Gout: The Tip of a Metabolic Iceberg
| Sunday, May 31, 2026 |
| 2:40 PM - 3:00 PM |
| Royal Benowa Ballroom |
Overview
Angus Thompson
Details
Gout commonly coexists with other metabolic disorders. In this session, Angus will provide an update on the gout landscape in Australia and contemporary therapeutics, encompassing a proactive approach to detection and management of these metabolic disorders.
Learning Objectives:
• Outline the prevalence and consequences of hyperuricaemia
• Describe the metabolic comorbidities that commonly coexist with hyperuricaemia
• Recognise opportunities to optimise management of metabolic comorbidities
Competency Standards (2016): 3.1, 3.3, 3.6
Speaker
Angus Thompson
Consulting Clinical Pharmacist and Pharmacist Consultant/Clinical Editor
Independent and Primary Health Tasmania
Gout: The Tip of a Metabolic Iceberg
Biography
Angus Thompson is a Consulting Clinical Pharmacist conducting Home Medicines Reviews in Southern Tasmania. Alongside this role, Angus is a Clinical Editor and Pharmacist Consultant for Primary Health Tasmania, a Senior Lecturer in Prescribing Principles, National Prescribing Curriculum (NPC) Program, University of Tasmania, and a a Subject Matter Expert for the Australian Pharmacy Council.
Angus trained in the UK, starting his career in Hospital Pharmacy before moving into a Primary Care role as a Prescribing Advisor and General Practice pharmacist. Since relocating to Tasmania in 2008, Angus has worked in Community and Hospital Pharmacy, on various Quality use of Medicines projects, and contributed to many educational events for pharmacists and other health professionals.
Reflecting Angus's significant contribution to the Pharmacy profession he was the 2025 PSA/MIMS Credentialed Pharmacist of the Year and the 2017 Tasmanian Pharmacist of the Year.
