Pharmacy achievers named
October 10, 2011
TOP pharmacists from around the country were honoured over the weekend at the Pharamaceutical Society of Australia’s annual Excellence Awards during the PAC11 conference in Melbourne. This year’s Pharmacist of the Year is Michael Cain from the Cancer Clinical Service of the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital at Nedlands in Western Australia, who was hailed for his 20-year involvement in cancer chemotherapy delivery. “Cancer medicine has proved a rich field of opportunity for pharmacist involvement,” he said, while Patrick Davies, ceo of awards sponsor Symbion, said Cain’s work “epitomises all that is good in this profession and also demonstrates just what a huge difference pharmacists make to the wellbeing of Australians”. The 2011 Young Pharmacist of the Year is Chris Freeman from Qld, who is working on a PhD which investigates the integration of pharmacists into primary healthcare teams, with a strong focus on collaborative health care. South Australian pharmacist Andrew Gilbert was named as the 2011 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award. Gilbert is the Director, Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre at the University of South Australia’s Sansom Institute, and his 40 year career has seen him work as a pioneer, role model and “selfless advocate of the pharmacy profession,” the PSA said. The Alphapharm Pharmacy Student of the Year for 2011 was Ezekiel Steindl from QUT (pictured below), who was a wild card entry and beat out other entrants from across the country in the entertaining counselling event.
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