Thu 23 Nov

NEW PATHWAY

'Recognition for every pharmacist, everywhere': ANZCAP Independent Program opens in Australia

The second major program of the Australian and New Zealand College of Advanced Pharmacy (ANZCAP) has been launched, with Learning Experiences (LXs) now live as the building blocks of recognition portfolios, which can be started by any Australian pharmacist, across all career stages and practice settings.

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Fri 17 Nov

NEW FINDINGS

Report shows pharmacist antimicrobial stewardship critical to combating AMR (Antimicrobial Resistance)

SHPA welcomes the findings of the Fifth Australian report on antimicrobial use and resistance in human health (AURA 2023) released by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care noting the importance of pharmacist-led antimicrobial stewardships to combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

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Fri 10 Nov

GOVERNMENT REPORT

SHPA welcomes pharmacy recommendations in final ADHD report

SHPA welcomes the release of the final government report into assessment and support service for people with ADHD which outlines 15 recommendations including three supported by written submission and evidence provided by SHPA representatives Natalie Tasker FANZCAP and Jerry Yik FANZCAP.

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Mon 06 Nov

SUCCESS AND NEW INITIATIVES

SHPA celebrates excellence amid a ‘transformative’ year as the sun sets on MM2023

As the curtain closed on Australia’s largest scientific pharmacy conference, SHPA reflected on a year of achievements and new initiatives and celebrated leading members through the Members’ Awards and Resident of the Year final.

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Sun 05 Nov

Rewarding Research

‘An amazing asset to the profession’: Dr Karlee Johnston wins 2023 Australian Clinical Pharmacy Award

Dr Karlee Johnston – clinical pharmacist, highly sought educator and avid researcher – has received the 2023 Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) Australian Clinical Pharmacy Award in the closing plenary of Medicines Management (MM2023), the 47th SHPA National Conference in Cairns.

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Sat 04 Nov

DEDICATED LEADERSHIP

‘A trailblazer of the profession’: Russell Levy wins 2023 Medal of Merit Award

Russell Levy FSHP – a clinical authority on infectious diseases, with significant expertise in oncology and haematology, and pioneer of SHPA’s annual Pharmacy Forecast Australia – has won SHPA's Medal of Merit presented at Medicines Management 2023 (MM2023), the 47th SHPA National Conference in Cairns.

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Fri 03 Nov

'THE BEST OF OUR PROFESSION'

Kay Dunkley wins prestigious 2023 Fred J Boyd award

Kay Dunkley – leader, researcher and passionate mental health advocate – received the prestigious Fred J Boyd Award this morning for her unwavering dedication to the pharmacy profession and inspirational leadership of the Pharmacists’ Support Service.

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Fri 03 Nov

SPACE TO GROW

Australia’s largest scientific pharmacy conference opens in Cairns

More than 900 delegates descended on the Cairns Convention Centre for Medicines Management 2023 (MM2023), the 47th SHPA National Conference – to develop their skills and build their knowledge in the balmy surrounds of tropical Far North Queensland.

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Wed 01 Nov

SCOPE OF PRACTICE REVIEW

Equity, consistency and collaboration key to unleashing pharmacy workforce

SHPA has highlighted the need for a consistent, collaborative care approach that fully recognises the capabilities of the entire pharmacy workforce, including pharmacy technicians, in its recommendations to the Unleashing the potential of our workforce – Scope of Practice Review.

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Tue 31 Oct

ADVOCATING FOR CHANGE

Reconciliation Australia endorse SHPA’s Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan

SHPA has formally released the organisation’s first Reconciliation Action Plan, following endorsement from Reconciliation Australia, capping a year of advocacy and activity aimed at improving health care equity and outcomes for Australia’s first peoples.

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Wed 18 Oct

LANDMARK RECOGNITION PROGRAM

ANZCAP live online as Foundation Program recognition opens in Australia

The online platform of the Australian and New Zealand College of Advanced Pharmacy (ANZCAP) is now live, open for all pharmacists across Australia to be recognised for their prior professional experience via the ANZCAP Foundation Program.

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Tue 17 Oct

A NEW ERA

‘Choice, leadership, and recognition’ as Pharmacy Technicians celebrated

On Australian Pharmacy Technician Day, SHPA has announced the appointment of a new pharmacy technician observer for its Board of Directors and established a pharmacy technician and assistants working group to help fast-track career development and recognition through the newly launched Australian and New Zealand College of Advanced Pharmacy (ANZCAP).

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