Praise for PSA’s Self Care
August 26, 2010
SOUTH Australian PSA
Pharmacist of the Year winner,
Lewis Pounentis, has praised the
Pharmaceutical Society of
Australia’s Pharmacy Self Care
program, saying it has played an
important role in his career
With 15 years community
pharmacy experience under his belt
as well as having one of his
pharmacies named the 2009
Australian Small Business
Champion, Pounentis said that “It
was an honour to be awarded the
2010 PSA South Australian
Pharmacist of the Year.
“I have practised as a community
pharmacist since 1991 – then
owning my first pharmacy in 1997.
“From that first day, Self Care has
been an integral part of my
pharmacies,” he added.
Last year, Pounentis added
another string to his bow by
completing a Graduate Diploma in
Diabetes and thus also becoming a
Certified Diabetes Educator.
“I find the Self Care Fact Cards
are extremely useful in my role as a
Certified Diabetes Educator,
especially when discussing the
condition with customers who are
newly diagnosed,” he said.
“Self Care Fact Cards allow me to
provide that extra support to my
customers as part of an
individualised health care plan.”
He said the fact cards were an
extremely useful resource,” adding
that he would highly recommend
subscribing to the PSA Self Care
program for those pharmacies that
currently don’t.
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