SA Pharmacist win
October 16, 2012
HELEN Brauer has been honoured
as the Pharmaceutical Society of
Australia’s South Australian
Pharmacist of the Year for her work
in improving the health outcomes
of Alzheimer’s sufferers.
“Helen Brauer graduated from
Adelaide University in 1971 and
worked in community pharmacy
and then became an accredited
pharmacist so she could perform
RMMRs in the aged care facilities
that her pharmacy serviced,” said
South Australian President of the
PSA, Sue Edwards.
“In this role she looks after about
400 nursing home beds, and does
about 20 HMRs a year.
“This work led to her being
approached by the Dementia
Behaviour Management Advisory
Services of Alzheimer’s Australia to
give advice about medications on a
casual basis,” Edwards added.
As such, Edwards provides advice
about medicines to the clinical
behavioural consultants and
conducts medication management
reviews for complex cases in
nursing homes, and is also involved
in helping to produce help sheets
for the SA branch of Alzheimer’s
Australia such as The Pharmacological
Management of Behavioural and
Psychological Symptoms of Dementia,
and general pharmacological advice
for booklets such as Behaviours of
Concern, produced by Alzheimer’s
Australia SA.
“I am delighted to name her SA
Pharmacist of the Year and I
congratulate her on her exemplary
work which serves as a role model
for all pharmacists,” Edwards
said.
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