Blog post Featured Hospital Pharmacist, AHPRA Examiner, BPharm(Hons), GCertPP Hi Everyone, I’m Yusri Kardo, a Pharmacist (BPharm Hons, GCertPP) based in Adelaide, South Australia. Over the recent few years, I’ve completed my internship and documented my journey in pharmacy alongside various personal and professional endeavours. Here, you will find a curated space where I share high-quality
Reflection St Paul's College Class of 2016 It is difficult to comprehend how quickly a decade can pass. What once felt like the present — the classrooms, the friendships, the banter, the ambitions, the mistakes, and the uncertainty of what life would become — now feels like a chapter from another lifetime. Our Class of 2016 reunion was more
Finance Economics Economics is the study of how people allocate limited resources. Money, time, energy, labour and attention are all finite, which means every decision involves a trade-off. Understanding a few basic economic principles can improve the way individuals, businesses and governments make decisions. This post is intended as an educational
Finance Financial Literacy Understanding Your Financial Position The starting point is an honest assessment of your finances. The transcript emphasises that you need to know your income, spending, surplus or deficit, and net worth before you can make meaningful progress. It also recommends using a yearly view because that gives a more accurate
Finance Money Lessons As we navigate through life, one of the best ways to learn is from those who have already walked the path. Older Australians have experienced financial triumphs and challenges that can teach us invaluable lessons. Whether you're just starting out in your career or thinking about your retirement
Entrepreneurship Mr. Wonderful Kevin O’Leary, known as “Mr. Wonderful” from Shark Tank, shared his insights on entrepreneurship and investing during his appearance on The Diary of a CEO podcast. Here's a simplified summary of his key points: Entrepreneurial Mindset * Test Before Trusting: Assess an individual's ability to execute
Pharmacy Vancomycin and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring This presentation examines vancomycin as a critical treatment for serious Gram‑positive infections, explains why individualised therapeutic drug monitoring — particularly AUC/MIC‑guided dosing — is essential for optimising efficacy and reducing nephrotoxicity, and outlines practical strategies for implementing these approaches in clinical practice. Yusri Kardo Oral Presentation - Formal Patient Case
Blog post Time Management The life-changing time management system: Mastering time management is paramount. I've experimented with numerous time management systems. However, none have had the profound impact of the following Calendar. The following Calendar employs a three-fold approach. You divide your time into: 1. A year 2. A week
Book Review The Richest Man In Babylon In essence this books talks about the management of money which is still similar as the days of Babylon. A great book that highlights the importance of money as it is a medium which allows for the enjoyments of earth and utilised for so many aspects of life. This books
Newsletter First Newsletter Dear Readers, Welcome to the first edition of my newsletter! As we navigate the journey of self-improvement and purpose, I’m excited to share my reflections, advice, and tools to support your growth in various aspects of life. Table of contents: Self-growth advice 1. Invest in Yourself The
Book Review As A Man Thinketh As a Man Thinketh, is a short and simple book which does not take long at all to read. This book can be completed in a day and has valuable advice that can change the trajectory of your life. The language used is very simple and the ideas projected focus
Pharmacy Intern Pharmacist Resources Please find below a link for a wealth of resources which I used during my intern year. PHARMACY INTERN YEAR RESOURES - Google DriveGoogle Drive Enjoy!!!! :)
Pharmacy Pharmacy Written Exam Written Exam Marking Criteria: Prior to commencing your written exam preparation make sure to have a read through the marking guide to know how you should be preparing for the written exam. Furthermore, utilising practice questions can help you to become aware of the content in the exam. The exam
Pharmacy Preparing Intern Year Hi Future Pharmacists! I am doing a series of blog posts that may help guide you throughout your intern year in preparation for the pharmacy oral and written exam. As a recent pharmacy intern (last year), I believe that the information provided in this blog will benefit you through my
Pharmacy AMH & APF For the two important resources, the way I went about flagging or labelling the AMH is by creating a contents page that I stuck onto the textbooks that I could easily refer to before navigating to the area that I needed. This method was used for the written exam only
Pharmacy Pharmacy Oral Exam Oral Exam Marking Criteria: Prior to commencing your oral exam preparation make sure to have a read through the marking guide to know how you should be preparing for the oral exam. The guide will provide information on the time limit, if references can be used and the content you
Pharmacy Extemporaneous Products As an intern you are required to make 6 extemporaneous products in total. Product formulation type: * A Cream * An Ointment * And Other: Lotion, paint, paste, mixture, parenteral infusion, cytotoxic or eye drops In total 6 products with different formulas - must differ by more than simply the strength of the active
