AdPha releases strategic plan towards 'pharmacy in 2030'

Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has released Yindyamarra 2030 — its strategic plan to 2030, a forward vision for pharmacy based in and around Australian hospitals. Designed to support practitioners at every career stage and foster interdisciplinary excellence to improve team-based patient care, the plan evolves through three two-year horizons towards a more inclusive and collaborative pharmacy community.

It builds on 84 years of history, to support a new generation through community, connection, recognition and training. “Excellence isn’t defined by location, and AdPha represents advanced pharmacy as a contemporary concept meeting the needs of each patient, regardless of their place, their care setting or their vulnerabilities,” AdPha President Tom Simpson FANZCAP (Lead&Mgmt) said.

“Yindyamarra 2030 turns this ethos into a blueprint, charting our vision for Australian pharmacy based in and around our hospitals that sees pharmacists and technicians fully integrated into interdisciplinary care teams, with the patient at the heart of everything they do,” Simpson said, adding that the six-year plan envisions all Australian pharmacy practitioners as recognised and respected for their complementary skills and collegiate partnerships.

“What this means in practice is programs, peer networks, education, events, resources and development opportunities wrap around each member from their days as a student, through their early career into leadership, generalist and specialty positions,” Simpson said. “Through this bold plan, AdPha continues as a driving force and professional partner of pharmacists and technicians, from students and trainees to innovators and leaders.”

The plan is available to read here, via the AdPha website.

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