The ePlacebo 2023 - January/February Edition

The Flashback Formulary

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Content Page Presidents Report - Flynn Swift The Flashback Formulary The History of PDL The History of LocumCo Season 6, Episode 4 of Your Pharmacy Career Podcast Let’s Turn Back Time (PGA) PGA Platinum Sponsor for NAPSA Congress 23 PGA Intern Training Program PGA Get Set Go PGA Upcoming Events ITK Gold Cross The Past of PSA The Vampire Cup and Its Bloody Beginnings PSA Intern Training Program APP 2023 Glucogel PSA Upcoming Events

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President's Report PRESIDENT 2023

Dear NAPSA members,

Flynn Swift

I hope everyone enjoyed their break over the summer and ready for an exciting 2023! To those who attended the Canberra Congress in January I hope you have recovered from #PCD and ready to hit the ground running for a new semester ahead. I would like to once again thank Congress Organising Chair, Zineb Medrek and the Congress Congress Organising Committee for their hard work and dedication towards what was an amazing week for all the delegates.

Congress was a week filled with education, networking and many exciting opportunities for delegates. Education and workshop sessions were held at the University of Canberra, where delegates were addressed by various industry bodies and pharmacists from a diverse range of roles with the key focus on the future of pharmacy and the different career pathways out there for pharmacists to embrace. The 2023 Congress was a great opportunity for our students to hear from leading figures in the pharmacy sector, engage with professional bodies and contribute to the conversation surrounding the future of the profession which they will soon enter. Thus, it was quite appropriate to have the educational week kicked off by PSA President, Dr Fei Sim, posing the question ‘What does the future hold for pharmacy?’ and sharing some of her amazing stories for our students. The Guild National President Address from Professor Trent Twomey highlighted to students the diversity of career pathways that can be found in community pharmacy and the future direction of prescribing in pharmacy.

Other highlights included Nicolette Ellis’s presentation on the significant social and health disparities of the LGBTQI+ community. SHPA’s president, Tom Simpson also gave a great talk about the continually growing career pathways available in hospital pharmacy, and Sue Muller from LocumCo spoke about the opportunities for students who are keen to look further afield and work in rural and remote areas around Australia.

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PDL provided some practical advice for students and interns in the pharmacy workplace and who can forget the much-needed ‘Stress Buster’ session by Kay from Pharmacists’ Support Service, they provided a much-needed laugh in these stressful times!

NAPSA also hosted the annual Congress Alumni Networking Evening, sponsored by LocumCo, bringing pharmacists and students together. We also raised an outstanding $2,594 for the Pharmacists Support Service (PSS), our chosen Congress Charity.

(QPSA) was awarded the Best Branch at NAPSA Congress. James Cook University Pharmacy Students’ Association (JCUPSA) were the overall Vampire Cup winners and the recipients of The Young Blood Award from the annual Vampire Cup Blood Donation Drive. The Spirit of Congress Award was presented to Harrison Vo from the Sydney University Pharmacy Association.

NAPSA would also like to congratulate Ingrid Stroud from the University of Canberra on winning the Pharmacy Student of The Year (PSOTY) NAPSA Wild Card. Ms Stroud will now travel to the PSA23 National Conference in Sydney in July to compete against the other state finalists for the national title of PSOTY 2023.

It’s an exciting year ahead with our annual Charity Cup running from the 27th of February to the 19th of May. This year our chosen charity is the Street Side Medics, an organisation that provides medical services for people experiencing homelessness.

The next conference is the Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference (APP) which is held on the sunny Gold Coast from the 23rd to the 26th of March. This conference is open to students and definitely not one to miss! Students attending the conference will have free access to the trade exhibition, the opportunity to attend the Early Career Progression stream as well as discounted tickets to the infamous APP Street Party, so what are you waiting for? Not only will APP offer these fantastic opportunities to students, but NAPSA will also be holding another Alumni Networking Evening open to all students and NAPSA alumni!

Whether it is your first year or last year of University, make sure to reach out to your local branches and take every opportunity they have to offer. Step out of your comfort zone and join your local branch committee, or attend the next branch event to network and make new connections whether that be with fellow students or industry bodies. The opportunities in pharmacy are endless, challenge yourself this year and expand your network! I wish you all the best with the start of a new semester and welcome to all new members and pharmacy students!

Flynn Swift National President president@napsa.org.au

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the flashback formulary let's take a step back in time...

1948

was the year the National Association of Pharmaceutical Students’ of Australia (NAPSA) was formed. NAPSA was the voice for many pharmacy student bodies across Australia. In 1980, NAPSA dissolved and was reformed in 2001. NAPSA is now representing around eighteen Student Associations across Australia.

