CPC25 Live Program - Live Program

The CPC25 program will continue to be updated and timing is subject to change. Click on the session title for the Synopsis, Learning Outcomes and Competency Standards for each session. You will also find a biography for each presenter within the session.

Thursday, May 1, 2025


10:00 AM - 2:00 PM	Optional Mental Health First Aid Workshop \| SOLD OUT Location: PSA Adelaide Office
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Optional Mental Health First Aid Workshop 2 Location: PSA Adelaide Office


10:00 AM - 2:00 PM	Optional Mental Health First Aid Workshop \| SOLD OUT Location: PSA Adelaide Office
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Optional Mental Health First Aid Workshop 2 Location: PSA Adelaide Office


10:00 AM - 2:00 PM	Optional Mental Health First Aid Workshop \| SOLD OUT Location: PSA Adelaide Office
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Optional Mental Health First Aid Workshop 2 Location: PSA Adelaide Office

Friday, May 2, 2025


8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Pre-Conference Workshop Registration
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Workshop 1: Exploring the potential of the aged care onsite pharmacist
	Workshop 2: GP pharmacists: a new era of team-based care
	Workshop 3: Device matters \| SOLD OUT
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Lunch for Workshop Attendees
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM	PSA25 registration and Industry Engagement
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Opening Session Welcome to Country Robert Taylor - Senior Kaurna Man and Cultural Custodian Conference welcome and CPC25 update A/Prof Fei Sim - PSA President
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM	Scope of practice through the eyes of consultant pharmacists Prof Lisa Nissen
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM	Multimorbidity through the eyes of the pharmacist Prof Sepehr Shakib
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM	Transitions of care through the eyes of First Nations people Atinuke (Tinu) Abraham
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Afternoon Session \| Obesity Management Multi-interventional obesity management approaches and considerations pre and post bariatric surgery Dr Rosemary Allin, Joy Gailer, Dr Teresa Girolamo, Prof Debra Rowett
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM	2024 MIMS Consultant Pharmacist Award address Reflection and future vision \| Brooke Shelly
5:15 PM - 5:23 PM	2025 PSA MIMS Consultant Pharmacist Award A/Prof Fei Sim and Robert Best
5:23 PM - 5:30 PM	2025 PSA AMH Aged Care Pharmacist Award
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Welcome Reception
	Friday dinner at leisure


8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Pre-Conference Workshop Registration
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Workshop 1: Exploring the potential of the aged care onsite pharmacist
	Workshop 2: GP pharmacists: a new era of team-based care
	Workshop 3: Device matters \| SOLD OUT
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Lunch for Workshop Attendees
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM	PSA25 registration and Industry Engagement
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Opening Session Welcome to Country Robert Taylor - Senior Kaurna Man and Cultural Custodian Conference welcome and CPC25 update A/Prof Fei Sim - PSA President
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM	Scope of practice through the eyes of consultant pharmacists Prof Lisa Nissen
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM	Multimorbidity through the eyes of the pharmacist Prof Sepehr Shakib
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM	Transitions of care through the eyes of First Nations people Atinuke (Tinu) Abraham
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Afternoon Session \| Obesity Management Multi-interventional obesity management approaches and considerations pre and post bariatric surgery Dr Rosemary Allin, Joy Gailer, Dr Teresa Girolamo, Prof Debra Rowett
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM	2024 MIMS Consultant Pharmacist Award address Reflection and future vision \| Brooke Shelly
5:15 PM - 5:23 PM	2025 PSA MIMS Consultant Pharmacist Award A/Prof Fei Sim and Robert Best
5:23 PM - 5:30 PM	2025 PSA AMH Aged Care Pharmacist Award
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Welcome Reception
	Friday dinner at leisure


