DR KAREN Whitfield, team leader specialist pharmacist at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Queensland, was honoured for her contributions to hospital pharmacy at the SHPA conference, receiving the prestigious 2017 SHPA Australian Clinical Pharmacy Award.
In announcing the award on the closing day of Medicines Management 2017, SHPA president Professor Michael Dooley acknowledged the broad impact of Dr Whitfield's significant nationwide contributions.
Upon accepting the award, Dr Whitfield encouraged pharmacists to get inspired and involved in research, of any scale saying, "Even small studies can lead to big changes in clinical practice."
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