in this issue CHAIRPERSONrsquoS REPORTKerry Fitzsimons - Chairperson

This is an exciting time of the year when all the research undertaken over the past year is brought to finality and abstracts are written and submitted for the SHPA Medication Management Conference ndash MM2018 Abstracts closed on Friday 13th July Many a finger and toe are crossed as the submission button is pressed with hopes of success to share your work at the national event

The WA Research Forum held on June 28th attested to the high-quality research that is being undertaken in Western Australia It was a very interesting event with some excellent presentations that I hope have been submitted for MM2018 I encourage you to read more about it in Brockrsquos review of the event later in the newsletter

SHPA has also been working hard in the advocacy arena providing expert advice to the TGA to assist in legislative change to support mandatory notification of medication shortages The Advocacy and Leadership team have also made submissions to the TGA on a number of consultations which are now available on the SHPA website

We have had some fabulous CE events so far this year but we also have some excellent CE events to come Please keep an eye out for email reminders and our Facebook page for up and coming events

Also donrsquot forget the national CE webinar events and seminars available on the SHPA Events Calendar I look forward to seeing you at our next CE event

chairpersonrsquos report 1

ce recap butt in to butt out 1

purple pen podcast 2

technician update 2

ce recap wa research seminar 2

upcoming CE events 3

your guide to CE registration 4

The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia Western Australia Branch

Email washpaorgau

Facebook SHPA WA Group

2018 CommitteeKerry Fitzsimons Chairperson

Brock Delfante Vice Chairperson

Nam-Anh Nguyen Secretary

Vanessa Sinclair Treasurer

Deirdre Criddle Board Director

Natalie Bedini Membership Co-ordinator

Andrew Campbell Lead CE Co-ordinator

Natalia Popowicz CE Co-ordinator

Meeghan Clay CE Co-ordinator

Ashleigh Lawrence Communications

Manager

Paula Caird Technician Representative

Marcus Femia Intern Representative

Sally Hijazzi Intern Representative

Joshua Jones Intern Representative

Emma Ioppolo Student Representative

Gabrielle Steadman Student

Representative

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CE RECAP Butt In to Butt OutAdam Hort - Senior Pharmacist (Fiona Stanley Hospital)

In Australia smoking results in 750000 days spent in hospital Smoking increases the risk of coronary heart disease by 2 to 4 times It increases the risk of stroke by 2 to 4 times Patients who smoke are a common occurrence in the day to day work of a hospital pharmacist

In the last week of May Emma Dean Acting Population Health and Health Promotion Coordinator and Lead Pharmacist-Smokefree Alfred Health was flown to Perth by the Cancer Council of Western Australia (CCWA) Her time in Perth included a number of presentations to hospital executives cancer specialists mental health workers and most importantly approximately 50 hospital pharmacists at an SHPA CCWA and Metropolitan Health Services joint event

Emma challenged the group to think about our smoking inpatients as not only patients suffering from nicotine withdrawal syndrome but also patients that even in the pre-contemplative stage of quitting have a good chance of quitting Emma shared the Alfredrsquos journey to becoming a smoke free hospital and provided an overview of the available evidence that supports the use of nicotine replacement therapy A copy of Emmarsquos presentation can be found on the CCWArsquos website and keep an eye on the CCWA YouTube channel for a similar presentation in video

Emma Dean presenting about smoking cessation at a

recent CE event

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For those who are looking for something different to listen to on the way to work in the morning and havenrsquot discovered the Purple Pen Podcast you donrsquot know what you are missing

Jane Booth and Dan Guidone are clinical pharmacists who with the support of SHPA publish a fortnightly podcast lasting 20-30 minutes on a wide variety of contemporary clinical pharmacy topics with an Australian focus They have managed to interview some fantastic contributors and have just published their 50th episode where they revisited the topic of their first episode ndash Antibiotic Allergies with Dr Jason Trubiano According to their statistics other popular episodes are Why Tramadol Sucks (and also Codeine) by Prof Dave Juurlink from Toronto from March this year and Smoking Cessation with Emma Dean from March 2017

They have listeners from all over the world and for the Australian pharmacist who is looking for innovative ways to engage with CPD they even have an episode about What makes a competent pharmacist with great tips on how to extend your learning from the podcast to guide you CPD learning plan

The focus of these is obviously Australian clinical pharmacists but there is no reason why their audience canrsquot be wider and I have recommended some to the junior doctors I have been working with (particularly the Therapeutic guidelines Cardiovascular podcast)

Check their website out or the podcast app on your mobile device

PURPLE PEN PODCASTMeeghan Clay - CE Co-ordinator

ANNUAL PHARMACY RESEARCH FORUMBrock Delfante - Vice Chairperson

On June 28 SHPA WA members met to hear about local research being conducted at the Annual Pharmacy Research Forum This event held in collaboration with the SHPA National Translational Research Collaborative and currently in its fourth year showcased the research and quality improvement initiatives that WA members have led and been involved in This year with added support from UWA and Curtin Universities saw increased engagement from a range of people involved in research aimed at improving medicines management in hospitals Attendees were also able to benefit from a special address by AProf Lisa Pont who debunked a number of myths about research and encouraged everyone to get involved

