March 2023

Trauma-informed care is a framework that recognises the need to have a complete picture of a patient’s life to provide them with effective healthcare. It begins with an awareness of what trauma is and how it affects health and wellbeing. Here, Anna Elders challenges you to purposefully focus on the discovery, validation and support of trauma in your patients

Clinical pharmacist Katrina Azer writes about her recent trip to Egypt and the importance of holidays for avoiding burnout

Non-practising legal expert and pharmacist Máté Hegedus-Gaspar, looks at the ins and outs of Annual Practising Certificates and why they are so important

Healthcare Handbook technical editor Carmen Fookes discusses athlete’s foot, including what happens when it is inadvertently spread from the feet to other areas

As more of us live longer, the number of people with cognitive impairments due to ageing or medical conditions also increases. Pharmacist and medical herbalist Phil Rasmussen, looks at herbs having positive effects or showing promise in this area 

Archaeologists are beginning to appreciate the creativity of Neanderthal art, writes archaeology professor Paul Pettitt

THE CONTROVERSIAL PRACTICE of conducting unannounced pharmacy audits has been temporarily halted.