PSA launches inaugural Aged Care Pharmacist Summit

27 November 2025 

 

The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) is proud to announce the Aged Care Pharmacist Summit 2026, to be held at Rydges Hunter Valley on Friday, 27 February 2026. The inaugural event will bring together Australia’s leaders in aged care to champion the role of pharmacists in protecting older Australians from medicine-related harm and maximising quality of life.  

  

The PSA Aged Care Pharmacist Summit is Australia’s only national conference dedicated exclusively to pharmacists working in aged care. This annual event brings together approximately 100 pharmacists, aged care providers, GPs, and key stakeholders across PHNs and governments.    

  

The Summit will showcase leading models of care, quality use of medicines initiatives, and policy developments. Attendees will receive insights from both local and international experts, demonstrating PSA’s commitment to ensuring pharmacists can work within their full scope of practice.  

  

The Aged Care Pharmacist Summit will run as a satellite event ahead of the New South Wales Annual Therapeutic Update (NSW ATU) from 28 February to 1 March 2026.   

  

The establishment of the Aged Care Pharmacist Summit is the next step in PSA’s support for aged care pharmacists, a role the peak body has pioneered through pilots, education, and advocacy over the past decade.   

  

Dementia Support Pharmacist, Dee-Anne Hull MPS, encouraged all pharmacists with an interest in aged care pharmacy to attend the Summit to deepen their knowledge and better support their patients and communities.    

  

“There has been a lot happening in the aged care sector, particularly over the last year. The Aged Care Summit will provide a great overview of the changing landscape of medicine usage in aged care and identify pharmacists’ integral role in the quality use of medicines,” she said.    

  

“By establishing the inaugural Aged Care Pharmacist Summit, PSA is demonstrating its commitment to driving best practice in aged care and tackling medicine safety issues. This is critical as, sadly, exposure to harm in aged care facilities remains far too high.  

  

“PSA is the home for aged care pharmacists. Attendees can feel confident that the Summit will equip them with the knowledge and skills to work with confidence in aged care. Pharmacists have become indispensable members of aged care interdisciplinary teams, supporting residents, their families, and other health professionals.  

  

“I look forward to engaging in transformative discussions that I can bring home to South Australia to share across my ACOP mentoring and Dementia Support Pharmacist roles to enhance the growth of myself, colleagues, and ACOPs in country South Australia.” 

 

To register for the 2026 Aged Care Summit, click here.

 

 

Media contact: Leah Jacobsen   

M: 0480 099 798   E: leah.jacobsen@psa.org.au 

The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia is the only national peak body that represents all of Australia’s pharmacists across all practice settings. We want every Australian to have access to the best healthcare, and this must include optimising access to pharmacists’ knowledge and medicines expertise at the forefront of our healthcare system.