Pharmacist Of The Year Named, Australia

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Article Date: 19 Oct 2009 - 4:00 PDT

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A Sydney community pharmacist has won the prestigious Pharmaceutical Society of Australia's Pharmacist of the Year award.

Nick Logan of Nick Logan Pharmacist Advice at Artarmon has built a successful practice which focuses on the development of an innovative professional model of pharmacy practice.

Announcing the awards at the Pharmacy Australia Congress in Sydney today, National President of the PSA, Warwick Plunkett praised Mr Logan's vision and commitment to the future of pharmacy.

"This award recognises in part how Mr Logan was one of the first pharmacists to adopt the 'Forward Pharmacy' model and how he has built on it," Mr Plunkett said.

"In 2009 his contribution to the profession has been such that being named Pharmacist of the Year is an apt and fitting recognition of his ongoing work.

"This award gives Mr Logan a special standing and status among his many peers throughout the pharmacy profession, as well as among other health professionals across the country."

He said that Mr Logan winning the Quality Care Pharmacy Program Pharmacy of the Year award this year gave his professional business model significant exposure and was an important factor in his selection.

Mr Logan praised his staff as being fundamental to his being named Pharmacist of the Year.

"I am absolutely honoured to be chosen as pharmacist of the year," he said.

"I have been very lucky to have had a string of motivated and high achieving intern pharmacists who have gone on to become brilliant pharmacists in their own right who have keenly supported the development of my pharmacy as a professional model.

"They have relentlessly pursued the evolution of primary health care services and shown great loyalty and devotion to me and my business.

"My staff have always made me look special and I can't thank them enough for that.

"What is important in 2009 is the recognition that there is an alternative to price-focused pharmacy and that commitment to professional service can be commercially successful and professionally rewarding."

Patrick Davies, CEO of Symbion, sponsors of the awards for the fifth consecutive year, paid tribute to Mr Logan.

"These Awards inspire all pharmacists to continue to drive professional standards even higher and to further elevate the quality of health care provided through all pharmacies in Australia," Mr Davies said.

"On behalf of everyone at Symbion, we're delighted to recognise Nick's achievement as the 2009 Pharmacist of the Year."

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Pharmaceutical Society of Australia