PSWA - Pharmaceutical Society of WA

30/10/2025

Congratulations Naomi van Hagen 🌟

At last night’s PSWA 2025 AGM & Pharmacy Celebration, Naomi was awarded the prestigious Eric Kirk Memorial Award in recognition of her outstanding contributions to oncology pharmacy and patient advocacy.

We had the privilege of speaking with Naomi about her journey, her innovations in pharmacist-led cancer care and what drives her passion for the profession.

We’re excited to share her story with you. A true inspiration for pharmacists across WA.

📖 Read more here: https://pswa.org.au/news/2025/10/28/eric-kirk-memorial-award-winner-announced

27/10/2025

The PSWA 2025 AGM & Pharmacy Celebration is happening this Wednesday, 29 October at Lamont’s Bishops House.

We can’t wait to see everyone who has registered. If you are no longer able to attend, please email general@pswa.org.au so we can offer your place to someone on the waitlist.

23/10/2025

Mini Series Part 3
Why does PSWA matter for the next generation of pharmacists?

If you are not part of PSWA yet, now is the time to join our community. Membership is free and exclusively for WA pharmacists. Connect, network, share innovation and access research and grant opportunities happening right here in Western Australia.

21/10/2025

We could not do our job without our highly skilled pharmacy technicians and assistants.
Your knowledge and support are invaluable to pharmacists and the patients we care for.
Thank you for all that you do 💜

Today is Pharmacy Technicians & Assistants Day! https://buff.ly/1Iz2me2

We’re so grateful for our pharmacy technicians and assistants, who play a vital role in enhancing patient care and the broader health system. With Australia’s ageing population and increasing medicine complexity, their support in dispensing, compounding, clinical roles, inventory and regulatory tasks is more important than ever.

As the role of pharmacy technicians grows and evolves, so too does our profession. When technicians grow, our entire healthcare team benefits.

So here’s to our dedicated, highly skilled and passionate technician workforce. Thank you for everything you do to advance pharmacy and strengthen health care.

Feel free to tag your technician/assistant teammates and give them a shout-out below!

30/09/2025

This year we’re pleased to share that we have three eligible candidates for the PSWA Board: David McKnight, Kerry Whitelaw and Gavin McKay.

There are two positions available and PSWA members who are eligible to vote will have received an email with all the details on how to vote.

Take a moment to review the candidate information and decide who you would like to see on the Board.
🗳 Voting closes 5pm, Tuesday 14 October 2025.
👉 Candidate information: https://pswa.org.au/news/2025/9/29/pswa-board-election-2025

30/09/2025

We loved seeing PSWA’s very own Saloni Shah featured on the Australian Pharmacy Careers Podcast with Bridget Cleary.

At PSWA, we are fortunate to have her as a member of our J M O’Hara Research Grant Advisory Committee, where she helps shape the future of pharmacy-led research in Western Australia.

🎧 Listen to the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3uXiTIWgFuUKPhvBZX0rnM?si=7lE0hFd7QK6EVuTQOacGhg

24/09/2025

Happy World Pharmacists Day! 🎉

This year’s theme “Think Health, Think Pharmacist” celebrates the vital role of pharmacists in healthcare. We’re proud to see WA pharmacists expanding their scope of practice and this year’s PSWA J M O’Hara Research Grant is dedicated to supporting exactly that.

23/09/2025

Clinical practice guidelines for deprescribing in older people

23/09/2025

✨ Another beautiful initiative from Women in Pharmacy WA - an event to helping us slow down and recharge before the busiest time of the year!
🗓 November 12th. Tickets available now on their website:
https://womeninpharmacywa.com.aueyit

18/09/2025

In 2020, PSWA J M O’Hara Research Fund supported the Medicines Management Mapping Project, led by Deirdre Criddle.

This was one of the first WA-based studies to explore safer medication handovers at hospital discharge and led to further work in the area by Deirdre.

While not directly referred to by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, the results showed how complex the challenge is. The work highlighted the very risks and gaps now being addressed in the new Medication Management at Transitions of Care Stewardship Framework.

We’re proud to have supported early research in this space and excited to see national strategies now driving safer transitions of care for patients.

https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/publications-and-resources/resource-library/evidence-briefing-strategies-facilitate-safer-medication-management-transitions-care

17/09/2025

📢 Future Health Research and Innovation Opportunities

The FHRI Fund is calling for nominations from researchers, innovators and consumers to join upcoming grant review panels. These panels play a vital role in selecting projects that will shape the future of health research and innovation in WA.

Competitive review processes are integral to ensuring that funding from the Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund supports the highest quality health and medical research and innovation in Western Australia (WA) and best serves the WA community. The ongoing participation of the WA health...

17/09/2025

📢 The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has released its Medication Management at Transitions of Care Stewardship Framework.

We know most medication errors happen when people move between hospital, home or aged care. This framework is designed to make those transitions safer and more coordinated.

Many in our pharmacy community are already working in this space, but the framework asks us to look closer: are there more steps you can take?

👉 Now is the time to read the framework, reflect on your local practice and start pre-planning how your team can embed these recommendations.

The Medication Management at Transitions of Care Stewardship Framework supports safe and high-quality medication management at transitions of care and is designed to be incorporated into existing systems, processes and clinical practice.