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Industry Update (Pharmacy Connect)

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Pharmacy Connect Conference
Pharmacy Connect Conference
Friday, September 1, 2023
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Maritime Ballroom 1


Sponsored by The Pharmacy Guild of Australia



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MC: David Heffernan 2023 has seen some major challenges thrown at community pharmacy. Setting the scene for the conference, this opening plenary session will provide a briefing on key pharmacy industry issues, some of which will be discussed in greater detail in subsequent conference sessions. Community pharmacy needs to plan for the future and make adjustments to ensure pharmacy viability and job protection.


Speaker

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Anthony Tassone
Vice President
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia

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Biography

Anthony Tassone is a community pharmacist and has been a proprietor of community pharmacies in outer south eastern Melbourne since 2006. He has been the Victorian Branch President of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia since 2013 and is currently national Vice President and Chair of the Guild’s Health Economics & Policy Committee. Anthony’s pharmacies have been recognised for community engagement and customer service excellence at both a state and national level. Over the past decade, Anthony has served on a range of advisory boards for multi-national pharmaceutical companies and had advisory roles with State and Federal governments. He is currently a Director of the National Return of Unwanted Medicines Board. In 2019, Anthony was the recipient of the Holt Australia Day Award recognising his contribution to health promotion, primary healthcare and volunteerism in the community.
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Professor Trent Twomey
National President
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia

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Biography

Professor Trent Twomey was elected as National President of The Pharmacy Guild of Australia in March 2021. Trent has been involved with the Guild for over 10 years and was part of the successful negotiating team for the Sixth and Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreements. He is Secretary of the World Pharmacy Council, immediate Past Chairman and Director of Advance Cairns, a Professor at James Cook University, a Council Member of the Queensland Futures Institute, and a trustee for the Committee for Economic Development of Australia. Trent and his wife are both pharmacists and own a small group of pharmacies in Northern Queensland.
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