SEASON 12 of the Your Pharmacy Career podcast has launched, with award-winning consultant practitioner and rural health advocate Deb Hawthorne the first guest.
The conversation (CLICK HERE), hosted by Krysti-Lee Patterson, explored how Hawthorne's unconventional career journey evolved into national advocacy now reflected in the Pharmaceutical Society's budget submission.
Hawthorne, who is based in North East Victoria, explained that remuneration for home medication reviews has remained unchanged since 2019, despite rising travel demands, clinical complexity, and operating costs.
Monthly caps under the pharmacy programs agreement restrict the number of patients consultant pharmacists can see, often forcing difficult decisions about access, particularly in rural and regional communities.
"When you live in a rural community, you see the gaps firsthand...you either accept them or you do something about them," Hawthorne said.
The episode highlights how advocacy often grows organically from clinical experience, Patterson said.
"This conversation [is] about how a pharmacist builds a career by saying 'yes' to opportunity, responding to community need," she said.
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