THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) South Australia and Northern Territory branch presented its 2025 Pharmacist Awards on the weekend, highlighting outstanding achievements across a range of categories.
Jaimee Anderson, who specialises in working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients with youth onset and pregnancy-related type 2 diabetes as well as gestational diabetes, was awarded SA/NT Pharmacist of the Year.
Simone Rossi, the primary architect of the Australian Medicines Handbook (AMH), was awarded the SA/NT Lifetime Achievement Award for providing evidence-based medicines info.
Maria Cooper, SA/NT Early Career Pharmacist of the Year, published articles on workplace stress during the pandemic, leading to the development of the world's first Early Career Pharmacist-dedicated peer support program.
Jessie Wattie, the SA/NT Intern Pharmacist of the Year, has among other things, contributed to medication reviews and deprescribing at three aged care facilities with onsite pharmacists.
Imogen Bates was awarded the gold medal, which is given to students periodically after completing a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree with the highest grade point average above 6.25.
Presenting the awards in Adelaide, PSA SA/NT President Dr Manya Angley said the recipients "exemplify the dedication, innovation, and leadership that drive pharmacy forward". KB
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