The AJP Podcast

In our latest AJP podcast, Carlene McMaugh talks to a number of pharmacists about how the profession frames its identity, and how it is viewed by others.

Carlene and her guests discuss some of the key factors in how the profession perceives and describes itself, and how it advocates for its itself and its role.

The impact of working in isolation, the way the profession is presented to younger pharmacists, the views of health care colleagues, the importance of being active within and for the profession are among the topics that are discussed. 

Among those we speak to in this podcast are:

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Our podcast host Carlene McMaugh talks to a number of pharmacists, and pharmacy leaders, about the expanding scope of practice open to the profession in the era of COVID-19. 

They also talk about determining the appropriate level of recognition and reward pharmacists deserve for this expanded range of work.

Carlene speaks to the following thought leaders:

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Our host, Carlene McMaugh, speaks to a wide range of pharmacists and leaders of the profession to see what they do to deal with stress, workload and overcoming their isolation.

Many of the participants also discuss how they have built their support networks, and talk about resources to help support you in stressful periods.

Speakers in this episode are:

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Our host, Carlene McMaugh, steps to the other side of the microphone to discuss the importance of having transferable skills, and some lessons from her own career.

Carlene also speaks to a number of other pharmacists, including:

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Host Carlene McMaugh speaks to a range of pharmacists on the progress of automation in pharmacy and where they think it will lead.

Among those we hear from in this podcast are:

Shane Jackson discusses the investment and cost savings from technology, and what it can and can’t do

Elise Apolloni talks about the benefits and future applications of automation, what she would like to have in her pharmacy and the skills that are required

Sam Turner talks the benefits for forward dispensing, and describes his experiences with automation

Jacinta Johnson describes the efficiencies brought by automation and technology, and the impact on the clinical technician role     

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In this episode, host Carlene McMaugh speaks to a number of leading on how they have overcome the profession’s seemingly natural reticence and become assertive when needed in their dealings with patients and other health professionals.

What is language and tone you should use? How do you balance the need to be assertive against people’s level of health literacy? What’;s the difference in the attitude between GPs and pharmacists?  

Among those in this podcast are Peter Crothers, Rachel Dienaar, Aman Javanmard, Leila Javanmard, Liam Murphy and Karalyn Huxhagen.  

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Assertiveness: what is it? should you be assertive? how do you be assertive? when should you be assertive?

In our latest podcast, host Carlene McMaugh speaks to leading pharmacists about the need to develop confidence in a respectful way when interacting with both patients and prescribers.

We discuss whether our universities should teach this import skill to pharmacy students, how we develop a presence in our careers, what additional training we need and is assertive the term we should be using?

Carlene speaks to: 

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In a special edition of the AJP Podcast, host Carlene McMaugh speaks to leading Canadian pharmacist, Dr Ross Tsuyuki – an academic researcher, editor of a pharmacy journal and worker in a specialised area of pharmacy practice not yet available in Australia: a cardiovascular clinic.

Dr Tsuyuki talks about his career progression, his controversial views on GPs and on how pharmacists may be their own worst enemies.

He and Carlene also discuss the differences in practice between Canadian and Australian pharmacy, how and why Australian pharmacy may have fallen behind comparable countries in scope of practice.

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AJP Podcast host Carlene McMaugh speaks in depth with Lauren Burton about how pharmacy can, and should, address and respond to this proposal.  

They say pharmacy must “strongly fight” to retain this “regular touch point with our patients”, but believe it can’t be approached from the perspective of pharmacy and money, the focus has to be on preventing hospital admissions due to medication error, inappropriate use of medicines etc  

Carlene also speaks to a range of other leading pharmacists, including Taren Gill, Peter Crothers and Rachel Dienaar, to seek their views on how pharmacy can combat the extended dispensing threat.

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In our first podcast for 2020, Carlene McMaugh speaks to Melissa Sheldrick about her tireless advocacy to promote medication safety following the death of her son, and how pharmacists should look on a mistake as a learning experience and not something that requires punishment.

Ms Sheldrick presented a very well-received discussion on this topic at PSA19 in Sydney last year.

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