THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia National President, Professor Trent Twomey, was delighted to announce that eight pharmacy assistants representing each Australian state and territory have been selected to compete for the national title of the 2025 Pharmacy Guild of Australia/Maxigesic Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Award (PATY).
"Now in its 19th year, PATY acknowledges the exceptional dedication to patient care and proactive commitment to professional development shown by pharmacy assistants," Prof Twomey said.
"Our finalists have embodied this and more," Prof Twomey added.
The judging process took place over a full-day virtual workshop, where state and territory finalists demonstrated their pharmacy knowledge and leadership skills.
The following pharmacy assistants were selected to represent their state or territory in the national finals in September:
* ACT - Stephanie Crowe, Erindale Pharmacy;
* NSW - Yasmin Elmawey, Hammondville Discount Pharmacy;
* NT - Melissa Dass, Territory Pharmacy Alice Springs;
* Qld - Sarah Butler, LiveLife Pharmacy Plainland (PD 19 Jun);
* SA - Jorden Oschmanns, Priceline Pharmacy Goolwa;
* Tas - Tenielle Chilcott, TerryWhite Chemmart Valley Road Devonport;
* Vic - Jessica Brown, Emerald Village Pharmacy;
* WA - Sashe Austin, Priceline Pharmacy Spencer Park.
Prof Twomey congratulated the winners for their valuable contribution to Australian community pharmacy, and said, "You should be very proud to be recognised among the top eight pharmacy assistants in Australia."
Award judges, Artie Kalogeropoulos and Daniel Shalhoub from AFT Pharmaceuticals, the award's major sponsor, were also delighted with the selection.
"It has been wonderful to see so many qualified pharmacy assistants participating in this year's PATY judging," they shared.
"We congratulate them all on being chosen as the winners and representatives for their state at the national finals."
The PATY2025 national winner and Glucojel runner up will be announced at the Pharmacy Connect conference cocktail party on Thu 04 Sep, which will take place aboard a Sydney Harbour cruise.
Pharmacy assistants get 50% off full registration for Pharmacy Connect, and this can be combined with the earlybird discount, which ends 30 Jun.
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