Pharmacy Daily | APP2013 registrations open

THE Pharmacy Guild has opened online registrations for next year’s Australian Pharmacy Professional conference, which will once again take place on the Gold Coast. The event will be held 21-24 March, with the theme of “Pharmacists’ expanding role in primary care”. It will follow the AACP Forum, which will also be held at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre on 20 March. A preliminary program is available in the registration brochure, indicating a number of changes such as the inclusion of a new Rural Pharmacy Forum. Covered by the overall registration fee, this forum will take place on Thursday 21 March and be dedicated specifically to pharmacy in rural, regional and remote Australia along with Indigenous health issues. Once again a trade exhibition will accompany APP on the weekend with an expanded floor area, with registration also available for those who only wish to attend the trade show segment. Key speakers who will be presenting at APP2013 include Donnie Calhoun, who’s president of the US National Community Pharmacists Association. Also on the podium will be Rick Solano, who’s chief executive officer of Mirixa USA which has strong technology connections with the Guild’s GuildLink subsidiary. Other speakers will include New Zealand guild president Karen Crisp, Frank Sirianni from Medici Capital, Willach Australia md John Koot and APHS Packaging chief executive officer, Cathie Reid along with many other industry luminaries. The conference brochure states that accredited CPD credits will be available for APP2013 sessions, with both Group 1 and Group 2 activities will be offered. The APP gala dinner will feature ‘100% Kylie’ - the world’s most successful and longest running Kylie Minogue tribute concert, with the Guild urging attendees to come to the dinner by quipping ‘on a night like this, you’ll want to stay forever’. Online accommodation bookings are now available through the official booking agent Organisers Australia with special rates negotiated with nearby hotels. There are also a range of flight specials including the new Qantas direct flights from Sydney to the Gold Coast. For more information and to register for the conference see www.appconference.com.

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