2012 CONGRESS

2015 CHARITY CUP 2013 NAPSA AGM

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the NAPSA archives

2015 NAPSA CONGRESS 2014 CHARITY CUP

2012 NAPSA MEMBERS AT THE WAPSA BALL

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the NAPSA archives

2014 CHARITY CUP 2017 NAPSA CONGRESS

2017 NAPSA CONGRESS

2013 NAPSA PIN

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HISTORY OF Sydney University Practical class 1974.

Article form pharmacy journal.

LocumCo was founded in 1984 by Susan Muller (nee Elsass). Muller found that pharmacies often had difficulty finding replacement staff. With over 31 years’ of experience, LocumCo is Australia’s leading pharmacist-owned and operated recruitment company. Since then the company has won many awards and has evolved, now focused on providing highquality pharmacy staff for community pharmacies and hospitals throughout Australia.

Article from April, 1986.

Thanks to Sue Muller for providing the LocumCo Archives.

Season 6, Episode 4 of Your Pharmacy Career Podcast Season 6 Episode 4: Nichole Lanham is a University of Queensland graduate with a Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours). Her passion for Pharmacy in general is evident in her work, however she has a particular interest in the clinical areas of skin, asthma, and generic / biosimilar medications. Nichole is a Pharmacist Policy Advisor with The Pharmacy Guild of Australia National Secretariat and works within the Practice, Policy and Regulations team.

Nichole has previously worked as a Chief Pharmacist and Business Development Manager - Dispensary with Chempro Chemists and Chemist Outlet Groups, providing ongoing training, mentoring, and regulatory advice to pharmacists and pharmacy owners, along with assisting in the development of pilot patient support programs with various companies.

Nichole enjoys providing and facilitating training to Pharmacists and Pharmacy Assistants on a variety of topics and applications within the Pharmacy industry.

Nichole enjoys presenting on her passions within pharmacy and educating those around her.

You can find Nichole Lanham on LinkedIn. You can listen to the podcast on our website or via your favourite Podcast app.

with Nichole Lanham

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Let's Turn Back Time...

The Pharmacy Guild of Australia was founded in 1927, a peak national employer organisation, which represents Australia’s community pharmacies. Their utmost goal is to represent the interests of Members in industrial matters in the Fair Work Commission and state jurisdictions as well as provide local member support and advice regarding workplace relations matters.

Their mission is to enable community pharmacies to serve the needs and preferences of patients and health consumers across Australia using the pharmacy’s unique role in medication management and safety.

The PGA has been an icon and backbone of all Australian Pharmacies since 1927. With the guidance of the current PGA President, Trent Twomey, The PGA continues to grow and support all pharmacies around Australia.

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Thanks to Ness Clancy for providing the PSA Archives.

The new Pharmacy House built in Deakin, Canberra in 1985 for the National Office for Pharmaceutical Society of Australia. This building was knocked down in 2018 and rebuilt into a new Pharmacy House building which opened in March 2019, and houses the National PSA office and also Medicines Australia.

Two vintage versions of Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary and the current version, APF25. The first edition was published in 1901. The Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary is the national formulary used by pharmacists in Australia and a mandatory textbook for students. It is compiled by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia in a book form and digital online version.

The Script registery book was what pharmacists used before computers were intergrated into pharmacies.

1977-PRESENT THE DAYS OF OLD...

An old copy of Australian Pharmacist Journal (APJ) from 1990, which has gone on to become PSA’s very own peer reviewed, multi award winning journal for pharmacists providing pharmacists with the latest up to date research and CPD.

The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) is the national professional organisation for pharmacists in Australia. The National PSA was founded in 1977 and was made up of state pharmaceutical societies. PSA is the only Australian Government-recognised peak national professional pharmacy organisation representing all of Australia’s 36,000 pharmacists working in all sectors and across all locations. Their mission encompasses 'embedding, equipping and enabling pharmacists to be at the forefront of healthcare in Australia.' With the guidance from Dr Fei Sim, PSA continues to evolve and support all pharmacists throughout Australia.

and it's bloody beginnings...

The Vampire Cup was first organised by the NAPSA in 2006-07 as a blood donation competition between local associations.

At the end of the event, the total blood donation of each local association was reported to the NAPSA National Council, with the winner announced during our national congress.

The International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation (IPSF) saw great potential in this event and with the approval of NAPSA, Vampire Cup was launched globally.

Pharmacy students donated their blood at the Australian Red Cross Blood Service blood bank or at a donation bus provided by the Red Cross on the university campus.

The idea is that each country launches the Vampire Cup just like in Australia. Now the Vampire Cup is an international blood donation competition among all the IPSF associations, being the only official campaign for Humanitarian and Human Rights.

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PSA Upcoming Events For more information on any of the PSA’s Upcoming Events, check out their website https://www.psa.org.au/networking-events/all-events/

March 2023

Adelaide 3rd March - PSA SA/NT Annual Celebration of Excellence in Pharmacist Care Hobart 17th March - Welcome to the profession and Tasmanian Intern of the Year Award Darwin 31st March - 2023 PSA Annual NT Networking Event

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