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Program

The PSA26 education program will continue to be updated as sessions and speakers are confirmed. Click on a session to view the synopsis, learning objectives and presenter(s).

Please note the program session names and times are subject to change.


Friday, July 31, 2026
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Registration
8:45 AM - 10:30 AM Opening plenary
Address by The Hon Mark Butler MP, Minister for Health

The Hon Emma McBride MP, Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

Todd Sampson | Keynote Speaker
10:45 AM - 11:25 AM Official opening of PSA26 Expo and morning tea
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Close to home | The topics shaping the pharmacy profession: Pharmacy workforce
Chair: Peter Guthrey Panel: Prof Lisa Nissen, Dr Fiona Tito Wheatland, Dr Shane Jackson, Mia Avram
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Close to home | The topics shaping pharmacy practice: medicinal cannabis and peptides
Chair: Peter Guthrey Panel: Prof Tony Lawler, Dr Jack Collins, Prof Angela Chiew
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM Address
Senator the Hon Anne Ruston, Shadow Minister for Health

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM Friday lunch
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Friday lunch | Poster presentations
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Inside the eczema consultation
Session Chair: Kristian Ray

Presenters: Jarrah Anderson and Amanda Fuller
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM Masterclass - Type 1 Diabetes: Early action, better outcomes
Chair: Melissa Doyle AM

Presenter: Dr Dorota Pawlak

Panel: Dr Dorota Pawlak, Dr Jennifer Snaith, Melanie Cullen and Angela Pezzano

 Straight from the source. Navigating regulation in pharmacy practice
Chair: Karen Castle

Panel: Tara Hehir, Karen Prstec, Debbie Dornbusch, Anna McIntyre

 APSA Stream | Chronic Conditions
Session Chair:Lisa KalischPresenters:Erin Seely, Dee-Anne Hull, Dr Katrina Kissock, Xin Yin, Dr John Jackson
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Helping without being asked. Men’s health in focus
Session Chair: Chris Braithwaite

Presenter: Peter Fairgray
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon tea and industry engagement
3:01 PM - 3:30 PM Friday Afternoon tea | Poster presentations
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Pharmacy at the frontline. Opportunities for new models of care for HIV, viral hepatitis and STIs
Joseph Doyle, Kate Mackie and Amanda Wade

 PSOTY Grand Final
Chair: Dr Mide Ogundipe

Judges:Ian Currie, Amanda Cross, Shaylee Mills

Patient:Mirna Sydenham

Navigating medicine shortages through SAS and Section 19A
Session Chair: Bec Rogers

Speaker:Dr Brett MacFarlane

APSA Stream | Practice Pearl
Session Chair:Julie StevensPresenters:Alicia Martin, Menah Bata, Elissar Mansour, Megan Tremlett
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Awards Ceremony
Hosted by MC Melissa Doyle AM, the ceremony will feature:

• PSA Symbion Excellence Awards

• PSA MIMS Intern Pharmacist of the Year Award

• PSA Locumate Locum of the Year Award

…and the highly anticipated announcement of the Viatris PSOTY winner.

Brought together in a single ceremony for the first time, this session will recognise outstanding achievement and inspire all who attend - setting the stage perfectly for the evening’s social events to follow.
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome Reception | Expo Floor
7:30 PM - 11:00 PM Housewarming Party | Pumphouse Sydney
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Registration
8:45 AM - 10:30 AM Opening plenary
Address by The Hon Mark Butler MP, Minister for Health

The Hon Emma McBride MP, Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

Todd Sampson | Keynote Speaker
10:45 AM - 11:25 AM Official opening of PSA26 Expo and morning tea
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Close to home | The topics shaping the pharmacy profession: Pharmacy workforce
Chair: Peter Guthrey Panel: Prof Lisa Nissen, Dr Fiona Tito Wheatland, Dr Shane Jackson, Mia Avram
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Close to home | The topics shaping pharmacy practice: medicinal cannabis and peptides
Chair: Peter Guthrey Panel: Prof Tony Lawler, Dr Jack Collins, Prof Angela Chiew
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM Address
Senator the Hon Anne Ruston, Shadow Minister for Health

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM Friday lunch
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Friday lunch | Poster presentations
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Inside the eczema consultation
Session Chair: Kristian Ray

Presenters: Jarrah Anderson and Amanda Fuller
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM Masterclass - Type 1 Diabetes: Early action, better outcomes
Chair: Melissa Doyle AM

Presenter: Dr Dorota Pawlak

Panel: Dr Dorota Pawlak, Dr Jennifer Snaith, Melanie Cullen and Angela Pezzano
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Helping without being asked. Men’s health in focus
Session Chair: Chris Braithwaite

