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Every 5 years we review these accreditation standards. We do this to ensure they stay relevant in contemporary healthcare. We use these standards to assess programs in Australia and internationally.
We hold public consultations and workshops with a wide range of stakeholders. The feedback we receive influences the decisions we make.
The revised standards will reflect contemporary practice and healthcare delivery as well as relevant emerging practice and technologies. The standards will be designed to be sustainable and adaptable.
The revised standards replace the 2020 Accreditation Standards for Pharmacy Programs.
The APC has established a Governance Group to guide the review of the accreditation standards.
A project Governance Group has been established to oversee the revision of the standard and will ensure that the process exhibits transparency, consistency, responsiveness, equity, inclusiveness, accountability and effectiveness.
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Role |
Name |
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Chair |
Professor Sarah Roberts-Thomson |
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Australian Pharmacy Council |
Professor Kirstie Galbraith |
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Pharmacy Board of Australia |
Dr Cameron Phillips |
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Accreditation Committe Chair |
Professor Rhonda Clifford |
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APC Indigenous Health Strategy Group |
Dr Jared Miles |
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Consumer representative |
Louise McCall |
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Other heath profession representative |
A/Prof Katrina Schmid |
The consultation approach aligns with Ahpra's Principals to strengthen the involvement of consumers in accreditation and Ahpra's Consultation process of National Boards 2023 and as follows:
Image: Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. (2023). Consultation process of National Boards
APC will provide opportunity for stakeholders, the public and the profession to provide input into the revision of the Standard. Feedback and input from stakeholders will be sought through an online survey.
APC will publish consultation material on this webpage as part of the public consultation process.
Preliminary consultation with key stakeholders with experience and expertise in a broad range of areas related to the work being delivered under these two projects will occur from November 2025 - January 2026.
We invite health professionals, consumers, and interested parties to provide written feedback via an online form.
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Consultation |
Format |
Submission period |
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Public consultation |
Written feedback - online form |
February - March 2026 |
We will prepare Consultation Papers to accompany the revised standard which will be released in early February 2026.
We are seeking a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support our review of the Standards for Pharmacy Programs from September 2025 through to the end of March 2026. The SME will contribute to key project activities and deliverables essential to the successful completion of the review, including:
To apply you will need to submit:
Payments will be made in accordance with APC’s Remuneration Guidelines.
The EOI will be open until Friday 19 September 2025.
If you would like to receive project updates, please sign up to our general APC mailing list.
Contact accreditation@pharmacycouncil.org.au for more information about the accreditation standards review.