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The draft CPC26 program is below.  The program will continue to be updated so please visit this page for further information.  Please note that sessions and timing are currently subject to change.


Friday, May 29, 2026

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Pre-Conference Workshop Registration
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Workshop 1: Beyond the review: Motivational interviewing and soft skills for effective medicines conversations
CHAIR: Brooke Snow
Workshop 2: The future is sweet: From BGL basics to connected care devices
Deborah Hawthorne, Elise Hoyer, Tina O'Connor and Bente Hart
Workshop 3: Device matters: Practical workshop on inhaler device technique
Debbie Rigby & Lung Foundation Australia

Facilitators: Samantha Nolan-Neylan, A/Prof Andrew Stafford

Workshop 4: Person-centred care and immunisation case study
CHAIR: Jo Gross
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch for Workshop Attendees
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
CPC26 Registration and Industry Engagement
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Welcome

Welcome to Country
Elder, Jellurgal Aboriginal Cultural Centre

Welcome to CPC26
Debbie Rigby, Conference Chair - CPC26 and
Prof Mark Naunton, President - PSA
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM Prophetical | Sliding Doors
CHAIR: Prof Lisa Nissen
PANELLISTS: Joyce McSwan, Nicolette Ellis, Dr Gary Deed, Anjelo Ratnachandra
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea
Session One - Chronic Kidney Disease
SESSION CHAIR: Tim Perry
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Modern CKD management – the game has changed
Dr David Mudge
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Hiding in plain sight
Dr Carla Scuderi
Session Two - Awards
SESSION CHAIR: Debbie Rigby
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM 2025 PSA MIMS Consultant Pharmacist Award of the Year Address
Reflection and future vision | Angus Thompson
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM 2026 PSA MIMS Consultant Pharmacist of the Year Award
PSA President, Prof Mark Naunton and MIMS Australia CEO, Robert Best
Photos
Award winners and group photos
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome Reception
📍Royal Benowa Foyer, RACV Royal Pines Resort Gold Coast
Friday dinner at leisure
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Pre-Conference Workshop Registration
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Workshop 1: Beyond the review: Motivational interviewing and soft skills for effective medicines conversations
CHAIR: Brooke Snow
Workshop 2: The future is sweet: From BGL basics to connected care devices
Deborah Hawthorne, Elise Hoyer, Tina O'Connor and Bente Hart
Workshop 3: Device matters: Practical workshop on inhaler device technique
Debbie Rigby & Lung Foundation Australia

Facilitators: Samantha Nolan-Neylan, A/Prof Andrew Stafford

Workshop 4: Person-centred care and immunisation case study
CHAIR: Jo Gross
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch for Workshop Attendees
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
CPC26 Registration and Industry Engagement
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Welcome

Welcome to Country
Elder, Jellurgal Aboriginal Cultural Centre

Welcome to CPC26
Debbie Rigby, Conference Chair - CPC26 and
Prof Mark Naunton, President - PSA
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM Prophetical | Sliding Doors
CHAIR: Prof Lisa Nissen
PANELLISTS: Joyce McSwan, Nicolette Ellis, Dr Gary Deed, Anjelo Ratnachandra
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea
Session One - Chronic Kidney Disease
SESSION CHAIR: Tim Perry
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Modern CKD management – the game has changed
Dr David Mudge
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Hiding in plain sight
Dr Carla Scuderi
Session Two - Awards
SESSION CHAIR: Debbie Rigby
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM 2025 PSA MIMS Consultant Pharmacist Award of the Year Address
Reflection and future vision | Angus Thompson
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM 2026 PSA MIMS Consultant Pharmacist of the Year Award
PSA President, Prof Mark Naunton and MIMS Australia CEO, Robert Best
Photos
Award winners and group photos
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome Reception
📍Royal Benowa Foyer, RACV Royal Pines Resort Gold Coast
Friday dinner at leisure

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Pre-Conference Workshop Registration
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Workshop 1: Beyond the review: Motivational interviewing and soft skills for effective medicines conversations
CHAIR: Brooke Snow
Workshop 2: The future is sweet: From BGL basics to connected care devices
Deborah Hawthorne, Elise Hoyer, Tina O'Connor and Bente Hart
Workshop 3: Device matters: Practical workshop on inhaler device technique
Debbie Rigby & Lung Foundation Australia

