Deirdre Criddle FANZCAP (ToC, GeriMed) says while ANZCAP has been a long time coming, ‘it’s so encouraging to see SHPA provide a platform for pharmacists and technicians to manage their career progression.'
Adam receives the honour at MM2024 for advancing care to improve the lives of patients in rural and remote areas.
Tom Simpson, 2018 Tasmanian Pharmacist of the Year and recipient of the 2019 SHPA Medal of Merit, was elected as SHPA President last night as the organisation’s 2022 Annual General Meeting capped a year of growth, consolidation and new frontiers.
Professor Michael Dooley, Director of Pharmacy at Melbourne’s Alfred Health and Professor of Clinical Pharmacy of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences of Monash University, received the 2022 Fred J Boyd Award, recognising his impact as a pharmacy industry leader, researcher and innovator committed to improving patient outcomes across the reach of health care, and his revolutionary stewardship of the SHPA from 2014 to 2018.
Deirdre Criddle is the recipient of the 2022 Australian Clinical Pharmacy Award, recognising her fierce advocacy for the recognition of pharmacists as medicines management experts and leadership in the critical transitions of care space.
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.
Duncan McKenzie received SHPA’s 2022 Medal of Merit, in recognition of his leadership and innovation in clinical practice and Tasmanian hospital pharmacy governance.
SHPA welcomes progress made toward the 8th Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) through the Heads of Agreement announced by the Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care the Hon. Mark Butler MP and National President of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Professor Trent Twomey, while reiterating the need for integrated pharmacy care informed by evidence-based guidelines to improve health outcomes.
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.
As pharmacists around the world come together to celebrate World Pharmacists Day, the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) is announcing a landmark recognition program that will transform pharmacy practice in Australia and New Zealand.
