Rural Practice

RURAL PRACTICE
Rural News Victorian Healthcare Association announces Rural Allied Health Postgraduate Scholarship Program In 2010, the Victorian Healthcare Association is offering scholarships to support rural allied health professionals and students. Three scholarships are available, click the links to go to the VHA website for more information, including application forms and guidelines: Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for Rural Allied Health Practitioners Rural Allied Health Postgraduate Scholarship Rural Allied Health Undergraduate Scholarship SHPA Strategic Plan Included in the SHPA vision and mission, is that 'policies for the future will ensure that equity of access to services, particularly for members in rural and remote districts is maximised'. SHPA Rural Adviser The role of the SHPA Rural Adviser is to: Provide Federal Council with advice on rural issues that affect hospital pharmacy. Inform Federal Council of issues which affect rural hospital pharmacy. Represent rural hospital pharmacy at appropriate forums. Promote rural hospital pharmacy. Establish a network of rural hospital pharmacists. The SHPA Rural Adviser is Anne Leversha, contact details below. SHPA Rural Network The SHPA Rural Network has representatives from the states/territories listed below. The network meets by audio-teleconference three times a year, and is planning to develop closer links with the rural members. Contact your State representative with ideas on how your Rural Network can work for you! New South Wales: Ian Mawbey - ian.mawbey@gwahs.health.nsw.gov.au Northern Territory: Kieran Behan - kieran.behan@nt.gov.au Queensland: Robert Forsythe - Robert_Forsythe@health.qld.gov.au South Australia: Phil Selby - philip.selby@health.sa.gov.au Tasmania: Suzette Seaton - suzette.seaton@dhhs.tas.gov.au Victoria: Chris Turner - cturner@erh.org.au Western Australia: Frank Andinach - Frank.Andinach@health.wa.gov.au Teleconference Minutes (members only) June 2010 March 2010 October 2009 August 2009 February 2009 October 2008 August 2008 February 2008 October 2007 June 2007 February 2007 November 2006 June 2006 March 2006 SHPA Representation Rural and Remote Pharmacy Workforce Development Program (RRPWDP) SHPA has a representative on the Advisory Committee for this program, which is responsible for administering the $11.47 million over four years from the Commonwealth Government. The main programs are: CPE/Professional Development Allowance Scheme Undergraduate scholarships Placement scholarships Internship (placement) scholarship scheme Pharmacist Academics at University Departments of Rural Health Rural Pharmacy Newsletter Rural and Remote Pharmacy Infrastructure Grants Program Go to the RRPWDP website for more information about these programs and for closing dates and application forms. Allied Health Professions Australia Rural and Remote (AHPARR) AHPARR provides Allied Health Professions Australia (AHPA) with rural and remote allied health representation and voice at a national level. Click here to visit the AHPARR page of the AHPA website. Rural Pharmacists Australia - Rural Interest Group SHPA is a member of the RPA, and as such represents Pharmacy on the National Rural Health Alliance. Contacts SHPA welcomes feedback and suggestions regarding topics for the Rural section of this site. Please forward your comments to: Anne Leversha, SHPA Rural Adviser Pharmacy Department, Latrobe Regional Hospital, Traralgon, Victoria School of Rural Health, Monash University Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Victoria Department of Pharmacy Practice, Monash University Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Victoria. Email: anne.leversha@med.monash.edu.au

RURAL PRACTICE

Rural News

Victorian Healthcare Association announces Rural Allied Health Postgraduate Scholarship Program
In 2010, the Victorian Healthcare Association is offering scholarships to support rural allied health professionals and students. Three scholarships are available, click the links to go to the VHA website for more information, including application forms and guidelines:

SHPA Strategic Plan

Included in the SHPA vision and mission, is that 'policies for the future will ensure that equity of access to services, particularly for members in rural and remote districts is maximised'.

SHPA Rural Adviser

The role of the SHPA Rural Adviser is to:

Provide Federal Council with advice on rural issues that affect hospital pharmacy.
Inform Federal Council of issues which affect rural hospital pharmacy.
Represent rural hospital pharmacy at appropriate forums.
Promote rural hospital pharmacy.
Establish a network of rural hospital pharmacists.

The SHPA Rural Adviser is Anne Leversha, contact details below.

SHPA Rural Network

The SHPA Rural Network has representatives from the states/territories listed below. The network meets by audio-teleconference three times a year, and is planning to develop closer links with the rural members.

Contact your State representative with ideas on how your Rural Network can work for you!

New South Wales: Ian Mawbey - ian.mawbey@gwahs.health.nsw.gov.au
Northern Territory: Kieran Behan - kieran.behan@nt.gov.au
Queensland: Robert Forsythe - Robert_Forsythe@health.qld.gov.au
South Australia: Phil Selby - philip.selby@health.sa.gov.au
Tasmania: Suzette Seaton - suzette.seaton@dhhs.tas.gov.au
Victoria: Chris Turner - cturner@erh.org.au
Western Australia: Frank Andinach - Frank.Andinach@health.wa.gov.au

Teleconference Minutes (members only)

SHPA Representation

Rural and Remote Pharmacy Workforce Development Program (RRPWDP)

SHPA has a representative on the Advisory Committee for this program, which is responsible for administering the $11.47 million over four years from the Commonwealth Government. The main programs are:

CPE/Professional Development Allowance Scheme
Undergraduate scholarships
Placement scholarships
Internship (placement) scholarship scheme
Pharmacist Academics at University Departments of Rural Health
Rural Pharmacy Newsletter
Rural and Remote Pharmacy Infrastructure Grants Program

Go to the RRPWDP website for more information about these programs and for closing dates and application forms.

Allied Health Professions Australia Rural and Remote (AHPARR)

AHPARR provides Allied Health Professions Australia (AHPA) with rural and remote allied health representation and voice at a national level. Click here to visit the AHPARR page of the AHPA website.

Rural Pharmacists Australia - Rural Interest Group

SHPA is a member of the RPA, and as such represents Pharmacy on the National Rural Health Alliance.

Contacts

SHPA welcomes feedback and suggestions regarding topics for the Rural section of this site. Please forward your comments to:

Anne Leversha, SHPA Rural Adviser
Pharmacy Department, Latrobe Regional Hospital, Traralgon, Victoria
School of Rural Health, Monash University Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Victoria
Department of Pharmacy Practice, Monash University Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Victoria.
Email: anne.leversha@med.monash.edu.au

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Alice Springs pharmacist receives SHPA Preceptorship

Angela Young, Clinical Renal Pharmacist at the Alice Springs Hospital, is the recipient of the SHPA Janssen-Cilag Specialist Renal Pharmacist Grant for 2010. Read more in the MEDIA RELEASE

Australasian Pharmacist Prescribing Workshop

27 October 2010, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Vic. FLYER, REGISTRATION FORM

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