Rigby to lead SHPA group
December 10, 2013
Highly regarded consultant
clinical pharmacist Debbie Rigby
has been named as the chair of
the Society of Hospital Pharmacists
of Australia new Accredited
Pharmacists Reference Group.
SHPA president Michael Dooley
said that under Rigby’s leadership
the group will “consolidate SHPA’s
support for pharmacists who
provide medication reviews and
guide SHPA and our members
through changes in pharmacy
practice such as a post-discharge
hospital referral pathway for HMRs,
which is on the horizon”.
The formation of the Accredited
Pharmacists Reference Group was
announced earlier this year (PD 03
Oct) and since then SHPA’s Federal
Council has been inviting suitable
candidates to join.
It will aim to influence the future
direction and sustainability of
medication reviews, identifying
how consumers and GPs can
achieve best value from HMRs and
RMMRs as well as ensuring that
SHPA membership continues to be
relevant and of value to accredited
pharmacists.
Other members of the Reference
Group will include accredited
pharmacists Deirdre Criddle, Manya
Angley and Petter Tenni, along with
Rebecca Vassarotti, acting ceo of
the Consumers Health Forum, and
Perth GP Pradeep Jayasuriya.
They’re also joined by Helen
Downling, Michael Dooley, Sasha
Bennett, Ian Coombes, Sue Driscoll
and Sue Kirsa.
“I am excited about the makeup
of this group and what we will be
able to achieve,” Rigby said.
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