Pharmacy & Me
10 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -Are you a pharmacist looking for insights, inspiration and interesting conversations?
Produced by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, Pharmacy & Me is a podcast that explores how pharmacists do the extraordinary things they do.
Each episode, you’ll hear a candid conversation with a pharmacist doing outstanding work. They’ll share the highs and lows of their career, what’s helped them on their journey so far and how you can put their experience into your practice.
Hosted by community pharmacist Peter Guthrey and hospital pharmacist Hannah Knowles, Pharmacy & Me shines a light on the work of everyday pharmacists – from the city to the country, newly registered to those with decades of experience and across a wide range of practice areas.
Guests for season one include: Taren Gill MPS, Julian Soriano MPS, Linda Badewitz-Dodd MPS, Esa Chen MPS, Deanna Mill MPS, Bridgette Mackley MPS and Emily Shears MPS.
Pharmacy & Me is proudly produced by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia. To find out more or to become a member, vist psa.org.au
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Episodes
Live from PSA22 - Hosts Peter Guthrey and Hannah Knowles are back to delve further into remuneration – no doubt the most significant concerns for Australian pharmacists today.
October 04, 2022 23:22 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBIn this bumper episode of Pharmacy & Me, our hosts are joined by PSA’s new National President Dr Fei Sim and General Manager for Policy and Projects Chris Campbell, who unpack PSA’s remuneration campaign, potential funding models, and the future of the profession in Australia. Reporting from the heart of one of the profession’s biggest events of the year, the hosts share how PSA is advocating for fair remuneration and how individual pharmacists can help create change. If you want to know h...
Special episode: Fighting for fair remuneration
May 17, 2022 22:34 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBIenaam Khatib MPS loves being a community pharmacist. But despite only being registered for a year, she’s already questioning how long she can last in the profession. And Ienaam isn’t alone. Across the country, a lack of fair remuneration and little recognition, on top of the pressures of the pandemic, has many pharmacists asking: ‘Is this what I signed up for?’ In this special episode of Pharmacy & Me, hosts Peter Guthrey and Hannah Knowles get to the heart of the issue, speaking with Ie...
How ex-construction worker Sean Richardson MPS is building his pharmacy career
December 21, 2021 19:00 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBWhen an injury cut short his career in construction, Sean Richardson MPS threw himself into pharmacy study and discovered a newfound passion for healthcare. Now a locum in Mount Isa, Queensland, Sean is always looking for the next opportunity, whether it’s implementing an opioid substitution program or finding ways to assist palliative care patients. In this episode of Pharmacy & Me, Sean speaks with hosts Peter Guthrey and Hannah Knowles about his experience as a mature-aged student who...
How Emily Shears MPS made her passion her profession
December 13, 2021 04:15 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBFor former athletics star Emily Shears MPS, combining sport and pharmacy was always the plan. The question was how. After owning two pharmacies and working as a locum, she eventually found the answer, launching the Female Athlete Network (FAN) last year. Through FAN, and her role as a wellbeing lead with the AFL NAB League, Emily helps female athletes to better understand their physiology and use this to achieve peak performance. In this episode of Pharmacy & Me, Emily speaks with hosts P...
Navigating big transitions with PSA’s NSW Intern of the Year
December 07, 2021 21:00 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBIt’s something every pharmacist experiences – the exciting, slightly terrifying transition from pharmacy student to intern and then again from intern to registered pharmacist. How did you prepare for those transitions? What do you wish you had known before they happened? And what advice would you give to students and interns who are about to face the same thing? In this episode of Pharmacy & Me, PSA’s NSW Intern of the Year Bridgette Mackley and hosts Peter Guthrey and Hannah Knowles answe...
Dr Esa Chen MPS is starting important conversations
November 30, 2021 19:00 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBDr Esa Chen doesn’t shy away from difficult conversations. From diversity and inclusion to gender equity and climate change, she is using her voice to improve the pharmacy profession. Growing up as a Chinese-Malaysian-Australian in country New South Wales, Esa struggled to find people who looked like her. But moving to Melbourne to study pharmacy, and then spending 5 months in Hong Kong as part of her PhD research, made her realise just how much representation matters. In this episode of...
How Deanna Mill MPS made professionalism a career
November 23, 2021 00:28 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBA career as a hospital pharmacist was always the goal for Deanna Mill MPS, and she worked hard during university to make it happen. But after meeting other young pharmacists through PSA’s Early Career Pharmacists network, she decided to step outside of her comfort zone and explore what else pharmacy had to offer. Today, PSA’s Early Career Pharmacist Board Appointed Director and the ECP Community of Specialty Interest Chair is combining her passion for pharmacy practice with her love of res...
Why Linda Badewitz-Dodd MPS won’t accept ‘no’
November 15, 2021 21:00 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MB“Give people an opportunity to stuff up, give people an opportunity to stand up and just give them an opportunity to succeed, because you will be really surprised by what people do if you give them an opportunity.” Linda Badewitz-Dodd From producing the world’s first comprehensive guide to drugs in sport to supporting her community through bushfires, and now the pandemic, Linda Badewitz-Dodd MPS is always willing to step up to the challenge. Her pharmacy in Merimbula on the New South Wales...
How Julian Soriano MPS found his passion for aged care
November 08, 2021 21:00 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MB“Aged care so far has been almost all the great parts of working in a community pharmacy and all the great parts working in a hospital setting”. Julian Soriano A job conducting residential medication management reviews (RMMRs) left South Australian pharmacist Julian Soriano MPS with a drive to do more. On a mission to create better outcomes for aged care residents, he joined a project coordinated by PSA and the Country SA Primary Health Network to embed pharmacists in residential aged car...
Why Taren Gill MPS packed up and moved to the country
October 21, 2021 23:19 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBHave you ever fantasised about upping sticks and moving to the country? That’s exactly what community pharmacist Taren Gill MPS did, packing up her life in inner Sydney at 23 years old to move to Orange in the NSW Central Tablelands. Now, she’s a pharmacy owner in Maryborough, Victoria, where she provides personalised, expert care to a population of about 8,000 people. In this episode of Pharmacy and Me, produced by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, Taren speaks with hosts Peter Gut...