Pharmacy Board of Australia

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Member of The Pharmacy Board of Australia and Chair of the Board's Compounding Sub-Committee, will discuss the Board's plans for the regulation of pharmacy compounding at PCCA's Australasian Compounding Networking Conference

- Review compounding in Australia

- Implement compounding regulations and standards

Gerry McInerney

Member of The Pharmacy Board of Australia and Chair of the Board's Compounding Sub-Committee, will discuss the Board's plans for the regulation of pharmacy compounding at PCCA's Australasian Compounding Networking Conference

Professor Andrew McLachlan

Chair of the National Medicines Policy Committee, will also explain how compounders should practice under the Australian Government Quality Use of Medicines Policy.

John Chapman

CEO Australian College of Pharmacy, will discuss compounding as a business proposition, especially in view of the 5th Agreement Pharmacy Practice Incentive Payments

Make sure you are prepared for changes to regulations and standards

These and other high quality local and international speakers will be presenting at:

PCCA AUSTRALASIAN COMPOUNDING NETWORKING CONFERENCE

30 July – 1 August 2011, Sydney, Four Points by Sheraton Hotel Register now, as places are limited! Earn CPD points relevant to your compounding practice.

Conference Objectives

Standards and regulations

• Understand the view of the Pharmacy Board of Australia on compounding pharmaceuticals
• Understand the compounding regulations and the role of the regulator
• Discuss how to lead the profession – The DOS and the DON'TS
• Improve understanding of the quality use of medicines in the context of extemporaneous compounding
• Understand the need for the use of appropriate standards and procedures in extemporaneous compounding.

Pharmacy practice

• Identify patients who may benefit from compounded medicines
• Compare the advantages and disadvantages of a hybrid versus compounding only pharmacy
• Analyse the layout of your pharmacy to optimise your space
• Discuss specific disease states and how compounding can impact therapeutic outcomes
• Demonstrate a systematic approach to consideration of compounded treatment options taking into account the risks and benefits for patients
• Identify compounding trends from other compounders that you can implement in your practice
• Understand the need for a services model in community pharmacyDiscuss the 5th Agreement's impact on pharmacy services such as compounding

Marketing and communication

• Understand how people communicate
• Discuss strategies for effective communication
• Learn new ways to communicate your knowledge to patients and other health professionals
• Identify appropriate opportunities to discuss compounding with prescribers
• Understand the benefits of your pharmacy becoming involved in your community
• Identify new opportunities for innovative business development
• Identify and understand the basic format of a successful Marketing Plan
• Create a mini-marketing plan using social media to extend your reach to the public and physicians
• Identify strategies to grow niche markets such as Dental Compounding
• Identify and understand successful compounding practice promotion techniques being utilised across the world

Hormones and hormone replacement

• Understand the 'window of opportunity' for menopause
• Discuss the use of transdermal progesterone as a treatment for the menopause
• Analyse which is the commonest cause of death for post menopausal women –breast cancer, heart attacks, Alzheimers dementia.
• Understand the co-factors that should be considered in hormone replacement
• Discuss factors that affect the response to BHRT
• Identify detoxification strategies in hormone therapy
• Discuss the need for baseline and progress measurements in HRT
• Evaluate the need for long term follow-up of BHRT in relation to: breast cancer; prostate cancer; menopausal symptoms; and osteoporosis
• Discuss dosing principles, dosage forms and options in hormone replacement
• Examine the literature relating to manufactured hormone products and compounding options.
• Understand the relationship between sex steroid hormones, gender and disease
• Demonstrate how hormone balance can reduce inflammation
• Understand the importance of environmental factors, drugs, diet and stress, in inflammation