Facilitators: Samantha Nolan-Neylan, A/Prof Andrew Stafford

Workshop 4: Person-centred care and immunisation case study
CHAIR: Jo Gross
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch for Workshop Attendees
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
CPC26 Registration and Industry Engagement
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Welcome

Welcome to Country
Elder, Jellurgal Aboriginal Cultural Centre

Welcome to CPC26
Debbie Rigby, Conference Chair - CPC26 and
Prof Mark Naunton, President - PSA
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM Prophetical | Sliding Doors
CHAIR: Prof Lisa Nissen
PANELLISTS: Joyce McSwan, Nicolette Ellis, Dr Gary Deed, Anjelo Ratnachandra
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Afternoon Tea
Session One - Chronic Kidney Disease
SESSION CHAIR: Tim Perry
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Modern CKD management – the game has changed
Dr David Mudge
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Hiding in plain sight
Dr Carla Scuderi
Session Two - Awards
SESSION CHAIR: Debbie Rigby
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM 2025 PSA MIMS Consultant Pharmacist Award of the Year Address
Reflection and future vision | Angus Thompson
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM 2026 PSA MIMS Consultant Pharmacist of the Year Award
PSA President, Prof Mark Naunton and MIMS Australia CEO, Robert Best
Photos
Award winners and group photos
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome Reception
📍Royal Benowa Foyer, RACV Royal Pines Resort Gold Coast
Friday dinner at leisure

Saturday, May 30, 2026

6:30 AM - 7:30 AM Breathwork session
Take a moment to reset, refocus, and recharge during this guided breathwork session designed to support both mental clarity and physical wellbeing. Through a series of simple, evidence-informed breathing techniques, participants will learn how to regulate stress, improve focus, and enhance overall energy levels. Facilitated by Liam Murphy - The Roaming Pharmacist
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Registration and Industry Engagement
Grab a coffee and meet our exhibitors before day two sessions start
Session One - Diabetes MDT
SESSION CHAIR: Deborah Hawthorne
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM MDT in diabetes care
Dr Gary Deed
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM Looking beyond blood glucose control: Preserving Kidney Function in T2DM
Dr Carla Scuderi
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM A day in the life of a pharmacist CDE
Jaimee Anderson
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Panel Discussion
CHAIR: Deborah Hawthorne
PANELLISTS: Dr Gary Deed, Dr Carla Scuderi, Jaimee Anderson
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea
Session Two - Pain MDT
SESSION CHAIR: Jo Gross
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT | Pharmacist perspective
Brooke Shelly
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Neuropathic pain | From mechanism to management
Emeritus Prof Jeff Hughes
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM 1 PPA discussion
CHAIR: Chris Campbell
PANELLISTS: Dr Shane Jackson, Debbie Rigby, Brooke Shelly, Prof Mark Naunton and Bridget Totterman
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch
1:01 PM - 2:00 PM A Sea of Multidisciplinary Momentum | Poster Presentations
Session Three - MDT in action
SESSION CHAIR: Angus Thompson
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM The ins and outs of short gut syndrome
Jo Gross
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM Beyond the pills: integrating lifestyle medicine into your practice
Tim Perry
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon Tea
Session Four - Emerging therapeutics
SESSION CHAIR: Dr Shane Jackson
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM Emerging role of biologic therapies in COPD management
Debbie Rigby
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM Detection to disease modification: blood biomarkers and monoclonal antibodies in Alzheimer’s disease
A/Prof Andrew Stafford
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM If we don’t ask, we don’t know: empowering people with dementia and carers to shape medicine choices
Dr Nagham Ailabouni Freeman
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PSA AMH Aged Care Pharmacist of the Year
AMH CEO David Dart
7:30 PM - 10:30 PM Taste Gold Coast
📍RACV Royal Pines Resort Gold Coast
6:30 AM - 7:30 AM Breathwork session
Take a moment to reset, refocus, and recharge during this guided breathwork session designed to support both mental clarity and physical wellbeing. Through a series of simple, evidence-informed breathing techniques, participants will learn how to regulate stress, improve focus, and enhance overall energy levels. Facilitated by Liam Murphy - The Roaming Pharmacist
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Registration and Industry Engagement
Grab a coffee and meet our exhibitors before day two sessions start
Session One - Diabetes MDT
SESSION CHAIR: Deborah Hawthorne
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM MDT in diabetes care
Dr Gary Deed
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM Looking beyond blood glucose control: Preserving Kidney Function in T2DM
Dr Carla Scuderi
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM A day in the life of a pharmacist CDE
Jaimee Anderson
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Panel Discussion
CHAIR: Deborah Hawthorne
PANELLISTS: Dr Gary Deed, Dr Carla Scuderi, Jaimee Anderson
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea
Session Two - Pain MDT
SESSION CHAIR: Jo Gross
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT | Pharmacist perspective
Brooke Shelly
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Neuropathic pain | From mechanism to management
Emeritus Prof Jeff Hughes
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM 1 PPA discussion
CHAIR: Chris Campbell
PANELLISTS: Dr Shane Jackson, Debbie Rigby, Brooke Shelly, Prof Mark Naunton and Bridget Totterman
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch
1:01 PM - 2:00 PM A Sea of Multidisciplinary Momentum | Poster Presentations
Session Three - MDT in action
SESSION CHAIR: Angus Thompson
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM The ins and outs of short gut syndrome
Jo Gross
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM Beyond the pills: integrating lifestyle medicine into your practice
Tim Perry
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon Tea
Session Four - Emerging therapeutics
SESSION CHAIR: Dr Shane Jackson
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM Emerging role of biologic therapies in COPD management
Debbie Rigby
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM Detection to disease modification: blood biomarkers and monoclonal antibodies in Alzheimer’s disease
A/Prof Andrew Stafford
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM If we don’t ask, we don’t know: empowering people with dementia and carers to shape medicine choices
Dr Nagham Ailabouni Freeman
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PSA AMH Aged Care Pharmacist of the Year
AMH CEO David Dart
7:30 PM - 10:30 PM Taste Gold Coast
📍RACV Royal Pines Resort Gold Coast

