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What we know and what we can learn

Put yourself in someone else’s shoes… Ever wondered what it’s like to be both a health care provider and a patient? Take a step back… How valuable is the training and education you provide?
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Between mental and physical health

Are drugs driving you crazy? Ever wondered about medical consequences of psychiatric medicines, or psychological consequences of medical treatment? How and where should patients with concurrent physical and mental illness be managed?
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Beyond our backyard

How are medicines managed in Aboriginal communities? What about third world countries and beyond? Ever wondered what happens to the medicines that are donated to far-away lands?
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From one system to another

Medicines Management on the Inside - From electronic prescribing to illicit drug use: What is the pharmacist’s role within the prison system? We all have to grow up sometime - But what happens to paediatric/adolescent patients with chronic disease when they turn 18?
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Illness or wellness

To take or not to take, that is the question: Walking the fine line between drugs for illness, wellness, fitness and athletic performance enhancement…
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Taking blood, sweat and tears out of the equation

How do we utilise the scarce resources we have, such as blood products, or pharmacy technicians? Can medicines or machines help?

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