Online tutorials for Pacific pharmacists in Clinical pharmacy and Infectious disease management

Purpose

To support pharmacists in the Pacific region to gain clinical pharmacy skills, particularly around antimicrobials, and to increase their confidence in providing pharmaceutical care.

Participants

Pharmacists from all Pacific Island countries including Fiji, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu are invited to attend these online tutorials. The sessions will be led by pharmacists from Australia and other guests. Access is free. 

The topics for tutorials will be decided by what people are interested in learning about – so please feel free to suggest topics to the coordinator 

Zoom link (all sessions)  Note: please make sure that your name is displayed against your zoom login.

Time:  1pm AEST (Timor-Leste 12 to 1 pm, PNG 1 to 2 pm, Solomons & Vanuatu 2 to 3 pm, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands & Tuvalu 3 to 4 pm)

2025 Sessions

Date and time

Topic

Facilitator

Wednesday 26 February

 

Pharmacy practice in Pacific Island countries: experiences from Fiji, PNG and Solomon Islands

Namrata Singh,Fiji

Dennie Dunstan, PNG

Trisha Rofeta, Solomon Islands

Wednesday 12 March
 

 Evidence-based practice

Mieke Hutchinson-Kern

Wednesday 26 March
 

 Pneumonia

Jess Bui

Wednesday 9 April

 Antimicrobial resistance patterns and causes

Amy Legg

Wednesday 23 April

 Urinary Tract Infections

Chin-Yen Yeo

Wednesday 7 May

 

TBC

Wednesday 21 May

 Sepsis and septic shock antimicrobial management

Amy Legg

Wednesday 4 June

 

 Data collection & projects: ideas and experiences

Julie Thompson

 

Wednesday 18 June

 

Hang Nguyen

Wednesday 2 July

Wednesday 16 July

Wednesday 30 July

Wednesday 13 August

Wednesday 27 August

Wednesday 10 September

Wednesday 24 September

Wednesday 8 October

Wednesday 22 October

Wednesday 5 November

Wednesday 19 November


2024 Sessions

Date and time Topic Presenter
Wednesday 25 September
 Resources refresher Mieke Hutchison-Kern
Pharmacist
Therapeutic Guidelines
Wednesday 2 October
 		 Micro lab – specimen processing, antibiotic susceptibility testing and interpretation Wendy Jackson
Medical Scientist
PRIDA
Wednesday 23 October
 		 Antimicrobials Marian Youssef
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Critical Care Medicine Pharmacist
Sutherland Hospital, NSW
Wednesday 30 October
 		 Common infections and empirical treatment Marian Youssef
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Critical Care Medicine Pharmacist
Sutherland Hospital, NSW
Wednesday 13 November
 		 Sepsis and septic shock (focussing on ICU treatment) Amy Legg
Pharmacist research fellow, Department of Pharmacy, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital
Wednesday 27 November
 		 CNS infections Amy Legg
Pharmacist research fellow, Department of Pharmacy, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital