Health systems are under pressure—from climate change, resource scarcity, and shifting population needs. This session will overview the outcomes and recommendations from the Transitions to Sustainable Health Systems Consortium: Accelerating towards net zero: A guide for the Australian health system. It will explore how pharmacy contribute to practical strategies for reducing carbon footprints, improving circularity in medication use, and embedding sustainability into everyday practice to lead and support the shift to environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable health systems. Whether you're working in policy, clinical care, or education, this session will help you identify where pharmacy fits in the sustainability transition—and how to make it count.
This presentation will address the following learning objectives:
Professor Angie Bone Professor of Practice, Health and Climate Initiative, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic
Dr Kate O'Hara FANZCAP (Neonatol., Paeds), Deputy Service Manager - Clinical, John Hunter Hospital; Cannabis Advisory Pharmacist, NSW Health, Newcastle, NSW
Brenda Shum FANZCAP (Lead&Mgmt), Vice President, AdPha; Chief Pharmacist – Royal Perth Bentley Group; AdPha WA Branch Director, Perth, WA