Hospital Pharmacy: Insights and Opportunities
Tracks
3
| Sunday, August 3, 2025 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:40 AM |
| C2.5 + C2.6 |
Details
Hospital pharmacists play a vital role in delivering safe, effective, and coordinated care across diverse clinical settings. This session offers a behind-the-scenes look at hospital pharmacy practice—exploring key responsibilities, evolving career pathways, and how pharmacists contribute to multidisciplinary teams and patient outcomes. Whether you're curious about entering the hospital sector or looking to expand your current scope, gain valuable insights into the challenges, innovations, and emerging opportunities shaping hospital pharmacy today.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the key roles and responsibilities of hospital pharmacists within multidisciplinary teams.
- Identify current challenges and emerging opportunities in hospital pharmacy practice.
- Discuss career pathways and professional development options in the hospital setting.
Competency Standards (2016): 1.4, 1.6, 4.2
Speakers
Michael Dooley
CSI Chair
Alfred Health
Hospital Pharmacy CSI
Biography
Professor Michael Dooley is a highly experienced clinical pharmacist and healthcare leader with a career spanning cardiology, oncology, and senior health service management. He has driven key initiatives advancing medication safety, clinical pharmacy standards, and pharmacist-led care models in Australia.
Former Director of Pharmacy at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Alfred Health, he is also the inaugural Chair of Clinical Pharmacy at Monash University, leading innovative practice models across inpatient and ambulatory care.
A former President of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA), Professor Dooley actively contributes to national and international committees focused on improving healthcare delivery and pharmacy services.
