Education

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

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

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

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

This course is on Dry Eye in Pharmacy brought to you by Alcon Laboratories. In this course there will be learnings on the different causes and types of dry eye and which Systane® product is best to use for treatment.

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

Cold sores are itchy, annoying and unsightly and they only get worse in winter. Pharmacy owner HeeSeung Lee speaks to Jonathan Chilton-Towle about what pharmacy staff can do to help their suffering customers

Christchurch pharmacist Sarah Mooney says pharmacists and pharmacy staff are not off the hook when it comes to realising the seriousness of coeliac disease, as commonly dispensed medications and over-the-counter products may contain gluten

Pharmacist and medical herbalist Phil Rasmussen explains endophytes and their potential uses in healthcare

Editor Ruth Brown, outlines the journey towards relaunching Pharmacy Today’s education package to help our subscribers meet requirements under the Pharmacy Council’s new framework