Pharmacy GRIT

Online ISSN: 2208-245X

Pharmacy Growth, Research, Innovation and Training (Pharmacy GRIT) is SHPA’s member voice, providing a online magazine-style platform for publishing pharmacy research as well as feature articles and instructional papers to assist and inspire members. Officially citable, from 2017 to 2021 Pharmacy GRIT appeared in quarterly printed and digital form, housing DrugScan (now MedsScan), Medication Safety and Case Reports, and complementing SHPA's flagship research journal the Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research (JPPR).

In 2022, GRIT moved wholly online. For members and by members, GRIT's content is now published and promoted via this website to promote greater collaboration and innovation, before moving to a new, dedicated digital home. Recent articles and previous issues are available below.

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Recent articles

Research Article

Effectiveness of an electronic prescription tracking tool on improving patient care in a tertiary hospital chemotherapy day unit

Jennifer Nguyen, Lois Cheung, Chi Hao La, and Berenice Sheridan

This research measured the impact of the introduction of an electronic prescription tracking tool in a chemotherapy day unit.

[Published 8 November 2023]

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Technicians and assistants research series

Part 1: Pharmacy assistants and technicians wanting to get involved in research, this is for you!

Julia Tisdall

Looking to begin your research journey? Read the first instalment of the new Technicians and Assistants Research Series. 

[Published 31 October 2023]

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Research Reflection

Developing pre-recorded pharmacist video-education for cancer patients

Tara M. Poke

Currently in development, this project aims to develop pre-recorded patient education resources for cancer treatment. 

[Published 19 October 2023]

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Research Reflection

A first for me but probably not my last: a reflection on my research project

Muhammad Nashrudin Bin Jamaludin

Reflecting on the experience of implementing the Digitial Health Record on Parkinson's Disease medicine administration.

[Published 19 October 2023]

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Research Article

Improving care transitions between hospital and residential aged care facilities: a pharmacist perspective

John C. Kao, Eugene Ong, Julie E. Stevens, and Samanta Lalic

This research article explores the development of an information tool and its impact on pharmacist workflows in residential aged care facilities and their servcing pharmacies.

[Published 16 October 2023]

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Research Reflection

Hospital pharmacists' understandings of and attitudes towards beta-lactam allergies and de-labelling

Rhiannon Froude

Authored by Rhiannon Froude, SHPA's 2022 Resident of the Year. 

[Published 9 October 2023]

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oration

2022 Medal of Merit

Duncan McKenzie

Awarded at MM2022!

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2022 Australian Clinical Pharmacy Award

Deirdre Criddle

Awarded at MM2022!

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2021 Medal of Merit 

Kerry Fitzsimons

Awarded at MM2022!

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2021 Australian Clinical Pharmacy Award

Sally Marotti

Awarded at MM2022!

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Research Reflection

Piloting a research project through the COVID-19 pandemic

Abigail A. Pinto

Celebrate the first published Research Reflection article by sharing Abigail A. Pinto's research experience during the emergence of COVID-19. 

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Feature

This International Women's Day instead of having it all, it's time to share it all

Kate Woods

To celebrate International Women's Day (8 March 2023) Kate Woods (Gosford Hospital Central Coast Local Health District) explores the Gender Pay Gap and makes a compelling call for greater flexibility in the workplace and a sector wide gender-pay-gap audit. 

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Medication safety

We're medicine experts, why don't we refer to them as that?

Wendy Ewing

To accompany the announcement of MedsScan and writing on behalf of the Medicine Safety Leadership Committee, Wendy Ewing explains why its time to move away from the term 'drug'.

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