Presenter: Peter Fairgray
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon tea and industry engagement
3:01 PM - 3:30 PM Friday Afternoon tea | Poster presentations
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Pharmacy at the frontline. Opportunities for new models of care for HIV, viral hepatitis and STIs
Joseph Doyle, Kate Mackie and Amanda Wade

 PSOTY Grand Final
Chair: Dr Mide Ogundipe

Judges:Ian Currie, Amanda Cross, Shaylee Mills

Patient:Mirna Sydenham

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Awards Ceremony
Hosted by MC Melissa Doyle AM, the ceremony will feature:

• PSA Symbion Excellence Awards

• PSA MIMS Intern Pharmacist of the Year Award

• PSA Locumate Locum of the Year Award

…and the highly anticipated announcement of the Viatris PSOTY winner.

Brought together in a single ceremony for the first time, this session will recognise outstanding achievement and inspire all who attend - setting the stage perfectly for the evening’s social events to follow.
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome Reception | Expo Floor
7:30 PM - 11:00 PM Housewarming Party | Pumphouse Sydney

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Registration
8:45 AM - 10:30 AM Opening plenary
Address by The Hon Mark Butler MP, Minister for Health

The Hon Emma McBride MP, Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

Todd Sampson | Keynote Speaker
10:45 AM - 11:25 AM Official opening of PSA26 Expo and morning tea
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Close to home | The topics shaping the pharmacy profession: Pharmacy workforce
Chair: Peter Guthrey Panel: Prof Lisa Nissen, Dr Fiona Tito Wheatland, Dr Shane Jackson, Mia Avram
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Close to home | The topics shaping pharmacy practice: medicinal cannabis and peptides
Chair: Peter Guthrey Panel: Prof Tony Lawler, Dr Jack Collins, Prof Angela Chiew
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM Address
Senator the Hon Anne Ruston, Shadow Minister for Health

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM Friday lunch
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Friday lunch | Poster presentations
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM Straight from the source. Navigating regulation in pharmacy practice
Chair: Karen Castle

Panel: Tara Hehir, Karen Prstec, Debbie Dornbusch, Anna McIntyre

 APSA Stream | Chronic Conditions
Session Chair:Lisa KalischPresenters:Erin Seely, Dee-Anne Hull, Dr Katrina Kissock, Xin Yin, Dr John Jackson
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon tea and industry engagement
3:01 PM - 3:30 PM Friday Afternoon tea | Poster presentations
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Navigating medicine shortages through SAS and Section 19A
Session Chair: Bec Rogers

Speaker:Dr Brett MacFarlane

APSA Stream | Practice Pearl
Session Chair:Julie StevensPresenters:Alicia Martin, Menah Bata, Elissar Mansour, Megan Tremlett
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Awards Ceremony
Hosted by MC Melissa Doyle AM, the ceremony will feature:

• PSA Symbion Excellence Awards

• PSA MIMS Intern Pharmacist of the Year Award

• PSA Locumate Locum of the Year Award

…and the highly anticipated announcement of the Viatris PSOTY winner.

Brought together in a single ceremony for the first time, this session will recognise outstanding achievement and inspire all who attend - setting the stage perfectly for the evening’s social events to follow.
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome Reception | Expo Floor
7:30 PM - 11:00 PM Housewarming Party | Pumphouse Sydney

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Registration
8:45 AM - 10:30 AM Opening plenary
Address by The Hon Mark Butler MP, Minister for Health

The Hon Emma McBride MP, Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

Todd Sampson | Keynote Speaker
10:45 AM - 11:25 AM Official opening of PSA26 Expo and morning tea
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Close to home | The topics shaping the pharmacy profession: Pharmacy workforce
Chair: Peter Guthrey Panel: Prof Lisa Nissen, Dr Fiona Tito Wheatland, Dr Shane Jackson, Mia Avram
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Close to home | The topics shaping pharmacy practice: medicinal cannabis and peptides
Chair: Peter Guthrey Panel: Prof Tony Lawler, Dr Jack Collins, Prof Angela Chiew
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM Address
Senator the Hon Anne Ruston, Shadow Minister for Health

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM Friday lunch
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Friday lunch | Poster presentations
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM Masterclass - Type 1 Diabetes: Early action, better outcomes
Chair: Melissa Doyle AM

Presenter: Dr Dorota Pawlak

Panel: Dr Dorota Pawlak, Dr Jennifer Snaith, Melanie Cullen and Angela Pezzano
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon tea and industry engagement
3:01 PM - 3:30 PM Friday Afternoon tea | Poster presentations
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Pharmacy at the frontline. Opportunities for new models of care for HIV, viral hepatitis and STIs
Joseph Doyle, Kate Mackie and Amanda Wade
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Awards Ceremony
Hosted by MC Melissa Doyle AM, the ceremony will feature:

• PSA Symbion Excellence Awards

• PSA MIMS Intern Pharmacist of the Year Award

• PSA Locumate Locum of the Year Award

…and the highly anticipated announcement of the Viatris PSOTY winner.

