Copyright (c) 2012 All rights reserved. http://works.bepress.com/janie_smith Recent documents in Janie Smith en-us Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:17:46 PST 3600 http://works.bepress.com/janie_smith/3 http://works.bepress.com/janie_smith/3 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 22:22:06 PDT We often read or hear about the many wonderful developments in home medication reviews, ways of communicating with consumers and our quality improvement systems. But what does this mean at the coal-face for those older Australians living in rural and remote communities? Are these initiatives having an impact? Do people know about them and are they sustainable? The words sustainable and rural are often used together, not because rural is sustainable, but often because it is not. The Oxford Dictionary tells us that ‘sustainability’ means maintaining at length without interruption, weakening, losing power or quality; or to bear up from, or support. This paper uses a case study of Brian, a real rural bloke, to explore these issues and draw upon the words – rural, losing power and quality in particular.

]]> Janie Dade Smith http://works.bepress.com/janie_smith/2 http://works.bepress.com/janie_smith/2 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:52:33 PDT Janie Smith http://works.bepress.com/janie_smith/1 http://works.bepress.com/janie_smith/1 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:32:21 PDT While much is known regarding the Australian rural medical and nursing workforces little is known about the rural Pharmacist workforce. Knowledge regarding where and how rural pharmacists practice as well as the barriers and drivers for rural pharmacists is critical for future workforce planning. This paper presents an overview of findings from a national rural workforce study conducted during 2008-2010 as part of the 4th Community Pharmacy Agreement.

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