education
Prescriber education programs accreditation standards approved
Education providers get the green light to apply to have pharmacist prescriber training programs accredited against the Australian Pharmacy Council’s new standards Following a year-long review, the board of …
Colloquium 2024 to amplify Indigenous voices
Health professionals need to focus on listening to the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Australian Pharmacy Council chief executive, Bronwyn Clark, says Regardless of the result of …
NAPSA adds new roles
NAPSA launches three new chairs for its 2023/24 term The National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association (NAPSA) is set to bring a fresh focus to education, policy and scholarships, alongside its existing …
PDL opens Student Grant applications
Pharmacy students can now apply to enter the 2023 PDL Student Grant Program The PDL Student Grant Program provides assistance to selected individual pharmacy students to attend a recognised conference …
Pharmacy schools need cash injection
Australia’s pharmacy schools need better funding to promote the profession to school-leavers, according to Professor Trent Twomey, the national president of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia Elevating pharmacy education programs …
New scholarship announced
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia and Symbion have announced a new student scholarship initiative to improve outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pharmacy students The initiative will strengthen the …
UNSW adds pharmacy degree offering
Five-year course to produce 80 new graduates annually The University of New South Wales will launch Australia’s newest pharmacy program in February 2023 as part of a major expansion of …
MyDispense wins teaching excellence gong
Free online dispensing simulator sees Monash’s pharmacy faculty take out AFR Higher Education Award for teaching and learning excellence MyDispense, an online simulator developed at Monash University, which allows pharmacy …
Pharmacy simulator provides immersive experience
An Australian-made online “serious gaming” platform is helping pharmacists practise patient care in a safe learning environment Researchers at Curtin University in Western Australia have developed a novel online interactive …
Policy on education quality
FIP has released a new statement of policy, outlining standards for assuring the quality of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences education The International Pharmaceutical Federation has made the statement available here. …
Autonomous prescribing a ‘core task’ for pharmacists: Twomey
To smooth the way towards potential autonomous pharmacist prescribing, the Pharmacy Board has announced that it will develop accreditation standards for related education programs These programs would qualify and equip …
Addressing inequity
A new resource to help address inequities in pharmaceutical education is launched by the International Pharmaceutical Federation The resource is intended to support academic institutions, policymakers, educators, faculty members and …