Brought together in a single ceremony for the first time, this session will recognise outstanding achievement and inspire all who attend - setting the stage perfectly for the evening’s social events to follow.
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome Reception | Expo Floor
7:30 PM - 11:00 PM Housewarming Party | Pumphouse Sydney

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Registration
8:45 AM - 10:30 AM Opening plenary
Address by The Hon Mark Butler MP, Minister for Health

The Hon Emma McBride MP, Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

Todd Sampson | Keynote Speaker
10:45 AM - 11:25 AM Official opening of PSA26 Expo and morning tea
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Close to home | The topics shaping the pharmacy profession: Pharmacy workforce
Chair: Peter Guthrey Panel: Prof Lisa Nissen, Dr Fiona Tito Wheatland, Dr Shane Jackson, Mia Avram
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Close to home | The topics shaping pharmacy practice: medicinal cannabis and peptides
Chair: Peter Guthrey Panel: Prof Tony Lawler, Dr Jack Collins, Prof Angela Chiew
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM Address
Senator the Hon Anne Ruston, Shadow Minister for Health

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM Friday lunch
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Friday lunch | Poster presentations
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Inside the eczema consultation
Session Chair: Kristian Ray

Presenters: Jarrah Anderson and Amanda Fuller
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Helping without being asked. Men’s health in focus
Session Chair: Chris Braithwaite

Presenter: Peter Fairgray
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon tea and industry engagement
3:01 PM - 3:30 PM Friday Afternoon tea | Poster presentations
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PSOTY Grand Final
Chair: Dr Mide Ogundipe

Judges:Ian Currie, Amanda Cross, Shaylee Mills

Patient:Mirna Sydenham

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Awards Ceremony
Hosted by MC Melissa Doyle AM, the ceremony will feature:

• PSA Symbion Excellence Awards

• PSA MIMS Intern Pharmacist of the Year Award

• PSA Locumate Locum of the Year Award

…and the highly anticipated announcement of the Viatris PSOTY winner.

Brought together in a single ceremony for the first time, this session will recognise outstanding achievement and inspire all who attend - setting the stage perfectly for the evening’s social events to follow.
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome Reception | Expo Floor
7:30 PM - 11:00 PM Housewarming Party | Pumphouse Sydney

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Registration
8:45 AM - 10:30 AM Opening plenary
Address by The Hon Mark Butler MP, Minister for Health

The Hon Emma McBride MP, Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

Todd Sampson | Keynote Speaker
10:45 AM - 11:25 AM Official opening of PSA26 Expo and morning tea
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Close to home | The topics shaping the pharmacy profession: Pharmacy workforce
Chair: Peter Guthrey Panel: Prof Lisa Nissen, Dr Fiona Tito Wheatland, Dr Shane Jackson, Mia Avram
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Close to home | The topics shaping pharmacy practice: medicinal cannabis and peptides
Chair: Peter Guthrey Panel: Prof Tony Lawler, Dr Jack Collins, Prof Angela Chiew
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM Address
Senator the Hon Anne Ruston, Shadow Minister for Health

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM Friday lunch
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Friday lunch | Poster presentations
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM Straight from the source. Navigating regulation in pharmacy practice
Chair: Karen Castle

Panel: Tara Hehir, Karen Prstec, Debbie Dornbusch, Anna McIntyre
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon tea and industry engagement
3:01 PM - 3:30 PM Friday Afternoon tea | Poster presentations
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Navigating medicine shortages through SAS and Section 19A
Session Chair: Bec Rogers

Speaker:Dr Brett MacFarlane

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Awards Ceremony
Hosted by MC Melissa Doyle AM, the ceremony will feature:

• PSA Symbion Excellence Awards

• PSA MIMS Intern Pharmacist of the Year Award

• PSA Locumate Locum of the Year Award

…and the highly anticipated announcement of the Viatris PSOTY winner.

