In this podcast, our host, Carlene McMaugh, speaks to award-winning consultant pharmacist Deborah Hawthorne, about the beginning of the embedded aged care pharmacy role.

Saying she’s “excited about the role”, Hawthorne says there will be “lots of confusion and lots of need for support” during the transition period while the role is in its infancy. 

She does welcome the enthusiasm she sees in the profession to undertake aged care pharmacy roles, but says there will be a need for lots of support and education for what she sees as a “wave of fresh faces” joining the accredited pharmacy community.

Among the topics covered are: 

Go here to listen to Deborah’s thoughts on expanding and strengthening the GP pharmacist role. We also recently profiled Deborah, and this will appear in the October print edition of AJP, and subsequently in our digital offerings.  

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