Program
The PSA25 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, August 1, 2025
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Track 3
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| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
Registration
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| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Opening plenary Welcome to Country, National President A/Prof Fei Sim Address, Address by The Hon Emma McBride and PSA Symbion Excellence Awards |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Official Opening of PSA25 Expo and Morning Tea |
| 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM | Plenary panels and vaccination update |
| 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM | Friday lunch |
| 12:45 PM - 1:15 PM | Friday lunch | Poster presentations |
| 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | First Nations health and evolving models of care |
| 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM |
Address | Shadow Minister for Health Senator Anne Ruston
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| 2:45 PM - 3:20 PM | Friday afternoon tea |
| 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM | Friday afternoon | Poster presentations |
| 3:20 PM - 4:20 PM | Sleep easy with complementary medicines |
| 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Early Career Pharmacists - learn from the leaders |
| 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Welcome Reception | The Gallery |
| 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM | Fellows Dinner | L'Aqua Gold Lounge |
| 7:45 PM - 10:00 PM | ECP Party | Cafe del Mar |
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Track 1
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| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
Registration
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| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Opening plenary Welcome to Country, National President A/Prof Fei Sim Address, Address by The Hon Emma McBride and PSA Symbion Excellence Awards |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Official Opening of PSA25 Expo and Morning Tea |
| 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM | Plenary panels and vaccination update |
| 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM | Friday lunch |
| 12:45 PM - 1:15 PM | Friday lunch | Poster presentations |
| 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | Masterclass 1: Cracking the code of cardiovascular events |
| 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM |
Address | Shadow Minister for Health Senator Anne Ruston
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| 2:45 PM - 3:20 PM | Friday afternoon tea |
| 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM | Friday afternoon | Poster presentations |
| 3:20 PM - 4:20 PM | Masterclass 2: Asthma in focus |
| 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Masterclass 3: De-prescribing AI - the future of healthcare delivery |
| 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Welcome Reception | The Gallery |
| 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM | Fellows Dinner | L'Aqua Gold Lounge |
| 7:45 PM - 10:00 PM | ECP Party | Cafe del Mar |
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Track 2
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| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
Registration
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| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Opening plenary Welcome to Country, National President A/Prof Fei Sim Address, Address by The Hon Emma McBride and PSA Symbion Excellence Awards |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Official Opening of PSA25 Expo and Morning Tea |
| 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM | Plenary panels and vaccination update |
| 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM | Friday lunch |
| 12:45 PM - 1:15 PM | Friday lunch | Poster presentations |
| 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | PSOTY Grand final |
| 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM |
Address | Shadow Minister for Health Senator Anne Ruston
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| 2:45 PM - 3:20 PM | Friday afternoon tea |
| 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM | Friday afternoon | Poster presentations |
| 3:20 PM - 4:20 PM | Pharmacy Shark Tank |
| 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Pharmacists enhancing Palliative Care across the Health Neighbourhood |
| 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Welcome Reception | The Gallery |
| 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM | Fellows Dinner | L'Aqua Gold Lounge |
| 7:45 PM - 10:00 PM | ECP Party | Cafe del Mar |
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Track 3
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| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
Registration
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| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Opening plenary Welcome to Country, National President A/Prof Fei Sim Address, Address by The Hon Emma McBride and PSA Symbion Excellence Awards |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Official Opening of PSA25 Expo and Morning Tea |
| 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM | Plenary panels and vaccination update |
| 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM | Friday lunch |
| 12:45 PM - 1:15 PM | Friday lunch | Poster presentations |
| 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | First Nations health and evolving models of care |
| 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM |
Address | Shadow Minister for Health Senator Anne Ruston
|
| 2:45 PM - 3:20 PM | Friday afternoon tea |
| 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM | Friday afternoon | Poster presentations |
| 3:20 PM - 4:20 PM | Sleep easy with complementary medicines |
| 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Early Career Pharmacists - learn from the leaders |
| 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Welcome Reception | The Gallery |
| 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM | Fellows Dinner | L'Aqua Gold Lounge |
| 7:45 PM - 10:00 PM | ECP Party | Cafe del Mar |
Saturday, August 2, 2025
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Track 4
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| 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM |
Registration and Industry Engagement
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| 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM |
