THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Queensland branch, is encouraging community pharmacists to enrol in the scope of practice training at James Cook University (JCU), with limited places available for the Sep intake.

Pharmacists who enrol now in the Graduate Certificate of Advanced Practice and Prescribing for Pharmacists could also be eligible for funding of up to $7,000 through the Australasian College of Pharmacy towards the cost of their studies, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

However, funding is limited, so pharmacists are encouraged to get in quickly – get more info HERE.

With 17 acute, every day conditions now recognised as manageable by community pharmacists, the Guild’s Qld Branch President, Chris Owen, said there has never been a better time to undertake the JCU training.

“The continuation of these services marks an important shift in how primary health care is delivered in Queensland, making better use of pharmacists’ clinical skills and improving patient access to frontline care,” Owen said.

“Recent figures highlight just how many Queenslanders are already choosing community pharmacies for their healthcare needs,” he pointed out.

“Between 01 Sep 2023 and today, more than 30,600 urinary tract infection services have been delivered across more than 930 pharmacies,” Owen noted.

He added that over the past 12 months, Queensland pharmacies have delivered over three-quarters of a million vaccinations at more than 900 pharmacies, including almost half a million influenza vaccinations, nearly 190,000 COVID vaccinations and over 20,000 shingles vaccinations

JCU course info is HERE. KB

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