Brought together in a single ceremony for the first time, this session will recognise outstanding achievement and inspire all who attend - setting the stage perfectly for the evening’s social events to follow.
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome Reception | Expo Floor
7:30 PM - 11:00 PM Housewarming Party | Pumphouse Sydney

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Registration
8:45 AM - 10:30 AM Opening plenary
Address by The Hon Mark Butler MP, Minister for Health

The Hon Emma McBride MP, Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

Todd Sampson | Keynote Speaker
10:45 AM - 11:25 AM Official opening of PSA26 Expo and morning tea
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Close to home | The topics shaping the pharmacy profession: Pharmacy workforce
Chair: Peter Guthrey Panel: Prof Lisa Nissen, Dr Fiona Tito Wheatland, Dr Shane Jackson, Mia Avram
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Close to home | The topics shaping pharmacy practice: medicinal cannabis and peptides
Chair: Peter Guthrey Panel: Prof Tony Lawler, Dr Jack Collins, Prof Angela Chiew
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM Address
Senator the Hon Anne Ruston, Shadow Minister for Health

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM Friday lunch
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Friday lunch | Poster presentations
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM APSA Stream | Chronic Conditions
Session Chair:Lisa KalischPresenters:Erin Seely, Dee-Anne Hull, Dr Katrina Kissock, Xin Yin, Dr John Jackson
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon tea and industry engagement
3:01 PM - 3:30 PM Friday Afternoon tea | Poster presentations
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM APSA Stream | Practice Pearl
Session Chair:Julie StevensPresenters:Alicia Martin, Menah Bata, Elissar Mansour, Megan Tremlett
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Awards Ceremony
Hosted by MC Melissa Doyle AM, the ceremony will feature:

• PSA Symbion Excellence Awards

• PSA MIMS Intern Pharmacist of the Year Award

• PSA Locumate Locum of the Year Award

…and the highly anticipated announcement of the Viatris PSOTY winner.

Brought together in a single ceremony for the first time, this session will recognise outstanding achievement and inspire all who attend - setting the stage perfectly for the evening’s social events to follow.
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome Reception | Expo Floor
7:30 PM - 11:00 PM Housewarming Party | Pumphouse Sydney

Saturday, August 1, 2026
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM Members' breakfast | Question Mark
Chair: A/Prof Fei Sim

Panel: Prof Mark Naunton, Bridget Totterman, Chris Campbell
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM Registration and Industry Engagement
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Saturday Plenary | Changing the definition of pharmacy - Scope of practice panel
Chair: Melissa Doyle AM

Panel: A/Prof Fei Sim, Prof Lisa Nissen and Kate Gunthorpe
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Saturday Morning Tea
10:31 AM - 11:00 AM Saturday morning | Poster presentations
Vaccination Stream
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Medicine Safety Panel. Culturally and linguistically diverse care.
Chair: A/Prof Fei Sim

Panel: Dr Deborah Hillman-White, Divya Lal, Evelyn Pe and Curtis Ruhnau

Shots before take-off. Travel health
Dr Bob Kass

 No filter. Clinical clarity on acne care
A/Prof Deshan Sebaratnam

 APSA Stream | Aged care
A/Prof Juanita Breen, A/Prof Renly Lim, Lauren Smale
11:45 AM - 11:50 AM
Power Break
11:50 AM - 12:35 PM Keeping up with the Code of Ethics for Pharmacists
Chair: Professor Andrew McLachlan

Panel: Dr Mide Ogundipe, Prof Betty Chaar, Mirna Sydenham and Naomi Lim

 The RSV update: who, what and when?
Dr Archana Koirala

 Cutting through the cough confusion
A/Prof David Newby

 APSA Stream | Education
Dr Maria Cooper, Dr Sarira El-Den, Sonja Littlejohns, Dr Phillipa Southwell
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM Saturday Lunch
12:50 PM - 1:20 PM Eat & Yarn - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Pharmacy Practice Community of Speciality Interest
Downstairs cafe - Collect your lunch and bring it down
12:50 PM - 1:25 PM Palliative Care Community of Practice - Face to face session
12:50 PM - 1:35 PM Saturday Lunch | Poster presentations
1:35 PM - 2:20 PM AI is here. What’s next for pharmacy?
Michael Alexander and Peter Ikladious

 Boosted by pharmacy. The continuing need for COVID-19 protection
Dr Archana Koirala

 All ears! Managing otitis externa and otitis media in pharmacy practice
Kate Gunthorpe

 APSA Stream | Adverse events
Dr Eyob Alemayehu Gebreyohannes, Dr Jun Ni Ho, Amanda Fuller
2:20 PM - 3:05 PM Smarter systems. Sharper care
Kristina Fox

 Dengue protection updates! Are you ready?
Dr Bob Kass

 New tricks for old aches. Pharmacist management of musculoskeletal pain
Alison Hooper

 APSA Stream | Harm minimisation
Myfanwy Graham, Prof Suzanne Nielsen, I-Chia (Jessica) Chen
3:05 PM - 3:30 PM Saturday Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM How do you solve a problem like….
Chair: Chris Campbell, Co-Chair: Dr Mide Ogundipe

Panel: Dr Mustafa Dhahir, Anna Theophilis, Shaylee Mills and Kate Thomas

 Small arms, big impact. Confidently vaccinating children in pharmacy
Dr Jeff Wang

 Antimicrobial Stewardship in Pharmacy: Leading the Frontline Against AMR
Aiwei Foster

