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National Pharmacy Technician Day celebrates the essential contribution that pharmacy technicians make throughout hospitals across Australia. And to mark the occasion, (SHPA) has released a video showcasing the insights and experiences of some of these integral care team members.

The video release occurs one month before (MM2019), the 45th SHPA National Conference, which will feature a dedicated technician stream.

The video released by SHPA. 漏 The Society of 黑料吃瓜群网 Pharmacists of Australia

SHPA Chief Executive Kristin Michaels said that while pharmacy technician roles and responsibilities vary from hospital to hospital and state to state, the focus is the same.

鈥淩egardless of work setting, pharmacy technicians deliver precise technical services as an essential part of hospital pharmacy departments focused on patient care,鈥� she explained.

鈥淣ational Pharmacy Technician Day is a great reminder to pause and take stock of the enormous value our technicians bring to the hospital pharmacy workforce, from day-to-day support to contributing to improving policy, procedures and prescribing practices within hospital settings.鈥�

Michaels commented that this year will see a national award granted to a pharmacy technician as part of the inaugural .

鈥淲e are looking forward to announcing the 2019 SHPA Technician of the Year, determined via member vote, at MM2019, which will be held [on] 14鈥�16 November on the Gold Coast.

鈥淥nce again, the SHPA National Conference will feature a stream devoted to technicians and pharmacy assistants, as well as a number of lightning talks focused on innovations in the profession.

鈥淚n 2017, SHPA welcomed technicians as voting members and we remain committed to advocating for the growth of technician and pharmacy assistant roles, as part of efforts to advance Australia鈥檚 pharmacy workforce,鈥� she said.

For more information on MM2019, click .

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