I started work with a very remote health service in 2005 as a project to have (and evaluate) a pharmacist working as part of the primary healthcare team out bush. Funding was provided by the Rural and Remote Pharmacy Workforce Development Program (Department of Health and Ageing).
Over six years later I am still here with a second pharmacist working with me.
The original project evaluation can be downloaded here from the Centre for Remote Health.
If anyone wants to do some research I’d love to have a further review of what we do.
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In the USA in areas probably not as remote, pharmacists have been part of the team as pharmacists are in all other health systems. Pharmacists within the US’s Indian Health Service (IHS) have seen about 15% of all primary healthcare interactions including independent prescribing since 1996 along with many other roles.
In 2005 I started work on a project putting a pharmacist out bush with a remote health service as part of the team. Despite having the same skills pharmacists in Australia are usually not identified as playing some of the roles as occurs in the IHS. This may be part of the reason I am still the only pharmacist in Australia working in this type of role.
The first year was a project supervised by the Centre for Remote Health. Contact me here if you wish a copy of the report. This review of the project identified the needs for support and extra education to prepare for the role. It was thought the Graduate Certificate in Remote Health Practice (Individual practice) then being developed at the Centre for Remote Health could be adapted.
And after a lot of work by Fran Vaughan the Graduate Certificate in Remote Health Practice – Remote Pharmacy Practice will commence this year with several of the topics presented to multi-disciplinary groups.
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As I suggested it I had better do it. But apparently I may be also lecturing on it. It should be interesting!
The course is suitable for any pharmacist involved with aboriginal health services whether it be a visiting S100 or QUMAX pharmacists as well as those wanting to work remote.
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This seminar was presented by Peter Latz on the 26 August 2009 titled:
“The Future of Remote Australia An Ethnobotanist view of Aboriginal Bush Medicine – past, present and future”
Listen to the podcast here
Watch the video here (external site)
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The Centre for Remote Health is celebrating its 10 year anniversary this year. A joint venture between Flinders and Charles Darwin Universities it is based in Alice Springs with campuses in Katherine and Darwin.
As part of the celebrations they will be presenting a series of seminars and making them available online.
The Centre for Remote Health aims to contribute to the improved health outcomes of people in remote communities of the Northern Territory and Australia, through the provision of high quality tertiary education, training and research focusing on the discipline of Remote Health.
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This seminar was presented by Fred Chaney on the 19th August 2009 titled:
“The Future of Remote Australia Governance and service challenges of Remote Australia”
Click here to listen to podcast
Click here to watch the video (external site)
Centre For Remote Health Alice Springs
The Centre for Remote Health is celebrating its 10 year anniversary this year. A joint venture between Flinders and Charles Darwin Universities it is based in Alice Springs with campuses in Katherine and Darwin.
As part of the celebrations they will be presenting a series of seminars and making them available online.
The Centre for Remote Health aims to contribute to the improved health outcomes of people in remote communities of the Northern Territory and Australia, through the provision of high quality tertiary education, training and research focusing on the discipline of Remote Health.
If you like this post and what else you see on the blog please subscribe by RSS feed (the orange button) or by email. Visit my subscription page.
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