FIP President Paul Sinclair AM MPS (left)[/caption]
‘Health care across the world is changing very quickly. It’s being driven by innovation, and pharmacists historically have embraced innovation and technology,' he said.
‘What excites me most about our profession at the moment is that we have the chance to do more. Our scope of practice is expanding rapidly, and with that comes opportunities to help more people deliver more outcomes and improve the health system.'
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Debbie Rigby FPS explaining how to correctly use different inhaler devices[/caption]
FIP award winner Dr Sarah Dineen-Griffin fourth from left[/caption]
Shania Liu received the Early Career in Pharmaceutical Practice Recognition Award. Presented every 3 years, the award recognises an educational program or innovation that promotes excellence in learning and teaching in any pharmacy discipline.
Dr Liu is the immediate past Chair of the Pain Management Leadership Committee of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia. Her research involved the improvement of the safe use of opioids before and after surgery.
Currently, she is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Alberta, Canada.
Sarah Dineen-Griffin was one of 10 new Fellows of FIP appointed at the Congress. FIP Fellowship recognises individual FIP members who have exhibited strong leadership internationally, distinguished themselves in pharmacy practice or the pharmaceutical sciences and who have contributed to the advancement of the practice of pharmacy or pharmaceutical sciences.
Dr Dineen-Griffin is a full-time teaching and research academic in the School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy at the University of Newcastle. Currently she is Chief Investigator and Project Lead for the NSW/ACT Government Scope of Practice Pharmacy Trials. She is also the Vice President of the FIP Community Pharmacy Section.
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Queensland-based GP pharmacist Amy Gibson MPS[/caption]
For more than 40 years Peter Halstead FPS has dedicated himself to advancing pharmacy practice – as an advisor, mentor and friend.
For Dr Amy Page FPS, it’s the challenge of building something new that has made her career to date so rewarding.
Locum pharmacist Esther Staal MPS wakes up to birdsong, takes scenic walks and improves health services – while travelling.
With many pharmacy hats, including budding prescriber, James Oh has also been a national-level power lifter.
James Buckley, fitness fanatic and partner at LiveLife Pharmacy Port Douglas, is full speed into the expanded Queensland prescribing pilot.
Expertise in board-level administration, medicinal cannabis and technology were honoured in the 2024 Tasmanian Pharmacist Awards.
Squadron Leader Michael Whitney MPS, an avid traveller on and off duty, tells AP about his career path in the Defence Force.
The PSA recognised outstanding pharmacists at its 2024 South Australia and Northern Territory Excellence Awards in Adelaide over the weekend.
Breaking barriers and broadening horizons: how rural internships have been the gateway to diverse practice for these four pharmacists.
The ACT Pharmacist of the Year Kirstin Turner MPS has forged a non-traditional, speciality role that is ideal for her life.
