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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

Assistant Minister the Hon Emma McBride MP

Todd Sampson | Keynote Speaker
10:30 AM - 11:15 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 Panellists: Prof Lisa Nissen, Dr Shane Jackson, Ravi Sharma
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Close to home | The topics shaping pharmacy practice: medicinal cannabis and peptides
Chair: Peter Guthrey Panellists: 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
Friday lunch | Poster presentations
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Inside the eczema consultation
Jarrah Anderson and Amanda Fuller
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM Masterclass - Type 1 Diabetes: Early action, better outcomes
Chair: Dr Dorota Pawlak

Panellists: Dr Jennifer Snaith, Melanie Cullen and Angela Pezzano

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

Panellists: Tara Hehir, Debbie Dornbusch

 APSA Stream | Chronic Conditions
Dee-Anne Hull, Dr John Jackson, Dr Katrina Kissock
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Helping without being asked. Men’s health in focus
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 Navigating medicine shortages through SAS and Section 19A
Dr Brett MacFarlane

 APSA Stream | Practice Pearl
Menah Bata, Elissar Mansour, Alicia Martin
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Awards Ceremony
Join us to celebrate excellence across the profession. Proudly hosted by the PSA Foundation, the ceremony will feature:

• PSA Symbion Excellence Awards

• PSA MIMS Intern of the Year Award

• PSA Locummate Locum of the Year Award

…and the highly anticipated announcement of the 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

Assistant Minister the Hon Emma McBride MP

Todd Sampson | Keynote Speaker
10:30 AM - 11:15 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 Panellists: Prof Lisa Nissen, Dr Shane Jackson, Ravi Sharma
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Close to home | The topics shaping pharmacy practice: medicinal cannabis and peptides
Chair: Peter Guthrey Panellists: 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
Friday lunch | Poster presentations
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Inside the eczema consultation
Jarrah Anderson and Amanda Fuller
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM Masterclass - Type 1 Diabetes: Early action, better outcomes
Chair: Dr Dorota Pawlak

Panellists: Dr Jennifer Snaith, Melanie Cullen and Angela Pezzano
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Helping without being asked. Men’s health in focus
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
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Awards Ceremony
Join us to celebrate excellence across the profession. Proudly hosted by the PSA Foundation, the ceremony will feature:

• PSA Symbion Excellence Awards

• PSA MIMS Intern of the Year Award

• PSA Locummate Locum of the Year Award

…and the highly anticipated announcement of the 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

Assistant Minister the Hon Emma McBride MP

Todd Sampson | Keynote Speaker
10:30 AM - 11:15 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 Panellists: Prof Lisa Nissen, Dr Shane Jackson, Ravi Sharma
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Close to home | The topics shaping pharmacy practice: medicinal cannabis and peptides
Chair: Peter Guthrey Panellists: 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
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

Panellists: Tara Hehir, Debbie Dornbusch

 APSA Stream | Chronic Conditions
Dee-Anne Hull, Dr John Jackson, Dr Katrina Kissock
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
Dr Brett MacFarlane

 APSA Stream | Practice Pearl
Menah Bata, Elissar Mansour, Alicia Martin
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Awards Ceremony
Join us to celebrate excellence across the profession. Proudly hosted by the PSA Foundation, the ceremony will feature:

• PSA Symbion Excellence Awards

• PSA MIMS Intern of the Year Award

• PSA Locummate Locum of the Year Award

…and the highly anticipated announcement of the 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

Assistant Minister the Hon Emma McBride MP

Todd Sampson | Keynote Speaker
10:30 AM - 11:15 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 Panellists: Prof Lisa Nissen, Dr Shane Jackson, Ravi Sharma
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Close to home | The topics shaping pharmacy practice: medicinal cannabis and peptides
Chair: Peter Guthrey Panellists: 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
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: Dr Dorota Pawlak

Panellists: 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
Join us to celebrate excellence across the profession. Proudly hosted by the PSA Foundation, the ceremony will feature:

• PSA Symbion Excellence Awards

• PSA MIMS Intern of the Year Award

• PSA Locummate Locum of the Year Award

…and the highly anticipated announcement of the 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

