SA pharmacist of the year
September 19, 2011
HELEN Flannery has been named
the Pharmaceutical Society of
Australia’s South Australian
Pharmacist of the Year.
Flannery works in the rural Port
Augusta community, and in the
words of South Australian PSA
President, Grant Kardachi, she
“epitomises the changing face of
today’s pharmacy.
“Helen has a truly collaborative
approach to health care and apart
from liaising closely with GPs and
others in the health profession to
improve the wellbeing of those in
the region, she is constantly striving
to better her pharmacy,” he said.
“She visits consumers to perform
Home Medicines Reviews, writes a
fortnightly column for the Port
Augusta local newspaper and
attends Probus club meetings to
give talks on health-related issues,”
he added.
In addition Flannery is also very
involved in Rotary and Apex and
also plays a key role in
implementing the Closing the Gap
scheme with the indigenous
community in Port Augusta.
“I love working in a rural pharmacy
setting and get great satisfaction
from being able to develop a close
relationship with those in the
community,” said Flannery.
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