Ridge at PAC 12
July 13, 2012
THE Pharmaceutical Society of
Australia has secured the United
Kingdom’s Chief Pharmaceutical
Officer, Dr Keith Ridge, as a keynote
speaker at this year’s Pharmacy
Australia Congress (PAC12).
Ridge is responsible for the
development of the UK’s General
Pharmaceutical Council; an
independent regulator for pharmacy,
and also led the development of
the highly regarded White Paper for
pharmacy: Pharmacy in England.
He is also responsible for the
development of the public health
role for pharmacy, including the
development of the ‘healthy living
pharmacy’ concept, and led the
Modernising Pharmacy Careers
Programme, which includes a
review of pre-registration training
for Pharmacists and proposals for
reform.
At PAC12 Ridge will be
presenting at the pharmacy
practice plenary and opening
ceremony on Friday 19 October
(9am – 9:15am); and at the
business and management session
5: Viability and sustainability in
pharmacy on 21 October (10:45am
– 12:15pm).
See www.psa.org.au/pac.
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