Our speakers will provide pharmacists with strategies to enhance their role in delivering primary healthcare. Hear from leaders in their field from the UK and Australia, who will discuss best practices for expanding pharmacy services and collaborating across the healthcare ecosystem. Through interactive sessions, pharmacists will gain new insights to drive positive health outcomes in their communities.

Speakers

Professor Claire Anderson

BPharm PhD FRPharmS FFRPS FFIP FRSPH

Claire Anderson is Professor of Social Pharmacy in the Division of Pharmacy Practice and Policy, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham. She is President of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.

Her research has led and informed the development of pharmacy and pharmacy education in the UK and globally for example, in role in public health, influenza vaccination, prescribing and pharmacists in general practice. As an internationally renowned social pharmacy researcher she has shaped the future of global research in this area.

She has also set the agenda in pharmacy education research and development through prestigious work with international Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) important examples of outcomes include UNITWIN network on pharmacy education development in Africa and recognition of pharmacy workforce issues by WHO. She is a trustee of the Commonwealth Pharmacists Association.

Marta Stybowski

BPharm MBA Cert IV TAE MPS AAICD

A registered pharmacist, Marta worked as a community pharmacist in various roles and settings across Tasmania, Victoria and Queensland before stepping into consulting, where she has spent the last 14 years working with pharmacies to redesign their workflows and create environments that support the professional practice of pharmacy, provide patients with the best experience and in turn improve business outcomes.

With extensive experience in pharmacy workflow and layout design, pharmacy systems implementation and training, Marta has presented at a number of industry and stakeholder events, contributed to publications and was a casual sessional academic at Deakins health focused MBA in the technology and business process improvement unit for 2 years.

Professor Tracey Thornley

PhD MSc(EconHTA) PGDip(HlthEc) BScPharm(Hons) FRPharmS FFRPS

Tracey is a qualified pharmacist and health economist; specialising in supporting outcomes evidence within community pharmacy. Her work has helped support thinking on the future direction of pharmacy contract frameworks within all UK markets, measuring health outcomes and evidencing the value community pharmacy delivers to the health and social care system.

She served as an elected member of the English Pharmacy Board of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society from 2016 to 2022 where she championed antimicrobial stewardship and represented the profession on several expert AMR advisory groups. During 2020, she was elected as a member of the global Executive Committee for the Community Pharmacy section of the International Pharmaceutical federation (FIP).

Tracey holds a Chair at University of Nottingham as Professor of Health Policy where she works in collaboration across disciplines on research projects that can have an impact on health policy and practice. She also works as Scientific Advisor for surveillance transformation and the national biosurveillance network at UK Health Security Agency.