NAPSA Indigenous focus
January 24, 2012
PHARMACY courses should
include more content on Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander health
issues, according to a new position
statement on Indigenous Health
released this week by the National
Australian Pharmacy Students’
Association during the annual
NAPSA Congress (PD yesterday).
“It is the belief of the NAPSA
Rural and Indigenous Affairs
Committee that Australia’s future
pharmacists should be committed
to closing the gap, and [be]
competent and confident in all
aspects of Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander health,” it said.
NAPSA has urged integration of
Indigenous issues into the core
curriculum for all pharmacy schools
along with national standards for
these competencies.
The NAPSA National Council met
in Wagga in the lead-up to the
congress, with sessions including
input from PSA ceo Liesel Wett and
Greg Turnbull of the Pharmacy
Guild to facilitate workshops and
stimulate discussion.
Other outcomes included
approval of criteria for a new
NAPSA Best Branch award to
recognise the commitment of
branches to members each year.
The new Indigenous position
paper was a key development from
the meeting, with NAPSA Rural &
Indigenous Chair, Ellen Pedler,
saying “hopefully universities and
professional bodies will consider
and endorse NAPSA’s position
statement when reviewing course
curricula”.
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