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𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗿𝘆: 𝗡𝗛𝗦 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 (𝗣𝗖𝗦) - 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲: 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟳-𝟵𝗽𝗺 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗞𝗲𝗴𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲, 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝗹, 𝗞𝗲𝗴𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵, 𝗗𝗘𝟳𝟰 𝟮𝗗𝗙 CPPE, Community Pharmacy Derbyshire and Community Pharmacy Nottinghamshire have teamed up to host this collaborative workshop for contractors and their teams.   The Community Pharmacy England website reminds us that the 31st March 2025 is the deadline for pharmacy owners who are delivering Pharmacy First to also deliver the Pharmacy Contraception Service and Hypertension Case-Finding Service to qualify for the monthly £1,000 fixed payment (as well as meeting the relevant consultation threshold). This is a great opportunity for those who are not yet signed up to this service to get trained and signed up to the service by the end of March. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝟰𝟮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗼 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹.   Emma Anderson, Regional CPPE Tutor, says: "As well as working for CPPE, I am a jobbing community pharmacist, so I know how busy and pressured things are now. Therefore, we have designed the learning to make the most of the time that you have available. Preparation tasks are based on a self-assessment of your needs. Following the workshop there is an option to attend a support webinar with Kirsty Armstrong who leads the service for NHS England and Alastair Buxton of Community Pharmacy England. Two other community pharmacists and I who deliver the service will also be there to answer questions. The workshop part of this learning will be hosted by Penny Mosley, and I will be attending as speaker for the event". You can book the workshop here 👇🏻 https://lnkd.in/eu6hNA2N  You will also find a link to book the post workshop support webinar in that page. 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲: 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗸𝗲𝘆𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗼 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗡𝗛𝗦 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼@𝗰𝗽𝗻𝗼𝘁𝘁𝘀.𝗼𝗿𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂. #pharmacyservices #pharmacycontraceptionservice #pharmacyfirst #training #workshop #communitypharmacy #pharmacists

Choosing correct oral emergency contraception (EC) can be challenging and sometimes confusing for pharmacy students and even pharmacists. To make this process clearer and more accessible, I created this flowchart as a visual representation to simplify decision-making and ensure students feel confident in managing real-life patient scenarios. This flowchart is based on the Emergency Contraception Treatment Guidelines for Pharmacists from #APF26, and I’d like to acknowledge the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia for their role in providing this invaluable resource. Understanding emergency contraception options is crucial for providing timely and effective patient care. This tool is designed to support students in mastering this important aspect of pharmacy practice. What do you think of this resource? I’d love to hear your feedback or any ideas for future learning tools! #PharmacyPractice #EmergencyContraception #PharmacyEducation #PharmacistRole

🚀Exciting news! The College has launched its NEW Prescribing Hormonal Contraceptives Course – a first-of-its-kind CPD-accredited course for #Queensland pharmacists! This course empowers pharmacists to autonomously prescribe hormonal contraceptives to women and girls aged 16 and over, bridging a critical healthcare gap. Learn more about enrolment and pricing below. #HormonalContraception #QLDPharmacist #FullScopeofPractice

"I have successfully completed the 'Emergency Contraception Update: Clinical Management and Counselling Excellence' training, accredited by the Australian Pharmacy Council. This training has provided me with valuable insights and skills to better support patients in critical moments. As a pharmacist, I am committed to continuous learning and professional growth to deliver the highest quality of care. #Pharmacy #ProfessionalDevelopment #Healthcare #Pharmacist #ContinuousLearning #PatientCare #ClinicalExcellence #EmergencyContraception"

GP Action: harness the opportunity We appreciate that it’s tougher than usual for community pharmacies during this period of industrial action by GPs. However, this provides contractors with an ideal opportunity to showcase how community pharmacy can deliver brilliant patient-centred care for everyone. You’re undoubtedly going to see even more people into your pharmacy, and this is your chance to communicate with both new and existing patients the wide array of services that community pharmacy can offer. Here are a few suggestions to ensure you and your team ✅ Brief your team – tell them what you would like them to say to new patients when they visit ✅ Inform female patients about the Contraception Service. Heading on holiday and can’t get your contraception from your GP practice? No problem, we can help and here’s how ✅ Offer patients a blood pressure test ✅ Ask every person who visits if they’d like to book a flu jab ✅ Take very opportunity to market your pharmacy and make sure everyone in your local community knows exactly what you can do when it comes to primary care Simply do your best for everyone you talk to over the coming weeks and months – let them know you’re always here to help. #communitypharmacy #pharmacy #pharmacist

