SHPA research think tank
June 7, 2016
The Society of Hospital
Pharmacists of Australia yesterday
hosted its inaugural Research Think
Tank, gathering some of pharmacy’s
top Australian researchers for the
event in Melbourne.
SHPA ceo Kristin Michaels said
the move was a ‘world’s best
practice’ initiative which is part of
the Society’s National Translational
Research Collaborative (NTRC)
project.
Michaels said the participants
helped advise on the support they
need to meet their research goals
and embed research into their daily
practice, regardless of the setting in
which they work.
“This pioneering translational
initiative, based on collaboration
across the profession, confirms
SHPA’s vanguard role, paving
the way for a robust future for
the profession and laying the
foundations for a more effective
health system,” Michaels said.
The event also included
presentations from non-pharmacy
researchers, in order to help
“ensure pharmacy breaks away
from its more insular approach to
practice and research”.
The NTRC Project Steering
Committee is chaired by Dr Lisa
Pont, who said the committee
also includes non-pharmacist
researchers with expertise in areas
such as nursing, mental health and
consumer issues.
Key outcomes from the event
included agreement that research
should be embedded in pharmacy
practice, with SHPA supporting a
culture change across all levels of
pharmacy departments.
Delegates “want SHPA to instil
enthusiasm for research in young
researchers and also to ensure
senior management support for
research within their departments
and organisations,” Michaels said.
“We must continue to provide
support and mentoring across the
profession to increase the number
of people actively involved in
research.
“It is also important that...we
facilitate consumer and community
engagement and partnerships, then
ensure that these partnerships
become a source of advice for
initiating and implementing
research projects,” she added.
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