| The Pharmacy Guild has just announced the winners of the prestigious 2024 Pharmacy of the Year awards, with Capital Chemist Southlands from the Australian Capital Territory taking out the overall prize.
The Excellence in Community Engagement category was won by Emerton Amcal+ Pharmacy from New South Wales for its involvement with men’s health and diabetes care groups.
The other category winners were Capital Chemist Southlands from the Australian Capital Territory, which won Excellence in Business Management for its medicinal cannabis services among other extended scope of practice programs.
Additionally, Narrabri Pharmacy in NSW won the Excellence in Professional Innovation award for its wound care and fatigue management services.
This year's APP also saw the introduction of a new category - Excellence in Harm Minimisation, which was taken out by Emerton Amcal+ Pharmacy, NSW, and collected by Curtis Ruhnau on behalf of his pharmacy.
The MIMS/Guild Intern of the Year 2023 title went to Christian Portelli from Pharmacy 777 in Karratha, WA, while Colby Diek took home The Pharmacy Guild of Australia/Maxigesic’s Pharmacy Assistant of the Year 2023 Award.
The highly anticipated awards were unveiled during the opening session of the conference on the Gold Coast, with nominations for this year's awards now open.
The Guild judges visited all six pharmacies that were selected as finalists from hundreds of nominations.
More details in today's issue of Pharmacy Daily.
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