THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has released the program for the Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference & Trade Exhibition (APP2017), with the government's Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation a key agenda item.
Presentations will include a panel discussion on Fri 10 Mar facilitated by Guild communications chief Greg Turnbull, which will be an "opportunity for pharmacy to respond to the 'flagged' options and provocative thought starters proposed" in the draft report.
APP2017 takes place 08-12 Mar, meaning it will come just as the Review Panel is finalising its recommendations which are due to be handed down in May 2017.
The prestigious Alan Russell Oration at the conference will also be delivered by eminent pharmacist Bill Scott, who is a member of the Review Panel.
"This oration will be a personal perspective, as Bill details pharmacy's best aspects and discusses what needs to be implemented to deliver best practice pharmacy," the APP2017 program advises.
A conference keynote address will be delivered by Catherine King MP, who is Shadow Minister for Health and Medicare and will outline the Australian Labor Party's vision for pharmacy.
Health minister Sussan Ley has also been invited to make a keynote address as well as present the Guild Pharmacy of the Year award on the Thu afternoon of the conference.
The program says Ley will discuss her views on the progress of the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement and the potential for community pharmacy to improve the health of all Australians.
Other key speakers include Tim Kelsey, ceo of the Australian Digital Health Agency; Alistair Bursey from the Canadian Pharmacists Association; Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand president Graeme Blanchard; former Guild president Kos Sclavos; and Maggie Zhou, Alibaba Group managing director for Australia and NZ.
Celebrity presenters will include radio personalities Adam Spencer and James O'Loghlin, and as always the conference will also include a large trade exhibition and a range of networking functions.
Registration and accommodation bookings are now open - for details see appconference.com.
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