THE Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) has closed it's 45th National Conference on the weekend reporting strong financial footing, record membership retention and several program milestones, including the announcement of a Fast Track research publication plan.
In her Chief Executive's Address, Kristin Michaels announced the opening of JPPR Fast Track, a new, expedited review option for leading translatable research to find faster publication in the Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research (JPPR).
"For research that is of high quality within its discipline or field and/or pertinent to dominant or emerging issues in pharmacy practice, JPPR Fast Track authors will gain access to premium promotional support from SHPA in addition to four- to six-week timelines from submission to first decision and from acceptance to online publication," Michaels said.
SHPA President, Peter Fowler (pictured), detailed some of the video highlights, which spanned advocacy, SHPA Residency, CPD and events and the release of the organisation manifesto Advancing Australia's Pharmacy Workforce (PD 18 Nov).
Summarising the organisation's achievements, Fowler went on to say, "In 2019 we saw national policy achievements in areas such as opioid management, and continued to drive the conversation on electronic medicines management and closed loop systems.
"We began the progressive release of new and updated guidelines on optimal clinical practice, saw growth across national and Branch CPD events and roll-out of Residency sites, launched the CPD Central planning and recording tool, remained the principal driver of the Advancing Practice credentialing program and saw the first year of full operation of the SHPA Mentoring Program."
Fowler also spotlighted the SHPA's 2019 Annual General Meeting which saw the launch of the Investment to impact: 2019 SHPA Annual Report video and supporting summary.
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