THIS week's contributor is Emma Conway, TWC Pharmacist of the Year, TerryWhite Chemmart Goondiwindi, QLD - Our responsibility as Rural Pharmacists: Recently I was proud to be awarded the TerryWhite Chemmart Pharmacist of the Year -- thanks to my generous mentors like Lucy Walker, and the incredible educational support provided by the TWC brand.
As a passionate rural pharmacist, I believe it is our responsibility to bridge the inequality of healthcare in the bush. The cultivation of thriving rural community centres around access to high quality healthcare. As pharmacists, we are trusted by the community and can interact with our patients in a holistic manner. This is our advantage, and it charges us to practice to our full scope and provide meaningful improvements to the health of our patients.
In hubs, such as Goondiwindi, that play host to a plethora of health professionals, we can join forces and use advances in technology to service our rural communities. For the last two years I have travelled to surrounding towns with a nurse practitioner to help deliver family flu clinics. I am also fortunate to be part of a team trialling an exciting new initiative alongside TerryWhite Chemmart and Symbion that will help improve medication access to remote areas through drone delivery. COVID has shown us that we are able to resourcefully deliver healthcare, in person or online. By empowering patients and ourselves to use the technology and resources available, we will be able to combat the tyranny of distance that plagues our rural communities.
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