PSA Membership is your platform for professional success

The benefits of membership fall into six key areas:

Information 

Provides information and resources from a variety of sources to ensure pharmacists keep up to date.

 

Practice Standards 

 

 

Setting policies, guidelines and professional standards for the profession. Policy, legislation, competency standards, drug scheduling, MMRs and the profession's framework are the basis for PSA's key contribution to the professional development of members. Recent examples include:

  • Professional Practice Standards (Version 3) (Feb 2006) - hard copy provided to members Feb 2006 also available as free download
  • Standards for the Provision of Pharmacy Medicines and Pharmacist Only Medicines in Community Pharmacy (S2/S3 standards) (Nov 2005) - hard copy provided to members Feb 2006 also available as a  free download
  • Updated guidelines for the provision of Orlistat, Fluconazole, and Levonorgesterol – available for download in members only area in Jan 2006
  • New protocol for the provision of Pantoprazole – available in members area before May 2006
  • Competency Standards for Pharmacists in Australia 2003

Education

Providing quality education for pharmacists on a range of topics and via a range of medium.

  • CPD&PI program - tools to assist you to develop a personal learning plan
  • Lectures and Seminars - held regularly by PSA Branches
  • Essential CPE booklets - 3 to 4 booklets provided to members each year
  • Gold Questionnaire - provided annually and enables you to see how well you have kept up with drug, disease management and pharmacy practice developments during the year
  • PSA CE recorded in PSA member database and available to view and print via the members only pages
  • Advocacy
  • Often the opinions of an individual are not enough. PSA operates at both a State and National level and represents all pharmacists. With an established Branch network and a National office in Canberra when PSA talks it talks on behalf of over 10,000 pharmacists.

Advocacy

Often the opinions of an individual are not enough. PSA operates at both a State and National level and represents all pharmacists. With an established Branch network and a National office in Canberra, when PSA talks, it talks on behalf of over 10,000 pharmacists.

Conferences  

PSA facilitates a number of conferences throughout the year including:

  • Pharmacy Australia Congress (PAC) - Australian pharmacy's leading conference for professional pharmacy education and practice.
  • Expedition Education - Gain CPD points while exploring some of the world’s most exotic and interesting countries - that is what PSA offers through its annual Expedition Education tours.
  • PSA Pharmacy Refresher - Every year, more than 150 pharmacists and their guests travel to destinations across the globe to immerse themselves in rich cultural and educational experiences. Over the last 34 years this tradition has continued to exceed expectations without fail. 
  • Pharmacy Expo - NSW's leading industry event, Pharmacy Expo offers a comprehensive program of presentations and workshops which provide pharmacists and pharmacy assistants with the latest clinical updates, practice information and pharmacy management. Pharmacy Expo gives you the opportunity to access health information on products and services provided by the pharmaceutical industry and offers the very best in continuing professional development.
  • March Weekend - The Annual Therapeutic Update weekend is a time to combine quality pharmacy education, with an opportunity to have a short break from the pharmacy and enjoy a relaxing weekend.
  • Adventure Education - This popular conference’s goal is to combine quality education with fun and adventure.

Society Honours

Pharmacist Referral Forms

The use of referral forms enhances the service pharmacists provide to consumers, and minimises the possibility of inaccurate or incomplete information being relayed back to the General Practitioner. The forms also add continuity of care for those who need to consult more than one health care professional, and instill confidence in the consumer that they are receiving advice from the appropriate health care professional.

Pharmacist Referral Form pads are now available from Fildes. Contact your Fildes State office for further information.

VIC
 03 9598 8988
NSW/ACT
 02 9660 9866
SA
 08 8232 1644
WA/NT
 08 9367 1499
TAS
 03 6231 2800
QLD
 07 3870 4522
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