The Australian and New Zealand College of Advanced Pharmacy (ANZCAP) has announced an extension to the Foundation Program for Australian pharmacists to the end of June, ensuring equitable access for more practitioners amid unprecedented interest and a rapidly climbing number of recognised pharmacists.
The Australian and New Zealand College of Advanced Pharmacy (ANZCAP) will honour students embracing portfolio-building to help further their careers with a new award announced at the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA)’s 2024 Student Symposium, held in partnership with the National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association (NAPSA).
The Australian and New Zealand College of Advanced Pharmacy (ANZCAP) has formally recognised its 1000th pharmacist, while opening drop-in online consultation sessions to all pharmacists in Australia and New Zealand to support the completion of the fast-track Foundation Program.
Today, SHPA is pleased to announce that the Australian and New Zealand College of Advanced Pharmacy (ANZCAP) has launched six brand new areas of specialty! The six new specialty areas are: Anticoagulation, Men's health, Public health, Rehabilitation, Rural and remote health, Toxicology
Fiona Doukas FANZCAP (InfDis, Edu.) says recognition through ANZCAP can open doors in the future that are not possible today. ‘No matter where your experience come from, whether that’s community or hospital, the skills that you gain are transferable.’
Deirdre Criddle FANZCAP (ToC, GeriMed) says while ANZCAP has been a long time coming, ‘it’s so encouraging to see SHPA provide a platform for pharmacists and technicians to manage their career progression.'
Jacinta Johnson FANZCAP (Research, Edu.) says it’s fantastic that ANZCAP is open and accessible to everyone, including technicians and pharmacists in Australia and New Zealand. ‘I was really excited to get my ANZCAP certificate and I’m excited to see everybody else’s once they jump into the program.’
Kay Dunkley FANZCAP (Lead&Mgmt) says ANZCAP recognises important career skills that may not have been taught or awarded by formal training. 'Having [your skills] formally recognised is really good and being able to have those post-nominals indicates that I have a skill set in that [particular] area.'
Michael Bakker FANZCAP (Informtcs) says he welcomes the ANZCAP digital platform. ‘When I did my portfolio of experience previously, it was really quite a process to try and find all the artefacts of evidence to identify what I’d done. What I’m really excited about with ANZCAP is I’ll be able to add to those over the continuum of my career.’
