HIBISCUS Day and Night Pharmacy's Jessie Chen will be seeking to secure the Northern Territory's third successive Pharmacy Guild of Australia/Maxigesic Pharmacy Assistant of the Year (PATY) Award, after claiming the Territory title.
The Darwin-based PA will face competition from peers from across the country at the national final, which will be held at PA National Conference (PA2022) in Brisbane in Oct, including Lanyon Pharmacy, ACT's Caitlin Smith, Moodie's Pharmacy, NSW's Alex Wood, Queenslander, April Wheeler from Priceline Pharmacy Morayfield.
Paige Ross from Christie's Compounding TerryWhite Chemmart (TWC) will represent South Australia, with TWC Rosney Park's Terri Bakker taking the Tasmanian PATY crown, while Carlene Cerros from Blooms The Chemist Casey Central, and Bronte Wheatcroft of Donneybrook Pharmacy, took out the Victorian and Western Australian Awards.
Guild National President, Trent Twomey noted that "the calibre of PATY nominees is always extremely high".
"PATY is the premier award for pharmacy assistants in Australia," he said.
"This prestigious award was created to recognise pharmacy assistants who go the extra mile to help patients and who are proactive in developing their own careers."
The 2022 PATY winner will receive a $5,000 cash prize, a Guild training package of their choice, return flights, accommodation and registration to both APP 2023 and PA2023, and an invitation to join the 2023 PATY National Judging Workshop.
State winners of the Glucojel Super Star Award have also been announced with Chen's colleague at Hibiscus Day and Night Pharmacy, Yee Hui Ooi, in the running to give the store a potential double.
Lanyon Pharmacy is also in contention to have staff claim both PA Awards, with Simon Tyler set to represent the ACT in the race for the national Glucojel Super Star Award.
Sheppard Road Pharmacy's Stephanie Goodisson has taken the NSW Glucojel Super Start crown, with Nicole Miller from the Gold Coast Super Clinic Amcal Pharmacy set to represent Queensland, while TWC Hilton's Sharon Worster will be competing for the title for SA.
Tasmanian Mel Nicolle from TWC Latrobe, Victorian, Kate Cameron from Community Chemist Grovedale, and St James Newstart Pharmacy, WA's Bianca Busby round out the finalists.
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