Peter Guthrey holds the position of Senior Pharmacist, Strategic Policy at the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia. Peter supports policy development, advocacy activities, regulatory submissions and practice advice. Peter has driven key PSA policy work, including Pharmacists in 2023, medicine safety agenda and Australian Pharmacist. Peter has over 16 years’ experience in pharmacy policy, regulation, advocacy, communications & media, quality management and community pharmacy practice. Peter maintains practice as a community pharmacist, working in an after-hours role at Melbourne’s Ascot Vale Pharmacy, where he is a pharmacist vaccinator.

James is a Pharmacy Partner and Manager for LiveLife Pharmacy group residing in Port Douglas, Far North Queensland. As a current member of the National Early Career Pharmacist Leadership team, and current QLD branch Committee member, he is determined to engage and inspire the young pharmacists to the exciting pharmacy profession. Participating in the North Queensland Community Pharmacy Extended Scope of Practice Trial, he hopes to be dramatically improve the healthcare needs of the community as one of the first Pharmacist Prescribers in Australia.

Professor Tony Lawler is the Deputy Secretary of the Health Products Regulation Group, which works to safeguard and enhance the health of all Australians through effective, timely and risk-proportionate regulation of therapeutic goods, and the control of drug imports, exports and production. Prior to joining the Department in June 2023, Tony was the Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Secretary- Clinical Quality, Regulation and Accreditation with the Tasmanian Department of Health. This role included providing leadership to health professionals, system-wide clinical governance oversight, and the regulation of private health service establishments. Having studied medicine at the University of Tasmania, Tony has worked in the health system as a Specialist Emergency Physician, Specialist Medical Administrator, and senior health public servant for almost 30 years. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Tony was the Tasmanian Health Service Emergency Operations Commander. Tony has previously held positions as a member of the Board of the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care and the Council of the National Health and Medical Research Council, President of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, and Deputy Head of the Tasmanian School of Medicine. Tony is a Professor in Health Services with the University of Tasmania.