8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Pre-Conference Workshop Registration
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Workshop 1: Exploring the potential of the aged care onsite pharmacist
	Workshop 2: GP pharmacists: a new era of team-based care
	Workshop 3: Device matters \| SOLD OUT
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Lunch for Workshop Attendees
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM	PSA25 registration and Industry Engagement
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Opening Session Welcome to Country Robert Taylor - Senior Kaurna Man and Cultural Custodian Conference welcome and CPC25 update A/Prof Fei Sim - PSA President
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM	Scope of practice through the eyes of consultant pharmacists Prof Lisa Nissen
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM	Multimorbidity through the eyes of the pharmacist Prof Sepehr Shakib
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM	Transitions of care through the eyes of First Nations people Atinuke (Tinu) Abraham
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Afternoon Session \| Obesity Management Multi-interventional obesity management approaches and considerations pre and post bariatric surgery Dr Rosemary Allin, Joy Gailer, Dr Teresa Girolamo, Prof Debra Rowett
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM	2024 MIMS Consultant Pharmacist Award address Reflection and future vision \| Brooke Shelly
5:15 PM - 5:23 PM	2025 PSA MIMS Consultant Pharmacist Award A/Prof Fei Sim and Robert Best
5:23 PM - 5:30 PM	2025 PSA AMH Aged Care Pharmacist Award
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Welcome Reception
	Friday dinner at leisure

Saturday, May 3, 2025


8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Saturday \| Registration
	Session One - Pain Management Chair \| Chris Campbell
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM	Living with pain through the eyes of ..... Kimberley Grima
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM	Opioid Safety Toolkit Suzanne Neilson and Pene Wood
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM	Panel session: invisible illness Panel \| Dr Manya Angley, Kimberley Grima and Prof Lisa Nissen Chair \| Brooke Shelly
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM	Morning Tea
	Session Two - Cardiovascular Management Chair \| Sarah Gillespie
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM	DOAC dosing & heart failure: the balancing act Prof Sepehr Sakib
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM	Non-AF arrhythmias and POTS Dr Peter Tenni
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM	Four pillars of heart failure Dr Manya Angley, Deborah Hawthorne and Yvette McGrath
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM	Lunch and Industry Engagement
	Session Three - Diabetes Chair \| Dr Natalie Soulsby
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	New diabetes algorithm Deborah Hawthorne
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Smart strategies for risk reduction in type 2 diabetes Joanne Gross
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Diabetes management through the eyes of the patient and carer Jayne Lehmann
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM	Afternoon Tea - Saturday
	Session Four - Practice Pointers Chair \| Steve Morris
4:20 PM - 4:45 PM	Building immunisations into your MMRs A/Prof Debbie Rigby
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM	Appropriate use of antidepressants in dementia care Dr Andrew Stafford
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM	Excess B6: a neurological wake-up call Angus Thompson
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM	PSA CEO Address Steve Morris
6:30 PM - 10:00 PM	Taste Adelaide Dinner and Tenure Pin Presentations


8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Saturday \| Registration
	Session One - Pain Management Chair \| Chris Campbell
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM	Living with pain through the eyes of ..... Kimberley Grima
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM	Opioid Safety Toolkit Suzanne Neilson and Pene Wood
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM	Panel session: invisible illness Panel \| Dr Manya Angley, Kimberley Grima and Prof Lisa Nissen Chair \| Brooke Shelly
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM	Morning Tea
	Session Two - Cardiovascular Management Chair \| Sarah Gillespie
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM	DOAC dosing & heart failure: the balancing act Prof Sepehr Sakib
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM	Non-AF arrhythmias and POTS Dr Peter Tenni
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM	Four pillars of heart failure Dr Manya Angley, Deborah Hawthorne and Yvette McGrath
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM	Lunch and Industry Engagement
	Session Three - Diabetes Chair \| Dr Natalie Soulsby
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	New diabetes algorithm Deborah Hawthorne
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Smart strategies for risk reduction in type 2 diabetes Joanne Gross
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Diabetes management through the eyes of the patient and carer Jayne Lehmann
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM	Afternoon Tea - Saturday
	Session Four - Practice Pointers Chair \| Steve Morris
4:20 PM - 4:45 PM	Building immunisations into your MMRs A/Prof Debbie Rigby
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM	Appropriate use of antidepressants in dementia care Dr Andrew Stafford
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM	Excess B6: a neurological wake-up call Angus Thompson
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM	PSA CEO Address Steve Morris
6:30 PM - 10:00 PM	Taste Adelaide Dinner and Tenure Pin Presentations


