Exploring Pharmacists' Roles during the 2019-2020 Australian Black Summer Bushfires.

Alexandra MossToni GreenSimon MossJanique WaghornMary-Jessimine Ann Bushell

Published in: Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) (2021)

This study highlights the need for mental health support and training for pharmacists, provisional prescribing privileges, and a clearer set of contingency regulations and legislation related to emergencies and natural disasters. Further research is warranted to gain greater insight into the roles undertaken by Australian pharmacists during natural disasters and their autonomy in decision making processes during such times.

Keyphrases

mental health
decision making
general practice
primary care
heat stress
emergency department
adverse drug