C3 Comprehensive Compounding Course

Dates: 20th– 24th August 2012

Location: PCCA LearningCentre, Matraville

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A knowledge-based, comprehensive five day program designed for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. This course is based on Australian professional practice standards; assisting attendees in understanding and implementing these standards in the practice of pharmacy compounding. We will explore how compounding can be a valuable tool to help solve medication problems of both human and animal patients as well as techniques to grow your compounding practice. Attendees will have the opportunity for extended time on lab equipment to provide a thorough laboratory experience that's customized totheir individual needs.

Speakers

Frank Raue, MBA has been the General Manager of PCCA Australia for 8 years. He has held various marketing, sales & general management roles over his 30 year career in the healthcare sector in Australia. Among his significant previous positions, Frank served as Managing Director of Kendall Healthcare, a leading global manufacturer of medical & surgical devices. Frank earned his MBA (Marketing) from MGSM in 2002 and has a particular interest in the development of specialised areas of practice in the pharmacy sector in Australia.

Jenny Giam BPharm (Hons) MPS MACP. Since graduating in 1981,Jenny has worked in formulation development and software quality assurance inthe pharmaceutical industry, and in independent community pharmacy as an employed pharmacist and a pharmacy owner. As the Technical & Training Manager for PCCA since 2001 she is responsible for supporting and training compounding pharmacists and their staff in contemporary compounding techniques and clinical applications for compounding. She is also the Secretary of the Australasian Compounders Association established in 2007. Jenny was appointed as a member ofthe Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration Technical Working Group responsible for developing compounding standards for larger scale compounding pharmacies in 2007 and is a reviewer of the compounding relevant sections ofthe current Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary and Handbook. She is also a member of the Expert Advisory Group appointed by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia to review the compounding practice standards for Australian pharmacists. As a part time PhD candidate in the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Sydney, Jenny is investigating the quality use of compounded medicines in community pharmacy.

Marina Holt BPharm MPS MACP, has been employed as the Business Development Manager (Education) since August 2006. Marina has over 25 years of experience in community pharmacy and has practiced in both Sydney and regional New South Wales. Immediately prior to joining PCCA, Marina spent three years working as a compounding pharmacist in Sydney's southern suburbs. As well as providing technical support for members, Marina conducts training classes for technicians, as well as providing hands on training and lectures for University of Newcastle students as part of their pharmaceutics course. Marina is also actively involved in teaching the Introduction to Veterinary Compounding on-line course to students from Australia, the US and Canada and is accredited to provide RACGP training.

Noela Bull BPharm MPS MACP joined PCCA in March 2010 as the Business Development Manager southern Region. Noela first registered as apharmacist in Victoria in 1975. She has over 35 years' experience in community pharmacy and has owned three pharmacies in Melbourne's northern suburbs over the years. Noela is very interested in compounding as it is something unique to pharmacists and it is one of the few areas where they can become a bit creative and actually produce a one off medication for patients with special needs. She is particularly interested in helping our members to develop their compounding practices in accordance with current standards, and consequently to increase their sense of professional satisfaction.

Nazmy Salib, BSc (Hons)MSc (Chem), MRACI, has been employed as the Quality Assurance Manager for Professional Compounding Chemists of Australia (PCCA) since 2004 and is responsible for the effective management and implementation of the Company Quality System to ensure compliance to the Australian code of Good Manufacturing Practice. Nazmy has more than 25 years' management experience in the pharmaceutical industry with solid expertise and ability to develop and implement systems for the development, regulatory compliance, quality assurance and quality control of pharmaceutical products. Nazmy has also successfully developed and implemented quality management system for ISO 9001 Standard certification and successfully passed many training courses in Total Quality Management, Continuous Quality Improvement and Occupational Health & Safety throughout his career. Nazmy has also been invited to represent the industry on various technical & standard committees with the Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI), Complementary Health Council of Australia and the Roy-al Australian Chemical Institute (RACI).

Victoria Mercer has been employed as the Business Development Manager for PCCA for just short of 8 years. Victoria has over 25 years of experience in the healthcare sector working in various roles including Veterinary Nursing, Sales and Sales Management, Product Management and now Business Development with PCCA. Victoria also holds a diploma in Advanced Marketing with an interest in the development of building and growing individual pharmacies compounding practices across the numerous therapeutic categories particularly suited to their own business and practitioner needs.

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