Assistant Minister the Hon Emma McBride MP

Todd Sampson | Keynote Speaker
10:30 AM - 11:15 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 Panellists: Prof Lisa Nissen, Dr Shane Jackson, Ravi Sharma
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Close to home | The topics shaping pharmacy practice: medicinal cannabis and peptides
Chair: Peter Guthrey Panellists: 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
Friday lunch | Poster presentations
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Inside the eczema consultation
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
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
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Awards Ceremony
Join us to celebrate excellence across the profession. Proudly hosted by the PSA Foundation, the ceremony will feature:

• PSA Symbion Excellence Awards

• PSA MIMS Intern of the Year Award

• PSA Locummate Locum of the Year Award

…and the highly anticipated announcement of the 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

Assistant Minister the Hon Emma McBride MP

Todd Sampson | Keynote Speaker
10:30 AM - 11:15 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 Panellists: Prof Lisa Nissen, Dr Shane Jackson, Ravi Sharma
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Close to home | The topics shaping pharmacy practice: medicinal cannabis and peptides
Chair: Peter Guthrey Panellists: 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
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

Panellists: Tara Hehir, Debbie Dornbusch
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
Dr Brett MacFarlane
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Awards Ceremony
Join us to celebrate excellence across the profession. Proudly hosted by the PSA Foundation, the ceremony will feature:

• PSA Symbion Excellence Awards

• PSA MIMS Intern of the Year Award

• PSA Locummate Locum of the Year Award

…and the highly anticipated announcement of the 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

Assistant Minister the Hon Emma McBride MP

Todd Sampson | Keynote Speaker
10:30 AM - 11:15 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 Panellists: Prof Lisa Nissen, Dr Shane Jackson, Ravi Sharma
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Close to home | The topics shaping pharmacy practice: medicinal cannabis and peptides
Chair: Peter Guthrey Panellists: 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
Friday lunch | Poster presentations
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM APSA Stream | Chronic Conditions
Dee-Anne Hull, Dr John Jackson, Dr Katrina Kissock
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
Menah Bata, Elissar Mansour, Alicia Martin
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Awards Ceremony
Join us to celebrate excellence across the profession. Proudly hosted by the PSA Foundation, the ceremony will feature:

• PSA Symbion Excellence Awards

• PSA MIMS Intern of the Year Award

• PSA Locummate Locum of the Year Award

…and the highly anticipated announcement of the 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

Panellists: A/Prof Fei Sim, Prof Lisa Nissen, Kate Gunthorpe and Ravi Sharma
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

Panellists: Dr Deborah Hillman-White, 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

Panellists: Dr Ayomide 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
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM Saturday Lunch
Saturday Lunch | Poster presentations
12:50 PM - 1:20 PM Palliative Care Community of Practice - Face to face session
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
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
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 Ayomide Ogundipe

Panellists: 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
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
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

Panellists: A/Prof Fei Sim, Prof Lisa Nissen, Kate Gunthorpe and Ravi Sharma
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

Panellists: Dr Deborah Hillman-White, 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

Panellists: Dr Ayomide 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
Saturday Lunch | Poster presentations
12:50 PM - 1:20 PM Palliative Care Community of Practice - Face to face session
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 Ayomide Ogundipe

Panellists: 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

Panellists: A/Prof Fei Sim, Prof Lisa Nissen, Kate Gunthorpe and Ravi Sharma
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
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM Saturday Lunch
Saturday Lunch | Poster presentations
12:50 PM - 1:20 PM
1:35 PM - 2:20 PM All ears! Managing otitis externa and otitis media in pharmacy practice
Kate Gunthorpe

 APSA Stream | Adverse events
2:20 PM - 3:05 PM New tricks for old aches. Pharmacist management of musculoskeletal pain
Alison Hooper

 APSA Stream | Harm minimisation
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
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM Reflect, review, refine. A LAIB case study
Clair Kontopoulous

 APSA Stream | Emerging areas
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

Panellists: A/Prof Fei Sim, Prof Lisa Nissen, Kate Gunthorpe and Ravi Sharma
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

Panellists: Dr Deborah Hillman-White, 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

Panellists: Dr Ayomide Ogundipe, Prof Betty Chaar, Mirna Sydenham and Naomi Lim
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM Saturday Lunch
Saturday Lunch | Poster presentations
12:50 PM - 1:20 PM
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 Ayomide Ogundipe