 APSA Stream | Sexual health
Bree Armstrong, Dr Swapna Chaudhary, A/Prof Andi Shirtcliffe
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM ADHD care. Managing continuation and ensuring patient supply during medicine shortages
Yvette Anderson

 Cervical cancer and HPV. Where pharmacists can make a difference
Dr Jeff Wang

 Reflect, review, refine. A LAIB case study
Clair Kontopoulous

 APSA Stream | Emerging areas
Penny Liddell, Dr Brian Ang, Erin Giftakis
7:00 PM - 11:30 PM Gala Dinner | Dress to Impress | Sydney Masonic Centre
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM Members' breakfast | Question Mark
Chair: A/Prof Fei Sim

Panel: Prof Mark Naunton, Bridget Totterman, Chris Campbell
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM Registration and Industry Engagement
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Saturday Plenary | Changing the definition of pharmacy - Scope of practice panel
Chair: Melissa Doyle AM

Panel: A/Prof Fei Sim, Prof Lisa Nissen and Kate Gunthorpe
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Saturday Morning Tea
10:31 AM - 11:00 AM Saturday morning | Poster presentations
Vaccination Stream
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Medicine Safety Panel. Culturally and linguistically diverse care.
Chair: A/Prof Fei Sim

Panel: Dr Deborah Hillman-White, Divya Lal, Evelyn Pe and Curtis Ruhnau

Shots before take-off. Travel health
Dr Bob Kass
11:45 AM - 11:50 AM
Power Break
11:50 AM - 12:35 PM Keeping up with the Code of Ethics for Pharmacists
Chair: Professor Andrew McLachlan

Panel: Dr Mide Ogundipe, Prof Betty Chaar, Mirna Sydenham and Naomi Lim

 The RSV update: who, what and when?
Dr Archana Koirala
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM Saturday Lunch
12:50 PM - 1:20 PM
12:50 PM - 1:25 PM Palliative Care Community of Practice - Face to face session
12:50 PM - 1:35 PM Saturday Lunch | Poster presentations
1:35 PM - 2:20 PM AI is here. What’s next for pharmacy?
Michael Alexander and Peter Ikladious

 Boosted by pharmacy. The continuing need for COVID-19 protection
Dr Archana Koirala
2:20 PM - 3:05 PM Smarter systems. Sharper care
Kristina Fox

 Dengue protection updates! Are you ready?
Dr Bob Kass
3:05 PM - 3:30 PM Saturday Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM How do you solve a problem like….
Chair: Chris Campbell, Co-Chair: Dr Mide Ogundipe

Panel: Dr Mustafa Dhahir, Anna Theophilis, Shaylee Mills and Kate Thomas

 Small arms, big impact. Confidently vaccinating children in pharmacy
Dr Jeff Wang
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM ADHD care. Managing continuation and ensuring patient supply during medicine shortages
Yvette Anderson

 Cervical cancer and HPV. Where pharmacists can make a difference
Dr Jeff Wang
7:00 PM - 11:30 PM Gala Dinner | Dress to Impress | Sydney Masonic Centre

7:30 AM - 8:45 AM Members' breakfast | Question Mark
Chair: A/Prof Fei Sim

Panel: Prof Mark Naunton, Bridget Totterman, Chris Campbell
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM Registration and Industry Engagement
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Saturday Plenary | Changing the definition of pharmacy - Scope of practice panel
Chair: Melissa Doyle AM

Panel: A/Prof Fei Sim, Prof Lisa Nissen and Kate Gunthorpe
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Saturday Morning Tea
10:31 AM - 11:00 AM Saturday morning | Poster presentations
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM No filter. Clinical clarity on acne care
A/Prof Deshan Sebaratnam

 APSA Stream | Aged care
A/Prof Juanita Breen, A/Prof Renly Lim, Lauren Smale
11:45 AM - 11:50 AM
Power Break
11:50 AM - 12:35 PM Cutting through the cough confusion
A/Prof David Newby

 APSA Stream | Education
Dr Maria Cooper, Dr Sarira El-Den, Sonja Littlejohns, Dr Phillipa Southwell
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM Saturday Lunch
12:50 PM - 1:20 PM Eat & Yarn - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Pharmacy Practice Community of Speciality Interest
Downstairs cafe - Collect your lunch and bring it down
12:50 PM - 1:25 PM
12:50 PM - 1:35 PM Saturday Lunch | Poster presentations
1:35 PM - 2:20 PM All ears! Managing otitis externa and otitis media in pharmacy practice
Kate Gunthorpe

 APSA Stream | Adverse events
Dr Eyob Alemayehu Gebreyohannes, Dr Jun Ni Ho, Amanda Fuller
2:20 PM - 3:05 PM New tricks for old aches. Pharmacist management of musculoskeletal pain
Alison Hooper

