WESTERN AUSTRALIA
ANNUAL THERAPEUTIC UPDATE
8 MAY 2021, THE UNIVERSITY CLUB OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Make time to connect, build relationships and develop your clinical and practice skills at PSA’s Annual Therapeutic Update. Enjoy an informative and relaxing weekend away while reconnecting with your colleagues.
Western Australia's Annual Therapeutic Update (ATU) is set to challenge and expand your knowledge in key clinical areas that are both contemporary and everyday reality for all pharmacists in any area of practice. Connect with colleagues and subject matter experts for this two day event where you can choose from a variety of informative sessions and tailor your program to fit your practice needs or individual interests.
MEETING SAFELY IS OUR PRIORITY
Health & Safety
The PSA Organising Committee and the Conference Venue, are committed to providing and maintaining a safe and healthy conference environment for all on site attendees, and to providing the information needed to achieve this. The PSA Organising Committee and the Conference Venue, will take responsibility for providing health and safety procedures whilst on site, however, all on site conference attendees need to be aware of their own responsibilities.
Each on site conference attendee is encouraged to play a vital and responsible role in maintaining a safe and healthy meeting environment through:
- Listening to the health and safety briefing on site and/or;
- Reading the health and safety procedure document provided on site at the registration desk
- Ensuring all accidents and incidents that occur on site at the conference are reported
- Informing the Event Managers, a member of the PSA Organising Committee or a staff member at the Conference Venue immediately of any health and safety concerns
- Respecting your own personal safety and that of other conference delegates and employees.
COVID-19 Awareness
While COVID-19 has been effectively contained in Australia, we would ask all on site delegates to respect these additional Health and Safety guidelines to reduce any unknown transmission of the disease:
- Scan the QR Code on entering the venue to register your attendance for track and trace purposes;
- Wash your hands regularly. Sneeze or cough into your elbow and don't touch your face.
- Individual hand sanitiser will be provided to each delegate
- 1.5 sqm physical distancing will be adhered to in the conference space
- If you are feeling unwell, please DO NOT attend the conference. If you receive a positive COVID-19 result you must inform PSA immediately. A refund of your conference registration will be provided if you are unwell and are unable to attend.
- Keep track of where you've been and who you have seen. We would encourage you to download the Government COVIDSafe Tracing App.
Registration Open Now
PSA Member
Standard Full Conference $295
Early Career Pharmacist
Standard Full Conference $250
Non-Member
Standard Full Conference $440
Guest tickets can be purchased for the PSA Awards priced at $65.00 including drinks and canapes.
PROGRAM
*subject to change
For more information about a topic, please click on the session name to bring up further details about that session. PSA is currently applying for accreditation.
SPEAKERS
The ATU provides delegates with valuable face-to-face learning opportunities with fellow health professionals. The focus of the ATU is to engage key practitioners from various fields to provide you with the latest clinical information and evidence on emerging therapies in a range of practice areas, including vaccination, COVID-19, dementia, wound management, osteoporosis, palliative care, smoking cessation and much much more!
A/Prof Chris Freeman
A/Prof Freeman presently works as a Consultant Practice Pharmacist at Camp Hill Healthcare, as a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Queensland, and is the National President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia.
Dr Andrew Robertson
Dr Andrew (Andy) Robertson is the Assistant
Director General and Chief Health Officer within the Public and Aboriginal
Health Division in the Western Australia Department of Health (WA Health). He has been in his current role since 2018 including leading the WA Health response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
A/Prof Christopher White
A/Prof Chris White is the Director of the Department of Endocrinology at the Prince of Wales Hospital and a Conjoint Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of NSW.
Mayli Foong
Mayli is an experienced General Practice Pharmacist. Her experience in chronic disease management makes her a valued asset to the multidisciplinary team. As a GP Pharmacist, she improves patient health outcomes through optimisation of medication management and medication safety.
Dr Fei Sim
Dr Fei Sim is a Senior Lecturer and the Coordinator of International Engagement in the School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences at Curtin University. Fei has served as the WA State President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) since 2017. Fei holds a Doctoral degree in Pharmacy, is a practising pharmacist, a community pharmacy owner, a pharmacist immuniser and an Accredited Mental Health First Aid Instructor.
Dr Andrew Stafford
Andrew is an academic and an accredited pharmacist with an interest in clinical geriatrics. His experience in aged care has spanned the residential and community sectors, and he currently provides medication reviews and training services for a number of providers in Western Australia. Much of Andrew’s work in his roles with Dementia Training Australia involve developing and disseminating innovative resources that upskill the aged care workforce in this area.
Brent Bell
Brent is the Chief Executive Officer of HepatitisWA. He is responsible for strategy, use of branding and managing organisational risk for the organisation. Brent's career includes active military service and director roles in prisons and mental healthcare.
Matthew Armstrong
Matt is the Workforce Development Officer at HepatitisWA and has been with the organisation for over 10 years. He began his career providing education on prevention and awareness with people who inject drugs in our prison systems. He has a background in psychology, addiction studies and health promotion. His passion is working within a harm reduction model.
Dr Sarah Dunlop
Sarah Dunlop attended Medical School at Glasgow University and worked in
the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area for two years before moving to New
Zealand where she completed Basic Physician Training through the Royal
Australasian College of Physicians. Sarah has recently been afforded the title of Snr Clinical Lecturer
with the University of Western Australia and has interest in addiction
as it relates to palliative care, goals of patient care and is
interested in developing experience in research and education
Lusi Sheenan
Lusi Sheehan is a credentialed Wound Care Clinician by Wounds Australia and established an innovative Wound Care and Compression clinic at Pharmacy 777 Applecross Village to provide prompt care to the community in acute and chronic wound care management. She is a committee member of WA Wounds Australia and received the Innovative Pharmacist of the Year Award in 2017 for establishing a pharmacy-led Wound & Compression Clinic and the Early Career Pharmacist of the Year Award in 2019 for development of professional services.
PARTNERS
VENUE
The University Club of Western Australia
Hackett Entrance 1, Hackett Drive, Crawley WA 6009
Free parking for conference delegates in Car Park 3, access from Hackett Drive.
OUT AND ABOUT
Just a short drive away are the beautiful wineries of the Swan Valley and a string of stunning beaches where you can watch amazing sunsets and even swim with wild dolphins. Little wonder The New York Times declared Perth a 'hipster haven'.
To plan your Perth getaway check out Destination Perth.