The AJP Podcast
By Australian Journal of Pharmacy
Categories: Business, Careers, Health & Fitness, Medicine
The podcast by pharmacists, for pharmacists, brought to you by the AJP. Each episode, join a diverse panel of pharmacists from all settings and experience levels discussing topics that affect pharmacists in day to day practice – such as ability & gender diversity in pharmacy, and medicinal cannabis.
161 episodes indexed on PodSearch.
Recent episodes
- AJP Podcast: Union victory in Victoria
Hospital pharmacist union representative Shaun O’Connor talks about the recent enterprise bargaining agreement achieved in Victoria, touching on pay, flexibility and safe working conditions O’Connor, a senior hospital pharmacist who is an elected member of the board committee of the Association of…
- Pharmacies are ‘performing better than they have in years’
Certainty provided by the 8CPA “has set up community pharmacy nicely” in the eyes of bankers, the AJP Podcast hears Westpac’s national general manager of specialised industries, Belinda Hegarty, discusses financing pharmacy with the AJP Podcast’s Carlene McMaugh. In a period of economic…
- Do ECPs need ‘Odyssey’ years?
FIP early career pharmacist group president Yi Ling Ng talks to Carlene McMaugh about how pharmacy is changing in Malaysia and internationally – including paid professional services “When I first joined community pharmacy, I also asked myself, ‘Is it possible to maintain professionalism while…
- ‘We really need some change and we need it urgently’
Caps on the number of HMRs pharmacists can provide are stifling the profession’s capacity to prevent patients from being hospitalised, the AJP Podcast hears Consultant Pharmacist of the Year Kelly Abbott has told AJP Podcast host Carlene McMaugh that caps on the Home Medicines Review (HMR) program…
- ‘We haven’t allowed rural pharmacy to grow’
It is nearly impossible to find someone with an understanding of rural pharmacy at the meetings where decisions are made, Heather Volks tells the AJP Podcast AJP Podcast host, Carlene McMaugh, discusses life as a rural pharmacist with Charles Darwin University’s pharmacy lead, Associate Professor…
- Critical thinking a key skill: Pharmacist of the Year
Digital innovations will be “useful tools” for pharmacists going into the future, but the ability to think critically will help cement the profession’s role in healthcare, Paul Tait tells the AJP Podcast AJP Podcast host Carlene McMaugh discusses key skills pharmacists will need going into the…
- Tackling perceptions
Australia’s first Indigenous pharmacist, Professor Faye McMillan, speaks with AJP Podcast host Carlene McMaugh about her journey in pharmacy, the profession’s role in Closing the Gap, racism and more Wiradjuri woman, Faye McMillan, tells the AJP Podcast that she was inspired to pursue a career as…
- Be Risk Ready – a PDL Podcast: You’ve received an Ahpra notification, now what?
This PDL podcast seeks to demystify a stressful subject: what can pharmacists do when they receive a regulatory notification? Ahpra acting executive director of Health Regulation, Monica Lambley; PDL lead pharmacist education and professional development and host of the Be Risk Ready Podcast Amy…
- AJP Podcast: ‘Obviously there is some trepidation out there’
What’s going to change with the replacement of QCPP with QSPP? The AJP Podcast asks the questions AJP Podcast host Carlene McMaugh chats with Natalie Willis, senior vice president of the Pharmacy Guild in WA, national councillor and chair of the Guild’s clinical governance committee, about the new…
- A focus on the future at APC
CEO of the Australian Pharmacy Council Bronwyn Clark sits down with AJP Podcast host Carlene McMaugh to talk about full scope, training, interprofessional collaboration and more “Full scope is obviously super, super important and very exciting time for us here in Australia,” Clark says. “So our…
- ‘It’s important to invest in your pharmacists’
In this episode of the AJP Podcast, Sally Cairnduff explains what it’s like to work for a not-for-profit pharmacy servicing a rural community – and her lessons for the profession As the general manager of not-for-profit Wonthaggi Miners’ Pharmacy in regional Victoria, Sally Cairnduff runs her…
- A president’s journey
Former PSA national president, Associate Professor Fei Sim, reflects on the society’s evolution during her term, and looks to the future on the latest episode of our podcast AJP Podcast host Carlene McMaugh sits down with the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s immediate past president…
- ‘They become more and more sophisticated over time’
AJP Podcast host Carlene McMaugh discusses cybersecurity in 2026 – including why pharmacists need to consider themselves data stewards She sits down with PSA’s digital health lead and pharmacist Jarrod McMaugh to discuss everything from why criminals target small businesses, how to tell the…
- Frontline workers critical to AI use in healthcare
Decisions around the adoption of AI in healthcare need input from those who will be using it, hospital pharmacist Ella Shearing says AJP Podcast host Carlene McMaugh sits down with clinical pharmacist Ella Shearing, of Locumate, to discuss the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in pharmacy. A…
- ‘Step fully into your role as a prevention leader’
Vaccination will always be the “inaugural proof point for full scope,” says “the Vaccination Pharmacist” In this episode of the AJP Podcast, host Carlene McMaugh sits down with Anna Theophilos, who takes listeners through her journey into an educator on social media – and how to cut through…
- ‘How do you approach those conversations?’