 APSA Stream | Harm minimisation
Myfanwy Graham, Prof Suzanne Nielsen, I-Chia (Jessica) Chen
3:05 PM - 3:30 PM Saturday Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Antimicrobial Stewardship in Pharmacy: Leading the Frontline Against AMR
Aiwei Foster

 APSA Stream | Sexual health
Bree Armstrong, Dr Swapna Chaudhary, A/Prof Andi Shirtcliffe
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM Reflect, review, refine. A LAIB case study
Clair Kontopoulous

 APSA Stream | Emerging areas
Penny Liddell, Dr Brian Ang, Erin Giftakis
7:00 PM - 11:30 PM Gala Dinner | Dress to Impress | Sydney Masonic Centre

7:30 AM - 8:45 AM Members' breakfast | Question Mark
Chair: A/Prof Fei Sim

Panel: Prof Mark Naunton, Bridget Totterman, Chris Campbell
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM Registration and Industry Engagement
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Saturday Plenary | Changing the definition of pharmacy - Scope of practice panel
Chair: Melissa Doyle AM

Panel: A/Prof Fei Sim, Prof Lisa Nissen and Kate Gunthorpe
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Saturday Morning Tea
10:31 AM - 11:00 AM Saturday morning | Poster presentations
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Medicine Safety Panel. Culturally and linguistically diverse care.
Chair: A/Prof Fei Sim

Panel: Dr Deborah Hillman-White, Divya Lal, Evelyn Pe and Curtis Ruhnau

11:45 AM - 11:50 AM
Power Break
11:50 AM - 12:35 PM Keeping up with the Code of Ethics for Pharmacists
Chair: Professor Andrew McLachlan

Panel: Dr Mide Ogundipe, Prof Betty Chaar, Mirna Sydenham and Naomi Lim
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM Saturday Lunch
12:50 PM - 1:20 PM
12:50 PM - 1:25 PM
12:50 PM - 1:35 PM Saturday Lunch | Poster presentations
1:35 PM - 2:20 PM AI is here. What’s next for pharmacy?
Michael Alexander and Peter Ikladious
2:20 PM - 3:05 PM Smarter systems. Sharper care
Kristina Fox
3:05 PM - 3:30 PM Saturday Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM How do you solve a problem like….
Chair: Chris Campbell, Co-Chair: Dr Mide Ogundipe

Panel: Dr Mustafa Dhahir, Anna Theophilis, Shaylee Mills and Kate Thomas
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM ADHD care. Managing continuation and ensuring patient supply during medicine shortages
Yvette Anderson
7:00 PM - 11:30 PM Gala Dinner | Dress to Impress | Sydney Masonic Centre

7:30 AM - 8:45 AM Members' breakfast | Question Mark
Chair: A/Prof Fei Sim

Panel: Prof Mark Naunton, Bridget Totterman, Chris Campbell
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM Registration and Industry Engagement
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Saturday Plenary | Changing the definition of pharmacy - Scope of practice panel
Chair: Melissa Doyle AM

Panel: A/Prof Fei Sim, Prof Lisa Nissen and Kate Gunthorpe
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Saturday Morning Tea
10:31 AM - 11:00 AM Saturday morning | Poster presentations
Vaccination Stream
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Shots before take-off. Travel health
Dr Bob Kass
11:45 AM - 11:50 AM
Power Break
11:50 AM - 12:35 PM The RSV update: who, what and when?
Dr Archana Koirala
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM Saturday Lunch
12:50 PM - 1:20 PM
12:50 PM - 1:25 PM Palliative Care Community of Practice - Face to face session
12:50 PM - 1:35 PM Saturday Lunch | Poster presentations
1:35 PM - 2:20 PM Boosted by pharmacy. The continuing need for COVID-19 protection
Dr Archana Koirala
2:20 PM - 3:05 PM Dengue protection updates! Are you ready?
Dr Bob Kass
3:05 PM - 3:30 PM Saturday Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Small arms, big impact. Confidently vaccinating children in pharmacy
Dr Jeff Wang
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM Cervical cancer and HPV. Where pharmacists can make a difference
Dr Jeff Wang
7:00 PM - 11:30 PM Gala Dinner | Dress to Impress | Sydney Masonic Centre

7:30 AM - 8:45 AM Members' breakfast | Question Mark
Chair: A/Prof Fei Sim

Panel: Prof Mark Naunton, Bridget Totterman, Chris Campbell
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM Registration and Industry Engagement
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Saturday Plenary | Changing the definition of pharmacy - Scope of practice panel
Chair: Melissa Doyle AM

