Kelly Abbott awarded PSA MIMS Consultant Pharmacist of the Year

29 May 2026

 

The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has named Kelly Abbott MPS as the PSA MIMS Consultant Pharmacist of the Year. 

 

Presented this evening at the Consultant Pharmacist Conference (CPC26) on the Gold Coast, Ms Abbott has been recognised for her outstanding contribution to consultant pharmacy practice and passion for improving patient care throughout her hometown of Gippsland, Victoria.  

 

Highly regarded across the industry for her work in delivering Home Medicines Reviews, Residential Medication Management Reviews, and providing Quality Use of Medicines services, Ms Abbott’s 15 years of service to consultant pharmacy make her a well-deserving winner of this year’s award.  

 

PSA National President, Professor Mark Naunton MPS, said Ms Abbott epitomises many credentialed pharmacists as a passionate and relentless advocate for HMRs, her patients, and the greater credentialed pharmacist workforce.  

 

“Kelly has continued to be actively involved in grassroots advocacy, notably in recent months during the First Pharmacy Programs Agreement negotiations led by PSA, ensuring the voices of frontline pharmacists and patients were heard,” he said.  

 

“Kelly is a loyal, responsive, and reliable contributor to PSA and the Consultant Pharmacist of Australia working groups, while balancing multiple professional roles and caring for her family. 

 

“Her contributions to PSA and the profession are honourable. We are proud to recognise Kelly as the PSA MIMS Consultant Pharmacist of the Year and celebrate her significant and ongoing impact.”  

 

The PSA congratulates Kelly Abbott MPS on this well-deserved recognition and thank MIMS Australia for their continued support of the Consultant Pharmacist of the Year award.  

 

 

 

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.