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Year at a glance – snapshot
To assist people during COVID-19 we:
- amended vaccination standards to increase access to immunisation training for pharmacists
- revised the delivery mode for our Intern Written Exam to give candidates the option to sit remotely
- planned a virtual site visit to assess pharmacy Intern Training Program
- fast-tracked overseas trained pharmacists to get them on the front line
- held virtual exam question writing workshops
To enhance our professional services we:
- established a Technical Working Group to review the Knowledge Assessment of Pharmaceutical Sciences (KAPS) examination following an expression of interest
- formed an Externl Reference Group to help deliver the Intern Written Exam remotely
- collaborated with 62 dedicated pharmacists and community representatives as subject matter experts across our committees, working groups and special projects
- met with with the Council of Pharmacy Schools at least 3 times and with the Pharmacy Board of Australia 5 times
To progress our improving Indigenous health strategy we:
- welcomed Associate Professor Faye McMillan as a new Board Director
- established an Indigenous-led advisory group to ensure their voice is leading our work
- formed a Working Group to progress our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP)
- hosted a major event on improving Indigenous health outcomes in pharmacy education
- promoted improving Indigenous health through our accreditation standards and publication in the LIME network newsletter
To contribute our expertise to the health profession we:
- continued our participation in the public consultation on the Prescribing Competencies Framework, led by the National Prescribing Service (NPS MedicineWise)
- contributed to the Review of pharmacist vaccination reporting to the Australian Immunisation Register (Parts A and B) study conducted by the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS)
- participated in the advisory group for the Enhancing Quality in Pharmacy Practice (EQuiPP) project
To share our knowledge in pharmacy education and accreditation we presented on:
- improving use of medicines through our work as an accreditation authority at the International Society to Improve the Use of Medicines (ISIUM), Bangkok, Thailand
- interprofessional education through the lens of social accountability at the CLEAR conference, USA
- social accountability as a framework for better health outcomes at the APSA Congress
- social accountability in health professional education: Shaping the future at the TEQSA Conference
- improving health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples at the Monash Pharmacy Education conference, Prato, Italy
- how accreditation can prepare a culturally safe workforce for the future at the NRAS Conference
- what students should expect from the degree and intern year at the NAPSA Congress
To continue our international reach we:
- invited the Vietnam Ministry of Health delegation to visit us to share information and processes on pharmacy accreditation and assessment in Australia
- attended the international pharmacy FIP congress in Abu Dhabi, where we continued our relationship with LLLP conferences by signing a sponsorship with their next host, Catriona Bradley (IIOP)
- signed an MoU with the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy USA, to share our processes and ensure best practice between countries
- visited the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education and National Association of Boards of Pharmacy in Chicago, USA, to further our engagement within our MoU’s
- visited the Monash Malaysia Campus with Monash Parkville colleagues to engage with their staff and students
- attended the Global Workforce Symposium on Accreditation and Regulation, Istanbul to share and learn from international colleagues
