanders. Delivered in both Ipswich and Brisbane from October 2017 to August 2018, the program focuses on developing an individual’s skillset through successfully completing a … Read more
By Linden Pirrone, Guild Trainer and Assessor While children all around the world are writing their Christmas wish list for Santa, many of us are holding our breath in anticipation for yet another manic Christmas season. So why are we holding our breath and not making a Christmas wish list of our own? There is … Read more
How many times have we walked into a store – any store not just a pharmacy – and a well presented sales assistant has given advice on a product they know nothing about? Sure, it’s easy to talk about products, but to actually know and understand what these products do and how these products work … Read more
Trainer and Assessor, Linden Pirrone has been impressed by her student, Justine Northcott’s drive and determination to be the best pharmacy assistant she can be. Justine has recently taken on the role of Pharmacy Manager at Jadin Pharmacy Warner. We spoke to Justine recently about her pharmacy career and her how Guild Training has given … Read more