VICTORIAN pharmacist Deborah Hawthorne (pictured) has been awarded the inaugural PSA MIMS Consultant Pharmacist of the Year award at the Consultant Pharmacist Conference in Adelaide.
The PSA MIMS Consultant Pharmacist of the Year Award recognised that Hawthorne has achieved remarkable experience and innovation in her relatively short time as an accredited pharmacist.
She currently works as a general practice pharmacist at South Wangaratta Medical Clinic and Docker St Medical Centre.
Hawthorne is also involved in many projects relevant to the practice of consultant pharmacy, including as a GP pharmacist mentor for Brisbane South PHN program and an inaugural member of COHERENT (COnsultant pHarmacists' sERvices rEsearch NeTwork) - research concentrating on medication reviews.
She is also currently engaged with Yooralla on a project embedding a pharmacist within their health professional teams and works for Beyond Pain, delivering telehealth consultations.
One of her most valued innovations has been the development of the Facebook group Consultant Pharmacists Australia with over 2,400 members.
This community of practice is an active and safe place for discussion for all areas of consultant pharmacy practice.
She stimulates discussion on a weekly topic 'Teaching Tuesday'.
Hawthorne is also the creator of the North East Victorian Pharmacists fb group.
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