New pharmacy cooperation
August 4, 2011
TRANS Tasman ties have been
strengthened this week, with
the signing of a Memorandum
of Cooperation between The
Australian Pharmacy Council
(APC) and The Pharmacy Council
of New Zealand (PCNZ).
At present, the Australian
Pharmacy Council performs
accreditation functions for the
PCNZ, and the pair also work
together in developing
consistent processes and
practices for the assessment of
practitioners trained outside of
Australia and New Zealand, as
well as intern training
programs, and standards for
continuing professional
development
Signed during the 9th Life
Long Learning in Pharmacy
Conference held in Rotorua,
New Zealand, the
Memorandum formalises this
existing relationship.
The Memorandum also
outlined a series of
cooperative activities that will
be undertaken by the councils.
“I look upon the MOC as being
the floor rather than the ceiling
of the relationship between
APC and PCNZ, something that
will be further built upon in the
future,” said President of the
APC, John Low.
Commenting on the
agreement, Carolyn Oakley-
Brown, Chair of the PCNZ said:
“We place a high value on the
relationship we have with our
Australian counterparts and by
sharing resources and ideas
between the two organisations
we see mutual benefits.
“The public deserve the best
medicine outcomes from our
pharmacists,” she added.
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