11th Biennial Monash Pharmacy Education Symposium 2024

The 11th Monash University Pharmacy Education Symposium was scheduled to take place in July 2021, in keeping with the biennial approach taken over the last 20 years. However, due to the worldwide impact of COVID-19, the Symposium is planned to take place at the Monash Prato Centre, Italy, Sun 7 - Wed 10 July, 2024.

Pharmacists are key members of the healthcare team and often work in teams in the interest of patient care. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has seen many instances of health professionals needing to adapt in a time of crisis in order to optimise patient care and pharmacy education. Thus, the theme for the 2024 symposium is “Agents of Change”. More specifically, we will be focussing on being agents of change through two unique lenses, that of equity, diversity and inclusion, as well as that of digital health.

Delegates will have the opportunity to showcase their education research and practice initiatives, particularly in the context of how they have been agents of change. Opportunities will also exist for delegates to be involved in developing new frameworks for pharmacy education and practice in a variety of areas, such as the use of simulation in pharmacy education.

Sponsorship

The Pharmacy Education Symposium Organising Committee greatly appreciates the contributions of the following organisations for their generous assistance in supporting a quality program and acclaimed speakers.

The Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) is the national accreditation authority for pharmacy education and training. We're an independent, not-for-profit company.

There are over 35,000 registered pharmacists currently in Australia. Our job is to ensure that they have the knowledge and competencies required for safe and effective practice at the point of general registration and beyond. Whether their journey is through Australian university programs, or they are qualified overseas, they need to meet the high standards that we set in order to practise in Australia.

On behalf of the Pharmacy Board of Australia our main functions are to:

• develop accreditation standards for pharmacy education programs
• assess pharmacy degree and intern training programs and other education programs against
  our standards
• accredit organisations who accredit Continuing Professional Development activities.
• conduct written examinations for pharmacists and interns wanting to register in Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji
• assess the qualifications and knowledge of overseas trained pharmacists who want to migrate to or practise in Australia
• develop support tools for intern workplace-based assessment.

The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) is the national, professional organisation for the 6,100+ Hospital Pharmacists, and their Hospital Pharmacist Intern and Hospital Pharmacy Technician colleagues working across Australia’s health system, advocating for their pivotal role improving the safety and quality of medicines use. Embedded in multidisciplinary medical teams and equipped with exceptional medicines management expertise, SHPA members are progressive advocates for clinical excellence, committed to evidence-based practice and passionate about patient care.

Plenary presentations

Sunday 7 July

Plenary 1: Agents of change in pharmacy education
Kirstie Galbraith (Monash University, Australia)

Monday 8 July

Plenary 2: Developing the Role of Pharmacy Educators and Students in Eliminating Inequities in Indigenous Health Outcomes
Leanne Te Karu (University of Otago, New Zealand)

Plenary 3: Channelling communities for change
Vibhuti Arya (St John’s University, USA)

Tuesday 9 July

Plenary 4: Developing, evaluating and regulating digital therapeutics for pharmacists to improve healthcare
Mohammed Hussain (Viatris, UK)

Panel discussion 1: Preparing a digital enabled healthcare workforce
Kayley Lyons (University of Melbourne, Australia), Ayomide Ogundipe (Curtin University, Australia), Emily Stokes (Monash University, Australia), Chaired by Steven Walker (Monash University, Australia)

Wednesday 10 July

Plenary 5: Unlocking Innovation in Others: Lessons from Underserved Populations
Roy Zwahlen (University of North Carolina, USA)

Panel discussion 2: How can digital health be used to address health disparities?
Kayley Lyons (University of Melbourne, Australia), Ayomide Ogundipe (Curtin University, Australia), Emily Stokes (Monash University, Australia), Chaired by Steven Walker (Monash University, Australia)

Panel discussion 3: How can we best develop pharmacy educators and students to improve health inequities?
Vibhuti Arya (St John’s University, USA), Leanne Te Karu (University of Melbourne, Australia)

Program

Please see detailed Program, noting there may be minor changes.