Panel: A/Prof Fei Sim, Prof Lisa Nissen and Kate Gunthorpe
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Saturday Morning Tea
10:31 AM - 11:00 AM Saturday morning | Poster presentations
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM No filter. Clinical clarity on acne care
A/Prof Deshan Sebaratnam
11:45 AM - 11:50 AM
Power Break
11:50 AM - 12:35 PM Cutting through the cough confusion
A/Prof David Newby
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM Saturday Lunch
12:50 PM - 1:20 PM Eat & Yarn - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Pharmacy Practice Community of Speciality Interest
Downstairs cafe - Collect your lunch and bring it down
12:50 PM - 1:25 PM
12:50 PM - 1:35 PM Saturday Lunch | Poster presentations
1:35 PM - 2:20 PM All ears! Managing otitis externa and otitis media in pharmacy practice
Kate Gunthorpe
2:20 PM - 3:05 PM New tricks for old aches. Pharmacist management of musculoskeletal pain
Alison Hooper
3:05 PM - 3:30 PM Saturday Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Antimicrobial Stewardship in Pharmacy: Leading the Frontline Against AMR
Aiwei Foster
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM Reflect, review, refine. A LAIB case study
Clair Kontopoulous
7:00 PM - 11:30 PM Gala Dinner | Dress to Impress | Sydney Masonic Centre

7:30 AM - 8:45 AM Members' breakfast | Question Mark
Chair: A/Prof Fei Sim

Panel: Prof Mark Naunton, Bridget Totterman, Chris Campbell
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM Registration and Industry Engagement
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Saturday Plenary | Changing the definition of pharmacy - Scope of practice panel
Chair: Melissa Doyle AM

Panel: A/Prof Fei Sim, Prof Lisa Nissen and Kate Gunthorpe
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Saturday Morning Tea
10:31 AM - 11:00 AM Saturday morning | Poster presentations
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM APSA Stream | Aged care
A/Prof Juanita Breen, A/Prof Renly Lim, Lauren Smale
11:45 AM - 11:50 AM
Power Break
11:50 AM - 12:35 PM APSA Stream | Education
Dr Maria Cooper, Dr Sarira El-Den, Sonja Littlejohns, Dr Phillipa Southwell
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM Saturday Lunch
12:50 PM - 1:20 PM
12:50 PM - 1:25 PM
12:50 PM - 1:35 PM Saturday Lunch | Poster presentations
1:35 PM - 2:20 PM APSA Stream | Adverse events
Dr Eyob Alemayehu Gebreyohannes, Dr Jun Ni Ho, Amanda Fuller
2:20 PM - 3:05 PM APSA Stream | Harm minimisation
Myfanwy Graham, Prof Suzanne Nielsen, I-Chia (Jessica) Chen
3:05 PM - 3:30 PM Saturday Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM APSA Stream | Sexual health
Bree Armstrong, Dr Swapna Chaudhary, A/Prof Andi Shirtcliffe
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM APSA Stream | Emerging areas
Penny Liddell, Dr Brian Ang, Erin Giftakis
7:00 PM - 11:30 PM Gala Dinner | Dress to Impress | Sydney Masonic Centre

Sunday, August 2, 2026
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration | Sunday
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM What is old is new again: The re-emergence of diphtheria and the role of pharmacists in First Nations health
Chair:Chastina Heck

Presenters: Kerry-Ann O'Grady and Alice Nugent

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Consultant CSI session Hospital CSI session
Chair:Michael Dooley Panel Members:Michael Dooley, Dr Cameron Phillips

 Dressing Selection and Best Practice for Acute Wounds
Session Chair: Divya LalPresenter:Karen Carter
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM Keeping care closer to home: Strengthening transitions of care for First Nations people
Chair: Tinu Abraham

Panel Members: Chastina Heck, Curtis Ruhnau, Scarlett Magin, Hannah Loller

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Sunday Morning Tea
Vaccine Stream
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM What's new in pneumo
Session Chair: Jarrod McMaughPresenter:Amanda Van Eldik

 Sniffles, sneezes and solutions. Allergic rhinitis in practice
Session Chair:Helen BensonPresenter:Biljana Cvetkovski

 More than one way to be a Pharmacist: How Early Career Pharmacists are redefining practice
Co-Chairs: Dr Mide Ogundipe and Joshua Cooper

Panel Members:Milli Borowicz, James Buckley, Sebastian Harper, Alicia Martin, Shaylee Mills

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Rethinking relief. Post-surgical pain and opioid safety
Shania Liu

 Clearing the air. Pharmacists prescribing for quitting
Session Chair:Helen StonePresenter:James Buckley
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM 2026 Vaccination Workshop
Peter Guthrey
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM Lost in transition. Medication risks when patients are on the move
Session Chair:Megan TremlettPresenter:Kingston Yeung

