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Welcome to the May 2012 homepage edition of i2P-Information to Pharmacists. Rollo Manning has been having some time out having staples removed from the site of his open heart surgery.He is now at home recuperating in Darwin, having arrived home last Friday, beating a cold and hasty retreat from Canberra.We all wish him a speedy recovery and hopefully, he will be fit enough to contribute by next month.
This month, Pharmedia discusses the toll that is taken when someone complains about you to an authority without good cause. Well, the good news is that you can now take action to protect yourself if such a complaint is made, and that may even include action for defamation. Read about a recent case involving two doctors, with Mark Coleman drawing on personal experience to illustrate.

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Pharmacy women’s Congress 2009 - Opportunities for learning

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Karalyn Huxhagen is the manager of a large Friendly Society pharmacy in Mackay, Queensland and is active in all facets of pharmacy (including the cause of women in pharmacy). A natural leader and a very busy mother of two girls she still finds time to be a Queensland PSA councilor, and sits on many committees involved in pharmacy issues.

All of us have that neat stack of literature either beside our bed, under the desk or overflowing off the kitchen bench. If you are like me some are half read, bookmarked for later more in depth reads or stripped of relevant articles for pharmacy assistant training modules.
I also have a system with my emails and RSS feeds that categorises them to the ‘to be read when I have time file’. On a morning not so long back when I could lay in bed and clear this email in tray I completed a competition on the Pharmacy Daily website for the Pharmacy women’s Congress 2009. To my ultimate surprise I won!!

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I begged my co manager to give up her day off so I could attend and then added more stress to my credit card (it already contained JCU and John Flynn fees for another semester of study).

I organized animals, family, work and various other duties and I was off for three days of interaction with my peers.

I had never attended this congress before and I must say it was fantastic. The venue of the Surfers Paradise was beautifully appointed and the staff were helpful and friendly. The bar served excellent champagne and the pamper packages of food and massage were divine.

But I digress. The conference itself was a wonderful blend of topical and difficult issues that all women in pharmacy struggle with. But it was so much nicer to physically be there and hear the presentations, discuss the outcomes and debate the topics. Reading a journal while the sun is shining outside and the cool breeze is beckoning you to the verandah just does not cut it.

Like many I was a skeptic of a congress for women and I was surprised to see a few male attendees but there was absolutely no sexism throughout the three days. There was plenty of feministic view points on how to struggle with life balance. There were feministic view points on how to manage and control your pharmacy and your staff. There was wonderful story telling and a genuine warmth and camaraderie between the speakers and the audience.

The topics were excellent and they even allowed the dynamic Kos to speak admittedly after Senator Jan Mclucas. One hard hitter to another!!

I would strongly recommend this congress to all female pharmacists and even their partners. It is not a clinical symposium but a conference that looks at the issues that face owners, managers, retail managers every day. The focus was on letting you know where to go for help and that you are not alone.

I left this three days feeling energized and invigorated. I also knew that the fears and issues I have in my daily life are shared by many and that made those issues seem easier to handle for me. We are in dangerous times in community pharmacy and it was heartening to be with like minded people who want to make sure that we chose the right path to ensure the viability of community pharmacy.

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