Pharmacy Daily | Owen, Seeto step up for Qld Guild

FORMER Australasian College of Pharmacy President, Chris Owen, has been named as Pharmacy Guild of Australia Queensland Branch Acting President, following Trent Twomey's appointment as National President.

The Sunshine State's recently elected Alternative National Councillor, Amanda Seeto, has been appointed as Acting Branch Vice President, and will also serve as an Acting National Councillor.

Announcing the reshuffle within the Queensland Branch's leadership, National President, Twomey, said he had worked closely with Owen and Seeto in recent years and he was confident "they will both pour everything they have into these new roles, just as they have done in the past".

"I have every confidence that they will continue to focus on our members, supporting them to work to their full scope of practice, and working to embed community pharmacy as a key element in Queensland's primary health infrastructure," Twomey said.

"Owen sits on the National Council Board and has held the position of Vice President of the Queensland Branch of the Guild since 2017.

"In 2020 he was awarded the Queensland Branch's President's Award in recognition of his outstanding commitment to community pharmacy and is also the immediate Past President of the Australasian College of Pharmacy.

"Amanda Seeto is a strong and passionate leader and who has been working as a community pharmacist since 1998.

"She is a managing partner and Practice Support Pharmacist with the Good Price Pharmacy Warehouse Group and enjoys mentoring young pharmacists.

"Amanda has served two terms on the Queensland Branch Committee and has successfully advocated for community pharmacy's role in a patient-centric health system."

Twomey noted that the Australian Electoral Commission will conduct a by-election to fill the Branch Presidency in the coming months, with Owen and Seeto continuing in their acting roles until the conclusion of that process.