DENI Salmon, Pharmacist in Charge at TerryWhite Chemmart Tuggerah and co-founder of Queer Pharmacists of Australia, is an early career pharmacist, transgender woman, and passionate advocate for the LGBTQIA community.
Salmon combines lived experience with clinical expertise to champion inclusive, culturally competent and patient-centred care.
In the latest Your Pharmacy Career Podcast, Salmon shares a raw and heartfelt account of her personal journey navigating the healthcare system as a trans woman, and the powerful moment when a single act of recognition by a pharmacist led her to choose pharmacy as her career.
"Becoming a more authentic version of myself didn't require legal changes or milestones," Salmon said.
"It took just one pharmacist seeing me as I am, and that changed everything."
Listeners will also learn about Salmon's role in co-founding Queer Pharmacists of Australia, a growing support network that provides safe, inclusive spaces exclusively for LGBTQIA pharmacy professionals across the country.
As someone who identifies as queer, and having experienced discrimination in previous pharmacy roles, Salmon understands the struggles faced by marginalised communities, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Peoples, women and individuals with disabilities, who often lack adequate representation and support in healthcare settings.
This marks the beginning of a new series of episodes from the podcast exploring the diverse roles pharmacists play across the profession.
Listen to the episode HERE.
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