Pharmacy Daily | Wizard expands team for full scope

USING a proactive strategy to prepare for the eventual full scope of practice, Wizard Pharmacy has appointed a new General Manager Clinical Services, Jeff Lam.

Wizard Pharmacy hopes the appointment will ensure a greater patient healthcare experience, and organisational readiness as the industry prepares for pharmacists' full scope of practice.

Lam has a diverse range of experience in aged care services, pharmaceutical compounding, university lecturing and tutoring, and a high level of management and mentoring skills that he will bring to the new role.

Speaking of his reasons for taking up the position, Lam said he has always been passionate about optimising patient care and the experience they receive when they come into a pharmacy.

"Taking on the General Manager Clinical Services role allows me to extend my reach beyond the pharmacy counter and collaborate with other healthcare professionals to enhance the overall quality of care provided to our patients.

"I feel privileged to be appointed to this new role that will help the Wizard Pharmacy network further develop its Clinical Services offering and continue to support the growth of our profession and the Wizard brand," said Lam.

Wizard Pharmacy CEO Lyndon Dyson said he was delighted to have Lam expand his role, which will allow the network to play a more active and impactful role in patient care.

"As a pharmacy network, we must ready ourselves for any advancement in initiating pharmacist's full scope of practice.

"With the creation of this new role dedicated to Clinical Services, we are advocating for our profession and our recognition as essential members of the healthcare system...and hopefully attract future generations to the Wizard group," said Dyson.

Lam joined Wizard Pharmacy in 2009 as a Pharmacist Manager, becoming a multi-Wizard Pharmacy franchisee in 2014, and also serves as a Pharmacist Advisory Board Member at the Blackmores Institute.