Pharmacy & Me Pharmaceutical Society of Australia

In this bumper episode of Pharmacy & Me, our hosts are joined by PSA’s new National President Dr Fei Sim and General Manager for Policy and Projects Chris Campbell, who unpack PSA’s remuneration campaign, potential funding models, and the future of the profession in Australia.

Reporting from the heart of one of the profession’s biggest events of the year, the hosts share how PSA is advocating for fair remuneration and how individual pharmacists can help create change.

If you want to know how pharmacists can know their worth and gain the remuneration they deserve, this is an episode not to be missed.
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Ienaam Khatib MPS loves being a community pharmacist. But despite only being registered for a year, she’s already questioning how long she can last in the profession. 

And Ienaam isn’t alone. Across the country, a lack of fair remuneration and little recognition, on top of the pressures of the pandemic, has many pharmacists asking: ‘Is this what I signed up for?’

In this special episode of Pharmacy & Me, hosts Peter Guthrey and Hannah Knowles get to the heart of the issue, speaking with Ienaam and pharmacy owner Caroline Diamantis MPS about what needs to change when it comes to remuneration.

They also speak to PSA Public Affairs and Communications manager Candice Burch about how PSA is advocating for pharmacists – and how individual pharmacists can help create change. 

If you believe pharmacists deserve better remuneration and greater recognition, this is an episode not to be missed.
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When an injury cut short his career in construction, Sean Richardson MPS threw himself into pharmacy study and discovered a newfound passion for healthcare.

Now a locum in Mount Isa, Queensland, Sean is always looking for the next opportunity, whether it’s implementing an opioid substitution program or finding ways to assist palliative care patients.  

In this episode of Pharmacy & Me, Sean speaks with hosts Peter Guthrey and Hannah Knowles about his experience as a mature-aged student who didn’t finish high school, working as a locum (and not wanting to leave) and knowing your worth as a pharmacist. 
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For former athletics star Emily Shears MPS, combining sport and pharmacy was always the plan. The question was how. 

After owning two pharmacies and working as a locum, she eventually found the answer, launching the Female Athlete Network (FAN) last year. Through FAN, and her role as a wellbeing lead with the AFL NAB League, Emily helps female athletes to better understand their physiology and use this to achieve peak performance.

In this episode of Pharmacy & Me, Emily speaks with hosts Peter Guthrey and Hannah Knowles about how she combined her passion with her profession, the transferable skills pharmacists possess and the gaps in women’s healthcare she’s trying to fill.   

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It’s something every pharmacist experiences – the exciting, slightly terrifying transition from pharmacy student to intern and then again from intern to registered pharmacist.

How did you prepare for those transitions? What do you wish you had known before they happened? And what advice would you give to students and interns who are about to face the same thing?

In this episode of Pharmacy & Me, PSA’s NSW Intern of the Year Bridgette Mackley and hosts Peter Guthrey and Hannah Knowles answer some of these questions. Plus, Bridgette shares how she handled the pressures of intern year, her best advice for pharmacy students and interns, and how buying a toothbrush holder changed the course of her career.   

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Dr Esa Chen doesn’t shy away from difficult conversations. From diversity and inclusion to gender equity and climate change, she is using her voice to improve the pharmacy profession. 

Growing up as a Chinese-Malaysian-Australian in country New South Wales, Esa struggled to find people who looked like her. But moving to Melbourne to study pharmacy, and then spending 5 months in Hong Kong as part of her PhD research, made her realise just how much representation matters. 

In this episode of Pharmacy and Me, Esa speaks with hosts Peter Guthrey and Hannah Knowles about finding her voice, creating change and her best advice for other early career pharmacists who want to tackle the big issues.

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