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)
2026 Sessions
| Date and time | Topic | Facilitator |
| Wednesday 11 March |
Resources Pharmacy practice experience from Vanuatu |
Mieke Hutchinson-Kern Aisha Talio |
| Wednesday 25 March |
AMR overview and AMS programs in Australia | Amy Legg |
| Wednesday 8 April |
Anticoagulation | Julianne Chong |
| Wednesday 22 April |
TBC | TBC |
| Wednesday 6 May |
TBC | Cindy Lau |
| Wednesday 20 May |
IV to oral switch | Daniel Chieng |
| Wednesday 3 June |
TBC | Ngaire Walls |
| Wednesday 17 June |
TBC | TBC |
| Wednesday 1 July |
TBC | TBC |
| Wednesday 15 July |
TBC | TBC |
| Wednesday 29 July |
Penicillin allergy de-labelling | Daniel Chieng |
| Wednesday 12 August |
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| Wednesday 26 August |
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| Wednesday 9 September |
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| Wednesday 23 September |
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| Wednesday 7 October |
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| Wednesday 21 October |
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| Wednesday 4 November |
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| Wednesday 18 November |
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Assessment tool for Rational Use of Medicines | |
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Vancomycin: TDM and dosing in patients on dialysis | |
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Reporting back on WAAW activities |
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 |
