Thu 1 October 2026
Celebrate TechTober with AdPha!
Technician members: enter to win a full registration to MM2027!
Plus: an extra entry for each TechTober webinar you attend!
Pharmacy technicians and assistants keep Australia's hospital pharmacies running. You manage the stock, take the medication histories, support safe dispensing and increasingly lead quality improvement on the wards. This October, we're celebrating you.
TechTober runs all month and builds to Pharmacy Technicians and Assistants Day on Tuesday 20 October.
TechTober webinar series
Join the AdPha Technician and Assistant Leadership Committee every Tuesday in October for a lunchtime webinar. TechTober webinars are free for AdPha members, $15 for non-member technicians and $50 for other non-members.
Tuesday 6 October, 1 to 1.30pm AEDT
Webinar 1: To shake or not to shake
Tuesday 13 October, 1 to 1.30pm AEDT
Webinar 2: The Patient Behind the Pain
Tuesday 20 October, 1 to 1.45pm AEDT
Webinar 3: Pharmacy Technicians and Assistants Day trivia
Tuesday 27 October, 1 to 1.30pm AEDT
Webinar 4: 50 MM Conferences: Celebrating the Evolution of the Pharmacy Tech
Members who attend TechTober webinars will also get an extra entry towards winning an MM2027 registration!
Tech Time
Tech Time is our quarterly national roundtable, designed by technicians, for technicians. Each 30-minute session brings rapid-fire updates, live polling and direct insights into the future of the profession. It's free for all pharmacy technicians and assistants working in Australia.
- Tuesday 8 December 2026: Inspire: Technician-Led Projects
- Tuesday 9 March 2027: Develop: Career Development
- Tuesday 8 June 2027: Influence: The Future of Pharmacy Technicians
Got a project or win to share? Email specialtypractice@adpha.au.
Technicians take to the MM2026 stage
Medicines Management 2026 opens in Brisbane on 22 October. Look for the 'tech-friendly' badge in the program, with sessions on managing medication shortages, clinical education 'bites' for technicians, technician educators, the next evolution of technician practice, and medicines management in correctional healthcare.
Technicians and assistants are also presenting their own work, from medication histories to generic savings.
Unlock connection, community and resources
Technician membership gives you free access to TechTober and other member webinars, $230 off Medicines Management registration, free Online CPD, Specialty Practice communities, weekly medicines shortages alerts, DynaMed, EBSCOhost and JPPR, and eligibility for AdPha awards.
Win your way to MM2027
To mark TechTober, we're giving one Technician member a full registration to Medicines Management 2027.
Active Technician members can enter by completing a short form by 31 October 2026. Once you've entered, every TechTober webinar you attend live earns you a bonus entry, up to five entries in total.
Entries close 11:59pm AEDT on Saturday 31 October 2026. The winner will be drawn on Tuesday 3 November 2026 and notified by email. The prize is conference registration only. Full terms and conditions apply.