SPEAKER_1: The AJP Podcast aims to present the views of pharmacists from all settings and experience levels.
SPEAKER_1: We discuss topic issues from a variety of viewpoints to gain a balanced coverage on subjects that are affecting pharmacists in day-to-day practice.
SPEAKER_1: This includes ethical issues, regulations, practice points, advice based on experience, or opinions on current events.
SPEAKER_1: We aim to give a voice to pharmacists on these topics and provide some insight, some talking points, and some background to these issues from the perspective of pharmacists.
SPEAKER_2: I'm Catherine Duggan.
SPEAKER_2: I am the Chief Executive Officer for the International Pharmaceutical Federation.
SPEAKER_3: Anthony Tassoni, the Victorian Branch President of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia.
SPEAKER_4: I am Felicity Huxhagen.
SPEAKER_4: I am a Cert IV qualified dispense technician in Mackay North Queensland.
SPEAKER_5: My name's Chris Campbell, and I'm a community pharmacist.
SPEAKER_5: I'm also the Vice President of the Pharmaceutical Society Queensland branch.
SPEAKER_6: My name's Sandra Minnis.
SPEAKER_6: I am a fourth year pharmacy student and the immediate past president of NAPSA.
SPEAKER_7: My name's Sam Turner.
SPEAKER_7: I'm a community pharmacist up in Priceline Pharmacy, Harvey Bay.
SPEAKER_7: I'm a branch committee member for the Queensland PSA.
SPEAKER_8: My name is Jacinta Johnson.
SPEAKER_8: I have a shared role between lecturing and coordinating pharmacy practice at the University of South Australia and working as a medication safety pharmacist in the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network.
SPEAKER_9: So my name's Ravi Sharma.
SPEAKER_9: I'm the National Clinical Lead for Clinical Pharmacy and Genomics at NHS England and a senior pharmacist prescriber working in a GP practice in London.
SPEAKER_10: I'm Elise Apolloni.
SPEAKER_10: I am a community pharmacist and pharmacy owner based in Canberra.
SPEAKER_10: I am the owner of Capital Chemists, Wani Assa and Canberra.
SPEAKER_10: And I also have a few other hats, like I'm a credentialed diabetes educator, asthma educator, and a mental health advocate.
SPEAKER_5: My name is Sam Kadenpa.
SPEAKER_5: I'm a pharmacist based up in the Northern Territory, currently undertaking my Ph.D.
SPEAKER_5: And I work in community pharmacy, but a lot of my work is about advocacy for vulnerable populations and more efficient use of pharmacy systems.
SPEAKER_2: Hi, I'm Cathy Reid.
SPEAKER_2: I'm the managing partner of the Epic Pharmacy Group in Australia and the co-founder of ICON Group, Australia's largest private provider of integrated cancer care services.
SPEAKER_11: I'm Michael Troy.
SPEAKER_11: I'm a pharmacy owner in Grafton, North Coast of New South Wales.
SPEAKER_2: I'm Carolyn Huxhagen.
SPEAKER_2: I'm a community and consultant pharmacist.
SPEAKER_7: My name is Graham Smith.
SPEAKER_9: I'm the current president of the Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand.
SPEAKER_9: I'm coming towards the end of a three-year term.
SPEAKER_12: My name is Renee Biedmer.
SPEAKER_12: I'm a pharmacist by background, although I don't work clinically anymore.
SPEAKER_12: I've mainly worked focused on access to medications through reimbursement and regulation.
SPEAKER_12: So I work a lot with the life sciences industry, but also proud to be elected as the new branch president for the ACT, for the PSA.
SPEAKER_13: I'm Mark Norton from the University of Canberra, and I'm also a PSA branch committee member vice president.
SPEAKER_14: I'm Kaye Dunkley.
SPEAKER_14: I've been a pharmacist for quite a long time and worked in a variety of fields.
SPEAKER_14: My current roles are with the Pharmacist Support Service as their executive officer, and I also work for AMA Victoria, running their well-being programs for doctors.
SPEAKER_3: Shane Jackson, national president of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia.
SPEAKER_1: We are proud to bring you the podcast By Pharmacists for Pharmacists and hope to hear your opinion on the AJP website.
SPEAKER_1: These topics can be seen from a variety of perspectives and are reflective of the person providing their responses.
SPEAKER_1: We want to provide all sides of a discussion, whether popular or controversial.
SPEAKER_1: You may not agree with them or they may give you some food for thought.
SPEAKER_1: We thank you for your attention and considerate feedback.
SPEAKER_1: And we hope to give you a podcast that you find valuable and provide you with something that reflects pharmacists by pharmacists.