IN THE wake of reports that only one fifth of Australian pharmacies have registered with the My Health Record system (PD yesterday), community, hospital and academic pharmacists have announced the formation of a Pharmacists Digital Health Leaders Network to encourage meaningful and clinical use of My Health Record by pharmacists and pharmacies.
Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) national president Dr Shane Jackson said the PSA, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, and the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) had handpicked the network members as "positive agents of change".
"The nominated pharmacists are thought leaders and subject matter experts who will bring their skills, knowledge, and experience gained from working in pharmacy and the wider healthcare industry to the Pharmacists Digital Health Leaders Network," Jackson said.
Pharmacy Guild national president George Tambassis said the digital system was both desirable and essential for community pharmacy.
"As the most accessible health professionals, particularly in rural and regional areas, it is vital that community pharmacists embrace My Health Record in the interests of their patients and collaborative quality health care," he said.
SHPA ceo Kristin Michaels said the national expansion of My Health Record in 2018 brought exciting opportunities to improve transitions of care and pharmacy practice development.
Pictured in conference are some of the pharmacy digital network members: Adam Phillips (SA), Joanne Wilson (ACT), and Nader Mitri (Vic).
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