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(SHPA) has released its vision for developing the Australian hospital pharmacy workforce and a new for hospital pharmacy technicians.

In his opening at (MM2019), the 45th SHPA National Conference, SHPA President Peter Fowler unveiled 鈥� SHPA鈥檚 bold vision for realising an advanced pharmacy profession, delivering quality use of medicines and benefiting all Australians.

鈥淭his manifesto ties together years of planning, showing through two concepts how SHPA supports members in their everyday work while fostering a broader healthcare environment in which every pharmacist can maximise their impact on patient care,鈥� Fowler said.

鈥淚n the first, SHPA鈥檚 Practitioner Development Pathway connects our cornerstone initiatives and programs, showing how SHPA supports growth in a pharmacist鈥檚 skill, expertise and experience, connecting ambition and opportunity as they advance their practice.

鈥淚n the second, SHPA鈥檚 six Pharmacy Innovation Principles show how we intend to foster intra- and inter-hospital environments that fully harness the value and expertise of Australia鈥檚 hospital pharmacy workforce.鈥�

Fowler welcomed challenges to orthodox thinking, evident in the diverse and dynamic program spanning mental health, opioid stewardship, digital health, leadership, teaching, deprescribing, disaster preparation and recovery, novel cancer therapies and safety across the transitions of care.

鈥淲e will be confronted by waves of disruption born of non-orthodox thinking and fashioned on emerging evidence 鈥� some will be ripples, others breakers and, I expect, some giant ocean swells,鈥� Fowler said.

鈥淭he challenge is to be receptive to these ideas and to apply careful and logical consideration, for I believe here we will find many answers to today鈥檚 and tomorrow鈥檚 problems as we continue individually, as teams and as an organisation to advance pharmacy and advance patient care.鈥�

SHPA鈥檚 Pharmacy Innovation Principles

1. Position all pharmacy practitioners, across all settings and in all roles, as essential to Australian health care.
2. Support and recognise pharmacists and technicians to operate at their fullest scope of practice.
3. Embed an advancing practice approach to reflective lifelong learning from the earliest stages of career development.
4. Establish equitable access to experiential learning for students, hospital pharmacy interns, and foundation and advanced training residents across Australia.
5. Progress advanced and specialty roles and career opportunities for pharmacists and technicians.
6. Build and strengthen partnerships fostering innovation and research between practitioners, healthcare teams and organisations.

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