PAC09 Excellence And Pharmacy Student Of The Year Awards, Australia

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Article Date: 25 Sep 2009 - 2:00 PDT

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The pharmacy profession's most prestigious and sought-after awards, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Awards for Excellence, will be announced at the Pharmacy Congress Australia being held at the Sydney Hilton from 15-18 October.

The PSA's Pharmacist of the Year, Young Pharmacist of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Awards are the profession's pinnacles of achievement and are held in the highest esteem both within and outside the profession. These will be announced on Friday 16 October.

In addition, the PSA's Pharmacy Student of the Year will be announced at the gala dinner on Saturday 17 October.

The President of the PSA, Warwick Plunkett, said the awards were very significant for the profession and Pharmacist of the Year and Young Pharmacist Awards recognized the special individual contributions to the professional advancement of pharmacy.

"These awards are for achievements in 2009 while the Lifetime Achievement Award recognises an individual's contribution over a much greater period of time," he said. "These awards are a very concrete recognition of the extremely high standards that the profession maintains in Australia, and of the efforts by individuals to maintain and improve on those standards. "They also give recipients a special standing and status among their many peers throughout the pharmacy profession, as well as among other health professionals across the country. "They reflect the commitment and dedication the recipients have shown to their profession in 2009."

Mr Plunkett said the PSA held the annual awards to recognise individual achievement and the important contribution that the pharmacy profession makes to the whole of Australian society.

"These awards acknowledge the achievers of the profession. They acknowledge those involved in innovative practice; those lifting practice standards; and pharmacists who present a model of service and advice for others to follow," he said.

Mr Plunkett said the awards were made possible through the sponsorship of Symbion Pharmacy Services, whose retail brands include Chemmart, and Terry White Chemists.

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Pharmaceutical Society of Australia