2026 PSA MIMS Consultant Pharmacist of the Year Award
| Friday, May 29, 2026 |
| 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Royal Benowa Ballroom |
Overview
PSA President, Prof Mark Naunton and MIMS Australia CEO, Robert Best
Speaker
Prof Mark Naunton
National President
PSA
2026 PSA MIMS Consultant Pharmacist of the Year Award
Biography
Prof Mark Naunton is Chair of the Faculty of Health Board and Professor of Pharmacy at the University of Canberra, specialising in therapeutics and pharmacy practice. He was Head of the School of Health Sciences (2019–2025), overseeing disciplines including pharmacy, psychology, optometry, and social work.
His career spans academic, community, and hospital pharmacy across Tasmania, the NT, and ACT, with international experience at the University of Groningen and Heerenveen Hospital in the Netherlands. He holds credentials in medication reviews and is an Aged Care Onsite Pharmacist (ACOP).
Mark's research focuses on expanding pharmacists' scope of practice, with notable work on pharmacists in general practice, aged care onsite pharmacy, and Home Medicine Reviews post-discharge. He has supervised multiple PhD candidates in these areas.
A PSA member for over 25 years, he has served on branch committees across Tasmania, SA/NT, and the ACT, and has been a PSA National Board member since 2022. He is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Mark is passionate about medication safety and the pharmacist's unique role in improving medicine use across all care settings.