Echoing some of her messages on the evening were an engaging group of presenters from a wide range of practice settings Special thanks goes to the following oral and poster presenters on the evening

Hilai Ahmadzai Brock Delfante Marcus Femia Katie Jodrell Daniel Makarounas Lee-Yong Lim Minh Nguyen Nam-Anh Nguyen Carla Payne Natalia Popowicz Nikki Reynolds Sally Rajendran Johnathan Soggee Edith Tang and Karen Watt

A special mention should also be made to Natalia Popowicz who presented some cutting edge research into developments in the treatment of pleural infection and who won the award for Best Presentation The award was presented by Lisa Pont and included objective criteria assessed by independent and experienced researchers and academics from UWA and Curtin and representation from the SHPA federal team Natalia has also recently presented this work overseas at a leading industry conference Congratulations and well done on a quality collaborative project that is informing and changing medicines use in this niche area of practice

Presenters had some thought provoking messages on the night to encourage those interested in research and to help the group learn from their experiences Some of these messages included

bull Expect the unexpected and adapt accordinglybull Plan thoroughly to save experiencing headaches later onbull Consider data integrity and think carefully about the implications

of compromising on methodologybull Look out for potential opportunities for collaborationbull Keep stakeholders in mind at all times and involve them from

the beginning and keep them involved with continued and regular updates

Thanks again to the engaged group of oral and poster presenters to special guest AProf Lisa Pont and to the attendees

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TECHNICIAN UPDATEPaula Caird - Technician Representative

SHPA have recently had focus groups in all states to look at the Technician Redesign Project Phase II The discussion paper and revised standard was then put out for member consultation We are awaiting feedback from this

The Hospital Pharmacy Support Certificate 3 and 4 is also currently being reviewed by the Technical Advisory Committee with the hope that a Case for Change will be put out for public consultation shortly

I have also recently visited our local education provider North Metropolitan TAFE along with other Senior Pharmacy Technicians to discuss potential issues changes that would be of benefit to our hospitals

The potential for some real changes are underway With that in mind we would like to invite those pharmacy technicians who are interested to come and see how imprest is done in an automated environment at our upcoming Technician CE event This event will be open to non-SHPA technician members too Please RSVP to the washpaorgau mailbox

Dr Lisa Pont presenting her special address and

debunking the myths about research

2018 winner Natalia Popowicz with Kerry

Fitzsimons (SHPA WA Branch Chairperson)

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SAVE THE DATE CE IN 2018AUGUST CETopic Obstetrics in PharmacyDate Thursday 9th August 2018 Time 600pm - 700pm (530pm start for registration and refreshments)Venue Room to be confirmed Fiona Stanley HospitalPresenter Tamara Lebedevs (Senior Pharmacist KEMH)

This upcoming CE presentation will provide participants with an update on medicines in pregnancy with a focus on antimicrobials and antihypertensives Online registration will available within the next week

AUGUST CE Topic ECP Elevator Pitch WorkshopDate Wednesday 22nd August 2018 Time 600pm - 700pm (530pm start for registration and refreshments)Venue UWA Medicine and Dental Library Presenters Professor Jeff Hughes (Professor Curtin University) and Mustafa Atee (Research Fellow Curtin University)

This group workshop will help participants understand the concept of a ldquopitchrdquo is and its applicability in pharmacy practice The workshop has been tailored for Early Career Pharmacists however any SHPA member is welcome to attend this interactive event

Attendance will be limited as the event is a workshop so keep a lookout for registration information in your email

AUGUST CETopic Technician Tour - Pharmacy AutomationDate Tuesday 28th August 2018Time 530pm - 630pm Venue Fiona Stanley Hospital (further information to be provided to participants upon successful registration)Presenters Paula Caird (Senior Pharmacy Technician FSH) and Ashleigh Lawrence (ASenior Pharmacist FSH)

Pharmacy technicians (SHPA and non-SHPA members) are invited to participate in an interactive tour of the FSH Pharmacy Department FSH is one of Australiarsquos leading hospitals and the tour aims to highlight the efficiencies safety and improved governance that automation brings to pharmacy practice

If you are interested in attending please RSVP to the washpaorgau mailbox as spots are limited

SEPTEMBER CE SHPAPSA JOINT EVENTTopic Aboriginal Cultural MindfulnessDate Thursday 20th September 2018Time 600pm - 800pm (530pm start for registration and refreshments)Venue Bendat Auditorium The Bendat Parent and Community Centre (36 Dodd St Wembley) Presenters Ron Gidgup (Aboriginal Liaison Officer) Dr Marion Wood (Public Health Medical Officer ACHWA) and more to come

Learn about Aboriginal cultural mindfulness barriers to health care access for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI people) how we can provide care which meets the needs of ATSI people (including medical yarning) accessing pharmacy services and ensuring optimal transitions of care

Registrations will be through the PSA (SHPA members will be able to register via an email or phone call to PSA) Advertising for registrations should be ready by early August

NATIONAL CEIf you are unable to attend our local events or would like to view more CE content check out the national SHPA Events Page Members are able to participate in webinars and seminars across the whole country so therersquos bound to be a topic that sparks your interest

SHPA aims to record all CE content where possible so if the time difference is an issue the recording should be available on the online moodle soon after

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