Panellists: 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

Panellists: A/Prof Fei Sim, Prof Lisa Nissen, Kate Gunthorpe and Ravi Sharma
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 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
Saturday Lunch | Poster presentations
12:50 PM - 1:20 PM Palliative Care Community of Practice - Face to face session
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

Panellists: A/Prof Fei Sim, Prof Lisa Nissen, Kate Gunthorpe and Ravi Sharma
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
Saturday Lunch | Poster presentations
12:50 PM - 1:20 PM
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

Panellists: A/Prof Fei Sim, Prof Lisa Nissen, Kate Gunthorpe and Ravi Sharma
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
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM Saturday Lunch
Saturday Lunch | Poster presentations
12:50 PM - 1:20 PM
1:35 PM - 2:20 PM APSA Stream | Adverse events
2:20 PM - 3:05 PM APSA Stream | Harm minimisation
3:05 PM - 3:30 PM Saturday Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM APSA Stream | Sexual health
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM APSA Stream | Emerging areas
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 - 10:30 AM Consultant CSI session Hospital CSI session
 		Dressing Selection and Best Practice for Acute Wounds
Karen Carter

 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander CSI session
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Sunday Morning Tea
Vaccine Stream
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM What's new in pneumo
Amanda Van Eldik

 Sniffles, sneezes and solutions. Allergic rhinitis in practice
Biljana Cvetkovski

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

 Clearing the air. Pharmacists prescribing for quitting
James Buckley
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Beyond the flu season. Building year-round protection vaccination workshop
Peter Guthrey
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM Lost in transition. Medication risks when patients are on the move
Kingston Yeung

 Strengthening pharmacy practice in dysmenorrhoea
A/Prof Pav Nanayakkara
1:10 PM - 3:00 PM Closing Plenary | Farewell Lunch
PDL Alan Russell Oration | Nadine Champion
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration | Sunday
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Consultant CSI session Hospital CSI session
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Sunday Morning Tea
Vaccine Stream
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM What's new in pneumo
Amanda Van Eldik

 Sniffles, sneezes and solutions. Allergic rhinitis in practice
Biljana Cvetkovski
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Rethinking relief. Post-surgical pain and opioid safety
Shania Liu
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Beyond the flu season. Building year-round protection vaccination workshop
Peter Guthrey
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM Lost in transition. Medication risks when patients are on the move
Kingston Yeung
1:10 PM - 3:00 PM Closing Plenary | Farewell Lunch
PDL Alan Russell Oration | Nadine Champion

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration | Sunday
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Dressing Selection and Best Practice for Acute Wounds
Karen Carter

 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander CSI session
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Sunday Morning Tea
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM ECP CSI session
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Clearing the air. Pharmacists prescribing for quitting
James Buckley
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM Strengthening pharmacy practice in dysmenorrhoea
A/Prof Pav Nanayakkara
1:10 PM - 3:00 PM Closing Plenary | Farewell Lunch
PDL Alan Russell Oration | Nadine Champion

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration | Sunday
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Consultant CSI session
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Sunday Morning Tea
Vaccine Stream
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM What's new in pneumo
Amanda Van Eldik
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Beyond the flu season. Building year-round protection vaccination workshop
Peter Guthrey
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
1:10 PM - 3:00 PM Closing Plenary | Farewell Lunch
PDL Alan Russell Oration | Nadine Champion

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration | Sunday
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Hospital CSI session
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Sunday Morning Tea
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM Sniffles, sneezes and solutions. Allergic rhinitis in practice
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
Kingston Yeung
1:10 PM - 3:00 PM Closing Plenary | Farewell Lunch
PDL Alan Russell Oration | Nadine Champion

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration | Sunday
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Dressing Selection and Best Practice for Acute Wounds
Karen Carter
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Sunday Morning Tea
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM ECP CSI session
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Clearing the air. Pharmacists prescribing for quitting
James Buckley
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM Strengthening pharmacy practice in dysmenorrhoea
A/Prof Pav Nanayakkara
1:10 PM - 3:00 PM Closing Plenary | Farewell Lunch
PDL Alan Russell Oration | Nadine Champion

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration | Sunday
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander CSI session
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 Closing Plenary | Farewell Lunch
PDL Alan Russell Oration | Nadine Champion

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