Pharmacy Screening Program – July 2025 Update

Pharmacy Screening Program
Written By Cristy Houghton

The Living Well, Your Way Pharmacy Screening Program has been extended until 30 September 2025 with 24 pharmacies continuing to screen patients. Patients identified as at risk of COPD or CHF are referred to their GP for further assessment.

20 program pharmacies have also taken the opportunity to provide in-pharmacy education to patients already diagnosed with COPD or CHF utilising funding from Living Well, Your Way and through the MedsCheck program.

Living Well, Your Way Community Pharmacist, Kym Ramsey is currently travelling to program pharmacies to educate and support them in both patient screening and education.
 
Participating pharmacists have reported overwhelmingly positive feedback, highlighting the benefits of screening and spending more time with patients to support early intervention and better health outcomes.

Living Well, Your Way have engaged the services of Human Capital Alliance to evaluate the program, with results due in October 2025.

Up till end of June 2025, a total 292 patients have been screened with 138 referrals sent to their doctor for further assessment.

To find out more about what the program involves or to find a participating pharmacy for a FREE Screening click here.

Cristy Houghton

Cristy's unique career has taken her from country NSW to the city lights of Clarendon Street South Melbourne and back again. With an early career in radio as a copywriter and creative strategist, she is now a Jill of all trades as a graphic designer, website builder, blog writer, video editor, social media manager, marketing strategist and more. 

In fact, give her any task and this chick will figure out how to do it! Go on, we dare you!

No, really, we DARE you!!

Cristy has won two Australian Commercial Radio Awards (ACRAs) for Best Ad and Best Sales Promotion, and even has an 'Employee of the Year' certificate with her name on it.

Cristy and her husband James have traveled extensively through Russia, China and South East Asia, and have two fur-babies, Sooty (cat) and Panda (puppy). Cristy loves drinking coffee, meeting people to drink coffee, coffee tasting and coffee flavoured cocktails. She also enjoys road trips, TED Talks and watching cat videos on youtube.

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