Saturday Plenary Awards Presentation MIMS Intern Pharmacist of the Year, Locumate Locum Pharmacist of the Year & PDL Alan Russell Oration Keynote Presentation When the Smartest Person in the Room isn't a Person | Redefining identity in the age of AI Dr Louise Schaper |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Saturday Morning Tea |
| 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM | Saturday morning | Poster presentations |
| 11:30 AM - 12:10 PM | APSA Research | Expanded Scope |
| 12:10 PM - 12:20 PM |
Power Break
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| 12:20 PM - 1:00 PM | APSA Research | Qualitative |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Saturday Lunch |
| 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Saturday lunch | Poster Presentations |
| 2:00 PM - 2:40 PM | APSA Research | Rural and remote |
| 2:50 PM - 3:30 PM | APSA Research | Challenges in pharmacy practice |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Saturday Afternoon Tea |
| 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM | Saturday afternoon | Poster Presentations |
| 4:00 PM - 4:40 PM | APSA Research | Health Promotion |
| 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM | Gala Dinner |
Sunday, August 3, 2025
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2
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| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
Registration and Industry Engagement
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| 9:00 AM - 9:40 AM | From perimenopause to menopause with confidence | |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Workshop One: Pharmacists and wound care - expanding skills and scope | |
| 9:50 AM - 10:30 AM | Beyond blood sugar: dapagliflozin’s expanding role in diabetes care | |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Sunday Morning Tea
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| 11:00 AM - 11:40 AM | Dosing dilemmas - Antidepressants and adolescents | |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Workshop Two: LAIB | |
| 11:50 AM - 12:30 PM | Weathering the storm: How a pharmacy navigates a flood crisis | |
| 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | Sunday Lunch | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:40 PM | Expanding scope - the rise of pharmacist prescribing | |
| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Workshop Three: Vaccinations for priority groups across life stages | |
| 1:50 PM - 2:30 PM | Clearing the air on smoking and vaping cessation | |
| 2:40 PM - 3:30 PM | Closing Plenary | |
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3
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| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
Registration and Industry Engagement
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| 9:00 AM - 9:40 AM | Glaucoma in focus |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | |
| 9:50 AM - 10:30 AM | Scaling smarter: How a multidisciplinary model drives sustainable, community-centred general practice |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Sunday Morning Tea
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| 11:00 AM - 11:40 AM | Hospital Pharmacy: Insights and Opportunities |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Workshop Two: LAIB |
| 11:50 AM - 12:30 PM | Tailoring Care: A Consultant's Guide to Person-Centred Medication Reviews |
| 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | Sunday Lunch |
| 1:00 PM - 1:40 PM | Compounding essentials for 2025 |
| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Workshop Three: Vaccinations for priority groups across life stages |
| 1:50 PM - 2:30 PM | Memory matters - Optimising medicine use in dementia |
| 2:40 PM - 3:30 PM | Closing Plenary |
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| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
Registration and Industry Engagement
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| 9:00 AM - 9:40 AM | From perimenopause to menopause with confidence |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | |
| 9:50 AM - 10:30 AM | Beyond blood sugar: dapagliflozin’s expanding role in diabetes care |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Sunday Morning Tea
|
| 11:00 AM - 11:40 AM | Dosing dilemmas - Antidepressants and adolescents |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Workshop Two: LAIB |
| 11:50 AM - 12:30 PM | Weathering the storm: How a pharmacy navigates a flood crisis |
| 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | Sunday Lunch |
| 1:00 PM - 1:40 PM | Expanding scope - the rise of pharmacist prescribing |
| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Workshop Three: Vaccinations for priority groups across life stages |
| 1:50 PM - 2:30 PM | Clearing the air on smoking and vaping cessation |
| 2:40 PM - 3:30 PM | Closing Plenary |
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| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
Registration and Industry Engagement
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| 9:00 AM - 9:40 AM | |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Workshop One: Pharmacists and wound care - expanding skills and scope |
| 9:50 AM - 10:30 AM | |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Sunday Morning Tea
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| 11:00 AM - 11:40 AM | |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Workshop Two: LAIB |
| 11:50 AM - 12:30 PM | |
| 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | Sunday Lunch |
| 1:00 PM - 1:40 PM | |
| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Workshop Three: Vaccinations for priority groups across life stages |
| 1:50 PM - 2:30 PM | |
| 2:40 PM - 3:30 PM | Closing Plenary |
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3
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| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
Registration and Industry Engagement
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| 9:00 AM - 9:40 AM | Glaucoma in focus |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | |
| 9:50 AM - 10:30 AM | Scaling smarter: How a multidisciplinary model drives sustainable, community-centred general practice |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Sunday Morning Tea
|
| 11:00 AM - 11:40 AM | Hospital Pharmacy: Insights and Opportunities |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Workshop Two: LAIB |
| 11:50 AM - 12:30 PM | Tailoring Care: A Consultant's Guide to Person-Centred Medication Reviews |
| 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | Sunday Lunch |
| 1:00 PM - 1:40 PM | Compounding essentials for 2025 |
| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Workshop Three: Vaccinations for priority groups across life stages |
| 1:50 PM - 2:30 PM | Memory matters - Optimising medicine use in dementia |
| 2:40 PM - 3:30 PM | Closing Plenary |
