The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) have launched reimagined Professional Practice Standards (PPS) today at its national flagship conference, PSA23. 

PSA National President Dr Fei Sim launched the standards as part of her address at PSA23 in front of pharmacists, organisation leaders, and government officials. 

“Over the past few years, we have seen a significant expansion of the roles of pharmacists in Australia," Sim said.

“As we work towards enabling pharmacists to practice to full scope, we must be mindful that the practice of pharmacists must be underpinned by a robust set of standards, to ensure the quality of the work that we do.

"At its core, the PPS is designed to define and articulate the minimum expected standards of professional behaviour in all aspects of pharmacy practice,” Sim said.

Under the new PPS, each clinical activity undertaken by pharmacists falls into one or more of 17 standards that are built off the medicine management cycle. Applying the PPS to practice will require pharmacists to look at the clinical activities they undertake, and the minimum practice standards that apply to those activities.

Chair of the Project Advisory Group, Deanna Mill, considers it to be one of the most important projects to set up the future of the profession.
 
“I encourage all pharmacists to use the newly revised and updated PPS as a contemporary, evidence-based resource to guide their quality professional practice. By incorporating these standards into daily practice, we can all deliver safe, effective, and person-centred care for all Australians,” shared Mill.

More details in today's issue of Pharmacy Daily.