 Strengthening pharmacy practice in dysmenorrhoea
Session Chair:Luke KellyPresenter:Lachlan Oldfield
1:10 PM - 3:00 PM Sunday Lunch and Closing Plenary
PDL Alan Russell Oration | Nadine Champion
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration | Sunday
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Consultant CSI session Hospital CSI session
Chair:Michael Dooley Panel Members:Michael Dooley, Dr Cameron Phillips
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Sunday Morning Tea
Vaccine Stream
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM What's new in pneumo
Session Chair: Jarrod McMaughPresenter:Amanda Van Eldik

 Sniffles, sneezes and solutions. Allergic rhinitis in practice
Session Chair:Helen BensonPresenter:Biljana Cvetkovski
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Rethinking relief. Post-surgical pain and opioid safety
Shania Liu
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM 2026 Vaccination Workshop
Peter Guthrey
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM Lost in transition. Medication risks when patients are on the move
Session Chair:Megan TremlettPresenter:Kingston Yeung
1:10 PM - 3:00 PM Sunday Lunch and Closing Plenary
PDL Alan Russell Oration | Nadine Champion

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration | Sunday
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM What is old is new again: The re-emergence of diphtheria and the role of pharmacists in First Nations health
Chair:Chastina Heck

Presenters: Kerry-Ann O'Grady and Alice Nugent

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Dressing Selection and Best Practice for Acute Wounds
Session Chair: Divya LalPresenter:Karen Carter
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM Keeping care closer to home: Strengthening transitions of care for First Nations people
Chair: Tinu Abraham

Panel Members: Chastina Heck, Curtis Ruhnau, Scarlett Magin, Hannah Loller

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Sunday Morning Tea
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM More than one way to be a Pharmacist: How Early Career Pharmacists are redefining practice
Co-Chairs: Dr Mide Ogundipe and Joshua Cooper

Panel Members:Milli Borowicz, James Buckley, Sebastian Harper, Alicia Martin, Shaylee Mills

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Clearing the air. Pharmacists prescribing for quitting
Session Chair:Helen StonePresenter:James Buckley
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM Strengthening pharmacy practice in dysmenorrhoea
Session Chair:Luke KellyPresenter:Lachlan Oldfield
1:10 PM - 3:00 PM Sunday Lunch and Closing Plenary
PDL Alan Russell Oration | Nadine Champion

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration | Sunday
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Consultant CSI session
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Sunday Morning Tea
Vaccine Stream
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM What's new in pneumo
Session Chair: Jarrod McMaughPresenter:Amanda Van Eldik
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM 2026 Vaccination Workshop
Peter Guthrey
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
1:10 PM - 3:00 PM Sunday Lunch and Closing Plenary
PDL Alan Russell Oration | Nadine Champion

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration | Sunday
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Hospital CSI session
Chair:Michael Dooley Panel Members:Michael Dooley, Dr Cameron Phillips
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Sunday Morning Tea
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM Sniffles, sneezes and solutions. Allergic rhinitis in practice
Session Chair:Helen BensonPresenter:Biljana Cvetkovski
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Rethinking relief. Post-surgical pain and opioid safety
Shania Liu
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM Lost in transition. Medication risks when patients are on the move
Session Chair:Megan TremlettPresenter:Kingston Yeung
1:10 PM - 3:00 PM Sunday Lunch and Closing Plenary
PDL Alan Russell Oration | Nadine Champion

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration | Sunday
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Dressing Selection and Best Practice for Acute Wounds
Session Chair: Divya LalPresenter:Karen Carter
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Sunday Morning Tea
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM More than one way to be a Pharmacist: How Early Career Pharmacists are redefining practice
Co-Chairs: Dr Mide Ogundipe and Joshua Cooper

Panel Members:Milli Borowicz, James Buckley, Sebastian Harper, Alicia Martin, Shaylee Mills

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Clearing the air. Pharmacists prescribing for quitting
Session Chair:Helen StonePresenter:James Buckley
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM Strengthening pharmacy practice in dysmenorrhoea
Session Chair:Luke KellyPresenter:Lachlan Oldfield
1:10 PM - 3:00 PM Sunday Lunch and Closing Plenary
PDL Alan Russell Oration | Nadine Champion

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration | Sunday
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM What is old is new again: The re-emergence of diphtheria and the role of pharmacists in First Nations health
Chair:Chastina Heck

Presenters: Kerry-Ann O'Grady and Alice Nugent

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM Keeping care closer to home: Strengthening transitions of care for First Nations people
Chair: Tinu Abraham

Panel Members: Chastina Heck, Curtis Ruhnau, Scarlett Magin, Hannah Loller

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Sunday Morning Tea
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
1:10 PM - 3:00 PM Sunday Lunch and Closing Plenary
PDL Alan Russell Oration | Nadine Champion

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