Sunday, August 3, 2025

11:50 AM - 12:30 PM

Pyrmont Theatre

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What happens when a pharmacy suddenly loses power—not for hours, but for weeks? When a severe storm damaged power infrastructure in Broken Hill, local pharmacies faced an unprecedented challenge: maintaining medicine supply, managing cold-chain medicines, and supporting a community in crisis. This session will explore first-hand experiences from pharmacists who worked through prolonged power outages, highlighting the key challenges, innovative solutions, and lessons in climate adaptation. Learn how to prepare for extreme disruptions, adapt pharmacy operations in an emergency, and ensure continuity of care when the lights go out. Learning objectives - Identify key operational challenges for pharmacies during prolonged power outages. - Discuss the most pressing healthcare needs of the community in an extended crisis. - Describe strategies for managing medicine supply, cold-chain medicines, and patient care during power failures. Competency standards (2016): 2.1, 2.2, 3.6, 4.5