Pharmacy Guild of Australia national president George Tambassis has been confirmed as a keynote speaker at the upcoming Australian Self-Medication Industry annual conference next month.
Tambassis plans to present opportunities on how ASMI members, who include the key suppliers of non-prescription medications in Australia, can "leverage pharmacy to benefit health computers".
"Australia's 5500 community pharmacies are a vital part of the health system and provide the most accessible of all health professionals - the community pharmacist," Tambassis said.
"In an evolving market and regulatory environment it is important that pharmacies work with the wider sector to ensure that patients always come first, and that the regulatory environment encourages excellent service and quality care," he added.
Topics in his address are expected to include the progress of the Guild's MedsASSIST real time monitoring program for tracking of OTC codeine sales, the current Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement, and thoughts about the "prescription-to-OTC switch".
Tambassis will also cover the recent Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Guild with the China Medical Pharmaceutical Material Association (PD 28 Jun) and what opportunities this might present for the Australian OTC and complementary medicines sector.
The ASMI conference takes place from 8.30am on Thu 27 Oct at Sydney's Le Montage in Lilyfield - details at asmi.com.au.
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