๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฑ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ. In addition to dispensing medicines, pharmacists provide vaccination services and health checks, yet their wages and conditions do not reflect this. โฃ
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New data confirms that pharmacy graduates are the lowest-paid graduates in Australia, prompting a warning to the pharmacy sector!
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๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก, ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ค. Therefore, itโs important we make pharmacy an attractive industry for the next generation of candidates so we can continue to provide the community with the important services they rely on. โฃ
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In this episode, Pharmahack speaks with Bianca Piljic accredited pharmacist, National Committee member for Professional Pharmacist Australia Queensland and Vice President of Professionals Australia where she works to improve the conditions of employee pharmacists in Australia. They dive into Biancaโs Career Hack role as vice president of Professionals Australia and discuss the current state of pharmacy, remuneration and working conditions. โฃ
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