Extension Seminar in Infectious Diseases
Sat 14 Oct 2023

Extension Seminar in Infectious Diseases

National

REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT HAS NOW CLOSED. FOR ANY INQUIRIES PLEASE CONTACT education@adpha.au. 

The Extension Seminar in Infectious Disesases is a new event in the SHPA education calendar.  This seminar will cover the following topics:

  • HIV and antiretroviral therapy
  • Tuberculosis
  • Antifungals
  • PK/PD in special populations
  • Intra-abdominal infections

The self-paced learning package will be available from Friday 1 September 2023 and contains approximately 8hrs of learning materials. The live virtual component of this seminar will take place on Saturday 14 October 2023. 

Unsure if this is the right level for you? View the seminar level descriptors.

Please note: presentation recordings from the live virtual seminar will not be available.

Members 

Non-members

Intern members

Intern non-members

Early bird*   

$460

$570

$285

$365

Standard

$580

$720

$360

$455

All registration rates include GST.

*Early bird registration ends 11:59pm AEST Monday 2 October 2023.

View the program HERE

All times listed are in AEDT.

Seminar Leads:

  • Tony Lai, Senior Pharmacist-Antimicrobial Stewardship at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW

  • Rachel Taylor, Oncology Pharmacist, Manning Base Hospital, Taree, NSW

  

Presenters:

  • David Brownridge, Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist and Clinical Pharmacy Team Leader for Surgical Services, Grampians Health, Ballarat,VIC

  

  • Alison Duncan, Senior Clinical Pharmacist, HIV Pharmacist Special Interest Group, Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC

  

  • Kate Morton, Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist, Lismore Base Hospital, Lismore, NSW

  

  • Amelia Rattle, Clinical Educator Pharmacist, Monash Health, Melbourne, VIC

This activity has been accredited for 5.4 hours of Group-1 CPD and 6 hours of Group-2 CPD (for a total of 17.4 CPD credits), suitable for inclusion in an individual pharmacist’s CPD plan.

The accreditation number is S2023/75.

The program addresses pharmacist competency standards, including:

  • Standard 1.5.1 Apply expert knowledge and skills
  • Standard 1.5.2 Use reasoning and judgement
  • Standard 3.1.2 Assess medication management practices and needs
  • Standard 3.1.3 Collaborate to develop a medication management strategy or plan
  • Standard 3.2.3 Dispense medicines (Including compounded medicines) in consultation with the patient and/or prescriber
  • Standard 3.2.5 Provide counselling and information for safe and effective medication management
  • Standard 3.3.1 Undertake a clinical review
  • Standard 3.3.2 Apply clinical review findings to improve health outcomes
  • Standard 3.3.3 Document clinical review findings and changes in medication management
  • Standard 3.5.1 Review trends in medicine use
  • Standard 3.5.2 Promote evidence-based medicine use
  • Standard 3.6.1 Assist development of health literacy
  • Standard 5.3.1 Identify information needs and resource requirements
  • Standard 5.3.2 Retrieve relevant information/evidence in a timely manner
  • Standard 5.3.3 Apply research evidence into practice
  • Standard 5.3.4 Provide advice and recommendations

(National Competency Standards Framework for Pharmacists in Australia, 2016)

All registration rates include GST.

Early bird registration ends 11:59pm AEST Monday 2 October 2023.

Cancellation policy

  • Membership rate is only applicable if you are a member at the time of the seminar. Should your membership lapse, or if you resign you will be invoiced for the difference in registration.
  • Cancellations must be made in writing.
  • Cancellations received before 6 weeks prior to the event will receive a full refund. Non-members will be charged a $50 handling fee.
  • Cancellations received between 6 weeks and 1 week prior to the event will receive a 50% refund of the registration fee.
  • Cancellations received less than a week prior to the event will NOT be refunded.
  • SHPA reserve the right to cancel a seminar or make changes to the program
  • If SHPA cancels or defers the event you will receive 100% of the registration fee but SHPA bears no responsibility for any costs incurred  (such as flights, accommodation, travel or expenses) or loss of income.
  • It is recommended that participants obtain adequate insurance cover for travel and accommodation.
  • Transfer of registration – as an alternative to cancellation your registration may be transferred to another member of your organisation or another event (if the chosen seminar is a higher cost you will be subject to further charges). A request MUST be made in writing to the Federal Secretariat prior to the event.
  • If you are unable to attend SHPA policy is that handouts can not be made available as ‘stand alone’ materials

Venue/Accessibility requirements

  • For special accessibility requirements for in-person events please complete the relevant section when registering online and this information will be forwarded to third parties.

  • SHPA are in no way responsible for any connectivity issues as a result of the participants internet connection or hardware issues or other external factors impacting the internet, that are out of SHPA’s control.

Catering/Dietary requirements

  • Please complete the necessary section when registering online. SHPA will notify third parties such as caterers/suppliers of any dietary requirements.
  • Whilst every care is taken to notify venues of dietary requirements, SHPA cannot guarantee completely allergy free meals, nor be held responsible for any adverse reaction. Any registrant who has notified SHPA of a dietary requirement should make themselves known to the seminar coordinator and/or venue staff upon their arrival.
  • Some dietary requirements such as Kosher meals may incur an additional cost which is the responsibility of the delegate. SHPA will notify you in advance.

Recording/Filming

  • Recording and/or filming is not permitted by registrants. Please note this event may be recorded for the SHPA website and/or photos may be taken for use in SHPA resources and publications.
  • Registrants are not permitted to record or film any part of SHPA events in any format including audio recording or video recording or through use of mobile devices for filming

Registration

  • Numbers are capped so book early to avoid disappointment. Please note the only way to guarantee a space is to register online. Please ensure you register prior to booking your flights and accommodation.
  • If you do not receive a confirmation email then you are not registered for the event and will not be able to be accommodated on the day of the event. If you are following up on registration please ensure you contact the Federal Secretariat at least a week prior to the event.
     

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