6:30 AM - 7:30 AM Breathwork session
Take a moment to reset, refocus, and recharge during this guided breathwork session designed to support both mental clarity and physical wellbeing. Through a series of simple, evidence-informed breathing techniques, participants will learn how to regulate stress, improve focus, and enhance overall energy levels. Facilitated by Liam Murphy - The Roaming Pharmacist
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Registration and Industry Engagement
Grab a coffee and meet our exhibitors before day two sessions start
Session One - Diabetes MDT
SESSION CHAIR: Deborah Hawthorne
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM MDT in diabetes care
Dr Gary Deed
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM Looking beyond blood glucose control: Preserving Kidney Function in T2DM
Dr Carla Scuderi
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM A day in the life of a pharmacist CDE
Jaimee Anderson
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Panel Discussion
CHAIR: Deborah Hawthorne
PANELLISTS: Dr Gary Deed, Dr Carla Scuderi, Jaimee Anderson
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea
Session Two - Pain MDT
SESSION CHAIR: Jo Gross
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT | Pharmacist perspective
Brooke Shelly
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Neuropathic pain | From mechanism to management
Emeritus Prof Jeff Hughes
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM 1 PPA discussion
CHAIR: Chris Campbell
PANELLISTS: Dr Shane Jackson, Debbie Rigby, Brooke Shelly, Prof Mark Naunton and Bridget Totterman
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch
1:01 PM - 2:00 PM A Sea of Multidisciplinary Momentum | Poster Presentations
Session Three - MDT in action
SESSION CHAIR: Angus Thompson
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM The ins and outs of short gut syndrome
Jo Gross
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM Beyond the pills: integrating lifestyle medicine into your practice
Tim Perry
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon Tea
Session Four - Emerging therapeutics
SESSION CHAIR: Dr Shane Jackson
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM Emerging role of biologic therapies in COPD management
Debbie Rigby
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM Detection to disease modification: blood biomarkers and monoclonal antibodies in Alzheimer’s disease
A/Prof Andrew Stafford
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM If we don’t ask, we don’t know: empowering people with dementia and carers to shape medicine choices
Dr Nagham Ailabouni Freeman
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PSA AMH Aged Care Pharmacist of the Year
AMH CEO David Dart
7:30 PM - 10:30 PM Taste Gold Coast
📍RACV Royal Pines Resort Gold Coast

