Hana is a Clinical Pharmacist and PhD Candidate researching collaborative pharmacist prescribing in South Australian public hospitals utilising electronic prescribing systems. Hana is passionate about providing quality patient-centric pharmacy care, expanding pharmacists' scope of practice and fostering inter-professional collaboration in healthcare.

Parnaz is a Senior Project Officer with the Medicines Optimisation Service at Austin Health, with expertise in driving quality improvement initiatives and establishing stewardship program models. She utilises improvement science methodology to promote the development of innovative health care solutions that tackle challenging aspects of consumer care.

Dionisia is an enthusiastic early-career pharmacist, currently in her first year of foundational residency. She is passionate about the evolving pharmacist's role in providing patient-centred care and preventing medication harm. Currently undertaking a rotation in cardiology, Dionisia is honing her clinical skills and strengthening her ability to make impactful contributions in the hospital setting.

Amy is a clinical pharmacist at Concord Repatriation General Hospital with a well-rounded background across rural and metropolitan hospital settings, as well as community pharmacy services. She is committed to improving patient health outcomes, advancing clinician and patient education, and enhancing departmental efficiency within multidisciplinary teams. Her clinical experience encompasses both acute and chronic care areas, including Mental Health, Cardiology, and various surgical specialties.

Madeleine Baldock is an Intern pharmacist at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead with a strong passion for paediatrics. Madeleine is committed to providing safe, effective, and compassionate care to children and their families, and dedicated to continuous learning to expand her skill base as her career progresses.

Anne-Maree Bartlett-Corry is the inaugural Aged Care Onsite Pharmacist (ACOP) at Barwon Health, bringing extensive experience in medicines management for older adults. She previously pioneered the ‘at home’ pharmacist role at Barwon Health, leading to several community-based initiatives. Anne-Maree contributes to education through Deakin Medical School’s, Aged Care and Rehabilitation Placement lecture series, and has provided expert commentary for The Residential Aged Care Communiqué. She views the Tier 2 ACOP funding model as a valuable opportunity to strengthen pharmacy service provision and medication governance in aged care.

Sasha is a pharmacist and the Executive Officer of NSW Therapeutic Advisory Group, an independent not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving the quality of medicine use in all care settings including hospitals and aged care. Sasha’s areas of interest and expertise are translation of research into practice, quality improvement, cardiology and aged care.

Alexandra Brown is a senior pharmacist at Northern Health who established the pharmacist role within the state-wide Victorian Virtual Emergency Department. Passionate about innovation, Alex has pioneered VVED pharmacist-led clinics, optimising medication safety, preventative health, and chronic disease management in the virtual setting, improving access and outcomes for vulnerable populations.

Georgia Clark is a Senior Critical Care Pharmacist at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane, currently undertaking the critical care advanced training residency. Additionally, Georgia is completing her PhD evaluating diuretic use in critically ill patients at the Queensland University of Technology. Georgia has worked across multiple sites including Canberra Hospital and rurally.

Mark is the Senior Pharmacy Technician for Sterile & PC2 Production at Westmead Hospital. In 2024 he joined the Health Services Union (HSU) Pharmacy Industrial Advisory Committee, becoming co-chair in July 2024. He is currently on the HSU Bargaining Committee negotiating Allied Health award reform for NSW Health pharmacy employees.

After completing her internship at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Sarah Coker continued to gain experience as a rotational clinical pharmacist in general surgery, internal medicine, and operational roles. For the past year, Sarah has embraced the unique challenges and rewards of rural practice, fostering adaptability and broad clinical experience.

Joshua is currently completing his undergraduate degree in pharmacy at RMIT University. Joshua has completed previous university courses in Health Science and Information Technology.  His interests include health economics, leadership, continuous quality improvement, programming, data analytics, informatics and more recently, the use of AI in healthcare.  Joshua has also worked in public hospital and community pharmacy environments.

Caitlin is a PhD candidate in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Monash University. Her research focuses on improving medication management for older patients at transitions of care through family engagement. Caitlin has a background in both hospital pharmacy and community pharmacy.

Helen Dowling is a Pharmaceutical Advisor at the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. She brings considerable management experience and expertise in hospital pharmacy; practitioner regulation; medication safety; digital systems; health-related policy and standards development; quality improvement and change management. Helen is a distinguished Fellow of AdPha.

James Dwyer is the Director of Pharmacy at Mercy Health with 30 years’ experience across Victorian public hospitals. James is a registered pharmacist with postgraduate qualifications in public health, pharmacy, and leadership. He is also a national Standards assessor with ACHS, AHPRA examiner, VicTAG and CATAG contributor, and Chair of the AdPHA Women’s and Newborn Health Leadership Committee. He is passionate about medication safety, stewardship, and lifelong education.

Michelle is a Senior Pharmacist of Policy & Strategy in NT Health. Michelle began her career as an intern pharmacist at the Austin Hospital in Melbourne. Since then, she has worked in various hospital pharmacy departments across Australia, progressing from a clinical pharmacist to roles focused on her passion—quality improvement. This journey led her from working as a Medicines Use Evaluation Pharmacist and ultimately to her current position in policy and strategy. She has a love of quality improvements, medicines governance and research.  Michelle has recently completed a Masters in Public Health from Charles Darwin University including undertaking a first of its kind, Territory wide research project to provide much needed insight into medicines access barriers that occur across the Northern Territory, Australia.

Christy is a Resident Clinical Pharmacist at Northern Sydney Local Health District and an Advanced Pharmacy Australia Foundation Resident. She leads a pharmacist-led penicillin allergy de-labelling initiative to improve antimicrobial stewardship and patient safety. Christy is passionate about medication safety, education, and multidisciplinary collaboration to enhance outcomes in hospital practice.

Veronica currently enjoys working on the Paediatric Ward at Fiona Stanley Hospital in WA. She has over 15 years of hospital pharmacy experience, including clinical work on medical and surgical wards, compounding, and clinical trials. Outside of pharmacy Veronica is a classical soprano and mother to 3 young children.

Cindy Farrell is a Pharmacy Assistant Team Leader at Princess Alexandra Hospital, leading the Dispensary and Inventory teams. With a strong focus on workforce development and equity, she is passionate about creating inclusive pathways into pharmacy careers, particularly for First Nations youth through cadetship and training initiatives.

Sophia recently completed her Pharmacy degree at the University of Queensland with First Class Honours and a University Medal. Her research major explored antiplatelet responsiveness after ischaemic stroke at the Princess Alexandra Hospital. Currently, she is an intern pharmacist at The Prince Charles Hospital, with interests in cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery.