Speakers

Peter Fowler

Peter Fowler was elected President the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) last year and is Specialist Pharmacist – Critical Care at the Launceston General Hospital (LGH). Previously, Peter was Statewide Clinical Lead for eMM projects in Tasmania, which involved heading the implementation of a number of projects including introducing electronic prescribing in outpatient clinics across Tasmania; he also managed clinical pharmacy services at LGH and was Director of Pharmacy at the now-Mersey Community Hospital. 

Holding honorary academic positions with the Faculty of Health Science, University of Tasmania, Peter collaborated in establishing a physician-pharmacist lead teaching model for medical students as well as an experiential rural emergency medicine teaching program for pharmacy and medical students. Peter has been a member of the SHPA for over 30 years, served on the Tasmanian Branch Committee for 18 years, was the convener of the 2001 Federal Conference and one of the first Australian Pharmacists to achieve BPS accreditation in Pharmacotherapy.

Kristin Michaels

Kristin Michaels has been Chief Executive of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) since 2015, a time that has seen record membership growth and retention and a revolutionised role as the indispensable professional partner for Australia’s leading community of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.

A contemporary Chief Executive with almost 20 years’ experience within healthcare organisations, and through Board Directorships in both the primary and acute sectors, Kristin has modernised SHPA in step with the evolving nature of Australian healthcare, implementing agile operations and guiding the development of new strategic directions to position SHPA for future growth. A Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Kristin also has extensive experience as a professional mentor and executive coach.

Jane Booth

Jane Booth is the Formulary and Business Development Manager at Monash Health in Melbourne. Her professional interests are the rationale use of medicines, pharmacovigilance and the role of social media in healthcare. Together with Dan Guidone, and Kristin Xenos, Jane hosts and produces the Purple Pen Podcast, a fortnightly discussion about clinical pharmacy in Australia and one of the world’s leading hospital pharmacy podcasts. In 2017, Jane was awarded the William Mercer Young Achiever award from the Victorian Branch of SHPA.

Jane has previously worked as a senior Medicines Information pharmacist and as a clinical pharmacist in critical care. She led the team that established the first Australian clinical pharmacy service to an operating suite. Jane enjoys talking to people about legitimately using Twitter at work. (If you are talking to her she is probably considering ways to get you to appear on her podcast.)

Duncan McKenzie