Sunday, May 31, 2026

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration and Industry Engagement
Session One - Innovative Models of MDT
SESSION CHAIR: Brooke Shelly
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Embedding consultant pharmacists across education, Primary Care and PHN Strategy
Daniel Nasri
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM Pump it up: A pharmacist's role in a heart failure multidisciplinary team in Australia's unhealthiest place
Kelly Abbott
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Virtual TOCs pharmacist: A new model for safer transitions in rural Australia
Linda Krogh
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Optimising chronic kidney disease care: A GP pharmacist–led program in general practice
Shona Oxley
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Bridging the divide: how a non-dispensing community pharmacist strengthens chronic disease management in low socioeconomic communities
Clare Pilkington
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Q&A for EOI presenters
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea - Sunday
Session Two - Therapeutic updates
SESSION CHAIR: Natalie Soulsby
11:00 AM - 11:40 AM Scratching beneath the surface: Itch, ageing, and medicines
Dr Brett MacFarlane
11:40 AM - 12:20 PM Menopausal hormone therapy update
Dr Karen Magraith
12:20 PM - 1:00 PM Update on the assessment and management of Osteoporosis
Dr Paul Kubler
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ‎ 󠀠󠀠󠀠Lunch
Last chance for Industry Engagement
Session Three - Clinical controversies
SESSION CHAIR: Prof Mark Naunton
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM Seeing is believing? GLP-1 therapies and eye disease
A/Prof Andrew Stafford
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM Statins: Separating evidence from noise
Emeritus Prof Jeff Hughes
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM Sore toes and canaries in metabolic coal mines
Angus Thompson
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Closing remarks
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Farewell Afternoon Tea
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration and Industry Engagement
Session One - Innovative Models of MDT
SESSION CHAIR: Brooke Shelly
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Embedding consultant pharmacists across education, Primary Care and PHN Strategy
Daniel Nasri
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM Pump it up: A pharmacist's role in a heart failure multidisciplinary team in Australia's unhealthiest place
Kelly Abbott
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Virtual TOCs pharmacist: A new model for safer transitions in rural Australia
Linda Krogh
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Optimising chronic kidney disease care: A GP pharmacist–led program in general practice
Shona Oxley
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Bridging the divide: how a non-dispensing community pharmacist strengthens chronic disease management in low socioeconomic communities
Clare Pilkington
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Q&A for EOI presenters
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea - Sunday
Session Two - Therapeutic updates
SESSION CHAIR: Natalie Soulsby
11:00 AM - 11:40 AM Scratching beneath the surface: Itch, ageing, and medicines
Dr Brett MacFarlane
11:40 AM - 12:20 PM Menopausal hormone therapy update
Dr Karen Magraith
12:20 PM - 1:00 PM Update on the assessment and management of Osteoporosis
Dr Paul Kubler
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ‎ 󠀠󠀠󠀠Lunch
Last chance for Industry Engagement
Session Three - Clinical controversies
SESSION CHAIR: Prof Mark Naunton
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM Seeing is believing? GLP-1 therapies and eye disease
A/Prof Andrew Stafford
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM Statins: Separating evidence from noise
Emeritus Prof Jeff Hughes
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM Sore toes and canaries in metabolic coal mines
Angus Thompson
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Closing remarks
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Farewell Afternoon Tea

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration and Industry Engagement
Session One - Innovative Models of MDT
SESSION CHAIR: Brooke Shelly
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Embedding consultant pharmacists across education, Primary Care and PHN Strategy
Daniel Nasri
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM Pump it up: A pharmacist's role in a heart failure multidisciplinary team in Australia's unhealthiest place
Kelly Abbott
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Virtual TOCs pharmacist: A new model for safer transitions in rural Australia
Linda Krogh
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Optimising chronic kidney disease care: A GP pharmacist–led program in general practice
Shona Oxley
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Bridging the divide: how a non-dispensing community pharmacist strengthens chronic disease management in low socioeconomic communities
Clare Pilkington
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Q&A for EOI presenters
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Tea - Sunday
Session Two - Therapeutic updates
SESSION CHAIR: Natalie Soulsby
11:00 AM - 11:40 AM Scratching beneath the surface: Itch, ageing, and medicines
Dr Brett MacFarlane
11:40 AM - 12:20 PM Menopausal hormone therapy update
Dr Karen Magraith
12:20 PM - 1:00 PM Update on the assessment and management of Osteoporosis
Dr Paul Kubler
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ‎ 󠀠󠀠󠀠Lunch
Last chance for Industry Engagement
Session Three - Clinical controversies
SESSION CHAIR: Prof Mark Naunton
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM Seeing is believing? GLP-1 therapies and eye disease
A/Prof Andrew Stafford
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM Statins: Separating evidence from noise
Emeritus Prof Jeff Hughes
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM Sore toes and canaries in metabolic coal mines
Angus Thompson
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Closing remarks
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Farewell Afternoon Tea

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