UNIVERSITY of Canberra Faculty of Health Professor Gabrielle Cooper was awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for service to the pharmacy sector, and to tertiary education in the Governor General's Australia Day list of appointments and awards.
From a background in hospital pharmacy, Cooper had established the Discipline of Pharmacy at University of Canberra in 2004 and is the course convener for the Bachelor of Pharmacy.
Cooper has also taught in all aspects of the Master of Pharmacy course and has a wide range of research interests including pharmacy education, hospital systems and medications, clinical toxicology, interprofessional learning, the public health roles of pharmacists and a number of therapeutic areas.
President of PSA's ACT branch, Cooper is also a board member of Medicare Local ACT, the Australian Pharmacy Council Accreditation Committee and ACT Clinical Senate.
Officer (AO) in the General Division was bestowed upon Mary Patricia Hemming in Victoria for distinguished service to community health as a leader and consultant in the development of therapeutic and pharmaceutical guidelines, nationally and internationally.
The AO was also awarded to Dr Graeme Leslie Blackman, also from Victoria, for distinguished service to the pharmaceutical industry, to scientific research and policy development, to theological education and the Anglican Church of Australia, and to aged care.
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