DATE: Tuesday 19 May 2015 VENUE: Functions Rooms (1 & 2) Lewisham Building (left of the main “Xavier” building) Calvary Hospital Haydon Drive, Bruce ACT (free parking available on site) TIME: Light refreshments from 17:30, with the presentation to start 18:00 FOR: All pharmacists, students, technicians, assistants and interested health care professionals TOPIC: The People that Deliver Initiative – development of health supply chains in low and middle income countries SPEAKERS: Andrew N Brown, BPharm PhD Executive Manager – People that Deliver Supply Division, Copenhagen, Denmark Andrew Brown – Health Systems Strengthening Consultant Andrew started his career as a clinical pharmacist with an interest in education. In 1992-1993 he spent time developing education approaches for health supply chains within the Solomon Islands, followed by further clinical activities with ACT Health in Canberra, Australia. Moving to the private sector, Andrew spent ten years engaged in pharmacy business development with a focus on human resources improvement for the Australian Pharmacy Group. In 2007 he took a position as Assistant Professor at the University of Canberra with a research interest in the development of health supply chain competency among cadres responsible for this work in Pacific Island Countries, concluding his PhD in this field in 2012. Andrew has had the role of Executive Manager for The People that Deliver Initiative from June 2013 to June 2015, working globally to engage international organisations and country governments to strengthen their systematic approach to cadres involved in health supply chains in the development context. As an independent Health Systems Strengthening consultant, Andrew is now using this experience to promote systematic health supply chain improvements in a variety of contexts. COST: Free membership benefit for SHPA Non-member fee $40 LEARNING OBJECTIVES - Understand issues concerning access to medicines in low and middle income countries and what the People that Deliver Initiative is doing to address these issues. COMPETENCY STANDARDS* ADDRESSED 1.2 Practise to accepted standards 1.4 Manage quality and safety 2.2 Work to resolve problems 2.3 Collaborate with members of the health care team - List a variety of international organizations and projects 2.7 Supervise personnel 3.1 Provide leadership and organisational planning involved in health supply chain development and 3.2 Manage and develop personnel describe their roles. 3.3 Manage pharmacy infrastructure and resources 3.4 Manage quality service delivery - Identify points of intersection where pharmacists and 6.1 Assess primary health care needs pharmacy technicians can consider their own 6.2 Deliver primary health care contribution to the international development sector. 6.3 Contribute to public and preventive health 7.2 Provide ongoing medication management 8.2 Engage in health, medicines or pharmacy practice research * National Competency Standards Framework for Pharmacists in Australia, 2010 This activity has been accredited for 1 hour of Group 1 CPD (or 1 CPD credit), suitable for inclusion in an individual pharmacist’s CPD plan. You may use the reverse of this CE announcement flyer to record your lecture notes and learning reflections during your attendance and then announcement from ACT Branch Unsubscribe