8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Saturday \| Registration
	Session One - Pain Management Chair \| Chris Campbell
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM	Living with pain through the eyes of ..... Kimberley Grima
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM	Opioid Safety Toolkit Suzanne Neilson and Pene Wood
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM	Panel session: invisible illness Panel \| Dr Manya Angley, Kimberley Grima and Prof Lisa Nissen Chair \| Brooke Shelly
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM	Morning Tea
	Session Two - Cardiovascular Management Chair \| Sarah Gillespie
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM	DOAC dosing & heart failure: the balancing act Prof Sepehr Sakib
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM	Non-AF arrhythmias and POTS Dr Peter Tenni
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM	Four pillars of heart failure Dr Manya Angley, Deborah Hawthorne and Yvette McGrath
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM	Lunch and Industry Engagement
	Session Three - Diabetes Chair \| Dr Natalie Soulsby
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	New diabetes algorithm Deborah Hawthorne
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Smart strategies for risk reduction in type 2 diabetes Joanne Gross
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Diabetes management through the eyes of the patient and carer Jayne Lehmann
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM	Afternoon Tea - Saturday
	Session Four - Practice Pointers Chair \| Steve Morris
4:20 PM - 4:45 PM	Building immunisations into your MMRs A/Prof Debbie Rigby
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM	Appropriate use of antidepressants in dementia care Dr Andrew Stafford
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM	Excess B6: a neurological wake-up call Angus Thompson
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM	PSA CEO Address Steve Morris
6:30 PM - 10:00 PM	Taste Adelaide Dinner and Tenure Pin Presentations

Sunday, May 4, 2025


8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Sunday \| Registration
	Session One - Deprescribing Chair \| Yvette McGrath
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Deprescribing for complex patients Prof Jo Thomas
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM	Deprescribing through the eyes of a consultant pharmacist Angus Thompson
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Deprescribing Gabapentinoids: trying to stop a runaway train Dr Peter Tenni
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea - Sunday
	Session Two - Guidelines Update Chair \| Helen Benson
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM	Making sense of rheumatology in older adults Dr Andrew Stafford
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM	ACS: The more things change the more they stay the same Joanne Gross
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM	What’s new in the 2025 Australian Asthma Handbook A/Prof Debbie Rigby
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Lunch - Sunday
	Session Three - Clinical Controversies Chair \| Dr Manya Angley
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM	Sipping hope or hype? Dr Andrew Stafford
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM	How long is too long? Understanding Denosumab duration Joy Gailer
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM	Putting a lid on it – to have or not to have – vitamin D in aged care Dr Natalie Soulsby
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM	Conference close


8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Sunday \| Registration
	Session One - Deprescribing Chair \| Yvette McGrath
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Deprescribing for complex patients Prof Jo Thomas
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM	Deprescribing through the eyes of a consultant pharmacist Angus Thompson
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Deprescribing Gabapentinoids: trying to stop a runaway train Dr Peter Tenni
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea - Sunday
	Session Two - Guidelines Update Chair \| Helen Benson
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM	Making sense of rheumatology in older adults Dr Andrew Stafford
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM	ACS: The more things change the more they stay the same Joanne Gross
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM	What’s new in the 2025 Australian Asthma Handbook A/Prof Debbie Rigby
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Lunch - Sunday
	Session Three - Clinical Controversies Chair \| Dr Manya Angley
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM	Sipping hope or hype? Dr Andrew Stafford
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM	How long is too long? Understanding Denosumab duration Joy Gailer
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM	Putting a lid on it – to have or not to have – vitamin D in aged care Dr Natalie Soulsby
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM	Conference close


8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Sunday \| Registration
	Session One - Deprescribing Chair \| Yvette McGrath
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Deprescribing for complex patients Prof Jo Thomas
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM	Deprescribing through the eyes of a consultant pharmacist Angus Thompson
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Deprescribing Gabapentinoids: trying to stop a runaway train Dr Peter Tenni
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea - Sunday
	Session Two - Guidelines Update Chair \| Helen Benson
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM	Making sense of rheumatology in older adults Dr Andrew Stafford
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM	ACS: The more things change the more they stay the same Joanne Gross
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM	What’s new in the 2025 Australian Asthma Handbook A/Prof Debbie Rigby
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Lunch - Sunday
	Session Three - Clinical Controversies Chair \| Dr Manya Angley
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM	Sipping hope or hype? Dr Andrew Stafford
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM	How long is too long? Understanding Denosumab duration Joy Gailer
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM	Putting a lid on it – to have or not to have – vitamin D in aged care Dr Natalie Soulsby
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM	Conference close