Category list : Allied health professions
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Accidental exposure to Ebola could be managed with antivirals Subscription
Researchers in the UK tested a risk assessment and management plan for healthcare workers exposed to Ebola virus
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An advocate for global pharmacy Subscription
President of the International Pharmaceutical Federation Carmen Peña discusses gender equality, fighting Ebola and her vision for advanced roles for pharmacists.
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Anaesthesiologists call on UN to resist making ketamine a controlled substance
The World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) has called for support to protect the status of the anaesthetic ketamine as an essential medicine.
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Becoming a pharmacist in a GP practice: multidisciplinary working and learning from colleagues
Regina Ahmed has decided to try a career in the primary care sector. In the fifth of a series of blog posts, she describes her experience of shadowing healthcare professionals at the hospital, progressing on the CPPE pathway, and learning more about mental health.
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Codes of ethics should be developed across healthcare professions, says FIP
Pharmacist associations should consider working with other professional groups to develop transdisciplinary codes of ethics, according to the International Pharmaceutical Federation.
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Dieticians join ranks of prescribers Subscription
More health professional groups in England are being given the chance to prescribe, sell and supply medicines, NHS England has announced.
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How do you feel after you’ve made an error?
Healthcare professionals can feel traumatised when they make an error. Patsy Edwards describes research she conducted into the emotional impact of errors on practitioners and the support they subsequently received.
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Pharmacists and clinical pharmacologists to collaborate following call for more consultant posts Subscription
Pharmacists and clinical pharmacologists are to look at how they can work together to improve patient care and increase the potential of medicines management to save NHS funds.
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Pharmacy must grasp new clinical opportunities with both hands Subscription
As a GP with 25 years’ experience, a strong interest in medical education, and married to a community pharmacist, I am constantly amazed by how pharmacy has allowed itself to be sidelined and passed over by other medical-related professions. Salaries have not kept pace with similar groups, and there has been little in the way of role development and extension of skills. What few initiatives there are, such as minor ailment schemes, have been piecemeal and under-resourced.
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Pharmacy regulator supports joint approach to culture of openness Subscription
The General Pharmaceutical Council has joined other regulators in promoting health professionals’ duty to be honest and open with patients.
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