Education

Clinical editor Amy van der Loo rounds up the education content in the latest issue of Pharmacy Today. Use the embedded links to go through to the relevant page 

The Pharmacy Council responded live to questions and criticisms of its new recertification system on the Health Media’s Popcorn Panel last month.

Contrave® is a dual action treatment for weight management. The purpose of this course is to provide information on Contrave®, a new medication for the management of obesity, and information on counselling patients managing weight loss

Last night on Pharmacy Today’s Popcorn Panel, the Pharmacy Council responded live to questions and criticisms of its new recertification system

Jilly Alexander of Ngā Kaitiaki o te Puna Rongoā – MPA describes a programme rolled out last year that proved effective in getting more Māori vaccinated against the flu, through outreach and whānau-centred engagement

Pharmacist and medical herbalist Phil Rasmussen looks into the latest studies supporting the use of pomegranate properties in healthcare

Christchurch pharmacist Sarah Mooney looks at how the immune system works and how the COVID-19 jab teaches the body how to respond to the new threat

With reflection activities now part of the Pharmacy Council’s new recertification framework, community pharmacist and academic Stephanie Yee explains the how and why of learning this skill

Professor Peter McIntyre outlines key concepts for understanding what herd immunity does and does not mean, and what this can tell us about the new COVID-19 vaccines

Occupational health expert David McBride looks at the association between occupation and rheumatoid arthritis, and highlights the lungs as an initial site of inflammation and autoimmunity