Development process | Accreditation Standards for pharmacist prescriber education programs

The development process

Governance

A governance group, chaired by Associate Professor Sue Kirsa will oversee the work. A stakeholder reference group, chaired by Professor Lisa Nissen, will inform and advise on development of the standards.

Research

We have engaged a subject matter expert pharmacist. They will undertake a literature review, environmental scan and competency mapping of pharmacist prescribing internationally and in Australia.

Stakeholders

We will consult with key stakeholders to help us develop:

the new standards
a performance outcomes framework
an evidence guide.

Our stakeholders include:

education providers
pharmacy professional organisations
consumers and patients
First Nations people and organisations
other accreditation councils
other prescribing professions
pharmacy students.

Feedback and consultations

We will gather feedback from our stakeholders through methods including:

in writing
in person at group meetings
during one-on-one interviews
through an online survey.

Project governance

Governance Group members

A/Prof Sue Kirsa, APC Chair
Prof Lisa Nissen, Stakeholder Reference Group Chair
Emeritus Prof Nicholas Glasgow, APC Board Member (Medical practitioner)
Prof Rhonda Clifford, APC Board Member
A/Prof Kirstie Galbraith, APC Board Member
Prof Nick Shaw, APC Accreditation Commitee Chair
Mr Brett Simmonds, Pharmacy Board of Australia Chair
Ms Bronwyn Clark, APC Chief Executive Officer

Stakeholder Reference Group members

Prof Lisa Nissen	Stakeholder Reference Group Chair HERA Program Director Centre for the Business and Economics of Health, University of Queensland
Dr Amy Page	Pharmacy Board of Australia practitioner member
Dr Sue Martin	Pharmacy Board of Australia community member
Dr David Newby	Council of Pharmacy Schools (CPS)
A/Prof Andrew Hale	Council of Pharmacy Schools (CPS)
Dr Brett MacFarlane	Australasian College of Pharmacy (ACP)
Mr Mike Stephens	National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (NACCHO)
Ms Kerri Barwick	Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA)
Ms Zoe Girdis	Pharmacy Guild of Australia (PGA)
Ms Kylee Hayward	Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA)
Mr Flynn Swift	National Association of Pharmacy Students Australia (NAPSA)
Mr Gary West	Pharmaceutical Defence Limited (PDL)
Mr Peter Grimmer	Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand (OCANZ)
Ms Pauline McQuoid	Medwise, New Zealand
Prof Sharon Bentley	Deputy Dean, Faculty of Health and Director, Centre for Vision & Eye Research Queensland University of Technology
A/Prof Bhavini Patel	Executive Director Medicines Management, NT Health
Ms Sok Leng Cam	Practising pharmacist
Ms Sara McCarthy	Practising pharmacist
Ms Bree Armstrong	Practising pharmacist

Invitation positions:

Mr Sean Mutchmor	Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) representative
Ms Patrice Harald	First Nations person and consumer representative
Ms Dani Brown	Consumer representative

Project team:

Ms Bronwyn Clark	APC CEO
Ms Glenys Wilkinson	APC Deputy CEO
Ms Claire Bekema	APC Director Standards Development
Ms Kate Spencer	APC Director Accreditation and Assessments
Ms Tiara Miller	APC Administrative Support Officer
Dr Lynda Cardiff	SME consultant
Dr Karen Bettenay	SME consultant

Contact information

For any enquiries about the development of the accreditation standards, please contact us at standards@pharmacycouncil.org.au.