Tas Branch Symposium | Back to Basics: A focus on all things 'Gen-Med'
Sat 01 Jul 2023

Tas Branch Symposium | Back to Basics: A focus on all things 'Gen-Med'

Branch

 Registrations for this event are now closed!

The Call for Abstracts has now closed. Thank you to all those who submitted an abstract.

Please book accomodation at Panorama St Helens through their website or call them directly on 63761999.
The meals that are likely to be provided in the cost of registration are:

  • Morning tea x2
  • Lunch x2
  • Afternoon tea x1

Note: Breakfast is not provided at the conference venue. Please ensure to arrive with a full-belly and caffeinated. Dinner will be available at an extra cost at the completion of the conference. If intending to attend the group dinner please call the Panorama Hotel and advise them you would like to attend the pharmacist dinner at 6:30pm on Saturday the 1st of July.

Preliminary Program

Please note program times are subject to change until the program has been finalised. All times listed are in AEST.

Technician Stream Preliminary Program.

Please note program times are subject to change until the program has been finalised. All times listed are in AEST.

This activity has been accredited for 5 hours of Group-1 CPD and 6 hours of Group-2 CPD (for a total of 17 CPD credits), suitable for inclusion in an individual pharmacist’s CPD plan.

The accreditation number for your reference is S2023/42.

The program addresses pharmacist competency standards, including:

  • Standard 1.1.1 Promote a culture of professionalism
  • Standard 1.1.2 Uphold the professional role of a pharmacist
  • Standard 1.2.1 Support ethical professional practice
  • Standard 1.2.2 Manage ethical issues arising in practice
  • Standard 1.2.3 Promote ethical professional practice
  • Standard 1.3.1 Comply with statute law, guidelines, codes and standards
  • Standard 1.3.2 Respond to common law requirements
  • Standard 1.4.1 Adopt a scope of practice consistent with competence
  • Standard 1.4.3 Acquire and appy practice expertise
  • Standard 1.5.1 Apply expert knowledge and skills
  • Standard 1.5.2 Use reasoning and judgement
  • Standard 1.5.3 Demonstrate accountability and responsibility
  • Standard 2.1.1 Respect the personal characteristic, rights, preferences, values, beliefs, needs and cultural and linguistic diversity of patients and other clients, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
  • Standard 2.1.2 Support and respect the rights of patients and other clients to contribute to decision-making
  • Standard 2.1.4 Consider the impact of the physical environment
  • Standard 2.2.2 Engage in teamwork and consultation
  • Standard 2.2.3 Promote effective interprofessional practice
  • Standard 2.3.1 Use appropriate communication skills
  • Standard 2.3.2 Confirm the effectiveness of communication
  • Standard 2.4.2 Engage with others as appropriate to resolve the identified problem or issue
  • Standard 3.1.1 Obtain relevant health and medicines information
  • Standard 3.1.2 Assess medication management practices and needs
  • Standard 3.1.3 Collaborate to develop a medication management strategy or plan
  • Standard 3.2.2 Provide primary care and promote judicious use of medicines
  • Standard 3.2.4 Prescribe medicines
  • Standard 3.3.1 Undertake a clinical review
  • Standard 3.3.2 Apply clinical review findings to improve health outcomes
  • Standard 3.5.1 Review trends in medicine use
  • Standard 5.1.1 Plan education and training
  • Standard 5.1.2 Conduct education and training consistent with educational practice’

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

All registration rates include GST

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/Accessbility 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 responsilbility 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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