The Biden-Harris administration has been busy working to promote #ContraceptiveAccess and quality. Today, the Centers for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) released a CMCS Information Bulletin (CIB) on “#Medicaid #FamilyPlanning Services and Supplies: Requirements and Best Practices.” This CIB provides states with guidance on requirements for the coverage of family planning services and supplies, strategies to reduce barriers and increase access to contraception, confidentiality protections for those seeking family planning services and supplies, and information on #QualityMeasures. https://lnkd.in/eeYAqKN4   Earlier this week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 2024 (U.S. MEC) and U.S. Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use, 2024 (U.S. SPR) (https://lnkd.in/ezw9S67i). These updated evidence-based #contraception recommendations can be used by health care providers to support the provision of person-centered contraceptive counseling and services in a non-coercive manner and remove unnecessary medical barriers to accessing and using contraception. Of note, the CDC Practice Recommendations includes exciting new guidance on pain management for IUD insertion, an issue Deanna Hartog, J.D. and I tackled in a blog post last summer. The guidance outlines that: 1. Providers should counsel patients about pain management before the IUD insertion procedure. 2. Pain management should be a “shared decision making” process—in other words, providers are being asked to focus more on a patient’s individual preferences and concerns 3. More pain relief options should be available during the procedure. In addition to lidocaine shots, people can now also request anesthetic gel, creams and sprays. View CDC’s updated contraceptive guidance: https://lnkd.in/e468F2TE View NHeLP's related blog post on raising the standard of care for #IUD-related pain management: https://lnkd.in/ebRV9SYU

Have you signed up for tomorrow's 60-minute masterclass Contraception an NHS Update with Hanna Smith? Key Learning Objectives: ♀️ Understand the provision of accurate counselling for all contraceptive methods, not just limited to pharmacy-supplied options ♀️ Implement effective signposting strategies to promote long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) and reduce unintended pregnancies ♀️ Explore the emerging evidence linking all hormonal contraceptives to breast cancer and its implications for healthcare providers ♀️ Identify major contraindications for both combined hormonal contraceptives (CHC) and progestogen-only pills (POP) ♀️ Understand the landscape of emergency contraception Can't make it tomorrow? Register and we'll send you the recording so you can watch it on demand in your own time. #nhs #lsaa #lifesciences #pharma #medtech #contraception LSAA Members register here: https://lnkd.in/e3bvhAJR To see our other masterclasses, go to our website: https://lnkd.in/eA2xCDdy

Have you signed up for tomorrow's 60-minute masterclass Contraception an NHS Update with Hanna Smith? Key Learning Objectives: ♀️ Understand the provision of accurate counselling for all contraceptive methods, not just limited to pharmacy-supplied options ♀️ Implement effective signposting strategies to promote long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) and reduce unintended pregnancies ♀️ Explore the emerging evidence linking all hormonal contraceptives to breast cancer and its implications for healthcare providers ♀️ Identify major contraindications for both combined hormonal contraceptives (CHC) and progestogen-only pills (POP) ♀️ Understand the landscape of emergency contraception Can't make it tomorrow? Register and we'll send you the recording so you can watch it on demand in your own time. #nhs #lsaa #lifesciences #pharma #medtech #contraception LSAA Members register here: https://lnkd.in/e7q7fE7a Host: Ian Chamberlain To see our other masterclasses, go to our website: https://lnkd.in/eVJWfGih

Proud of Tassie pharmacists tonight. Approx 85% of Tasmanian pharmacies are taking part in the UTI prescribing pilot (and are now eligible to offer OCP refill consults if their pharmacists are endorsed) and 96% of these participating pharmacies have completed at least one consultation since the pilot commenced. Averaging 123 consults per week. This is a much higher participation rate and consultation rate per capita than mainland states. Even more noteable: 37% of Tasmanian Pharmacy UTI consults have occurred in rural pharmacies in MMM5-7 so Tasmanian pharmacists are improving access to timely assessment/treatment to women in rural areas where timely access to doctors can be the hardest. If you haven’t yet completed the training to become endorsed to prescribe for UTI or OCP refills - PSA training on each is available (and free for PSA members): UTI: https://lnkd.in/gyuwYpQz Contraception Essentials: https://lnkd.in/gx_2GrW7

🚨 GVISOR Alert: Pharmacare bill passed and assented Canada advances healthcare access The Pharmacare Act, effective October 10, 2024, introduces a universal pharmacological benefits program with initial coverage for contraception and diabetes medications. Learn more about how this Act aims to improve access and affordability of pharmaceuticals across Canada: https://okt.to/ymJwH7 #Canada #Pharmacare #Gallagher #Healthcare #InsuranceSolutions