Do pharmacists have a bigger role to play recognising and supporting patients with mental health concerns? The AJP Podcast discusses the matter with Claire O’Reilly Australia’s pharmacists have a frontline role in triaging patients who are struggling, but more training is needed across the…
- Scope legislation: pushing the government
“Legislation and practice aren’t necessarily keeping up with the universities,” says a leading pharmacy student, discussing the future of the sector Sebastian Harper, national president at the National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association (NAPSA), chats with AJP Podcast host Carlene McMaugh…
- ‘We’ll be strongly advocating for things like removal of caps’
PSA’s new president flags changes to the profession, with priorities including the negotiation of the pharmacy programs agreement, the new Code of Ethics and the College transition AJP podcast host Carlene McMaugh sits down for a chat with Pharmaceutical Society of Australia national president…
- AJP Podcast: ‘We’re not talking about robo pharmacists’
Is AI likely to result in a dystopian future for health professionals and patients – or could it be used to free up more hours in the day for pharmacists to do their jobs? AJP Podcast host Carlene McMaugh sits down with Michael Bakker, chief pharmacy information officer for SA Pharmacy, about the…
- ‘Total reliance on the supply model will not sustain our industry’
FIP president pays tribute to Australia’s pharmacy practice model, as international jurisdictions champion pharmacist scope Paul Sinclair, the first Australian president of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) sat down with AJP Podcast host Carlene McMaugh to talk about the pharmacy…
- The HMR that saved over $4k a year
Almost every HMR can make a difference, says consultant pharmacist of the year Angus Thompson The AJP Podcast’s Carlene McMaugh sits down with award-winning consultant pharmacist Angus Thompson, who tells her about how he builds rapport with his patients and helps them get the most out of their…
- ‘We wanted to create a space where cannabis is treated as a legitimate medicine’
Community pharmacist and owner of MedWest Medical Dispensary, Keegan Wong, says his passion lies in merging evidence-based medicine with a holistic model of health. Speaking to host Carlene McMaugh of the AJP Podcast, Wong shared his journey to co-founding MedWest Medical Dispensary in Western…
- ‘We push boundaries in patient and community services’
Professional Services Innovation Award winners Bev Mistry-Cable and Zineb Medrek share the secrets of their success with the AJP Podcast – and what’s next “I think everybody’s got a slightly different passion, so it’s trying to work out what drives the pharmacies,” Cooleman Court Pharmacy’s Bev…
- Why pharmacists need PBS prescribing rights
AJP Podcast host Carlene McMaugh takes a look back at 2025 with AdPha president Tom Simpson and outgoing vice president Dr Kate O’Hara Speaking during Advanced Pharmacy Australia’s Medicines Management 2025 conference in Melbourne, the three spoke about how residencies can help pharmacists keep…
- ‘We are really starting to see the impact of those stricter vaping regulations on the ground’
On the latest AJP podcast, our host Carlene McMaugh speaks to pharmacist Keegan Wong about the impact of the 1 July vaping regulations Among the topics covered in this podcast are: The impact of the regulations on the product’s that pharmacies can supply (03:11 minutes) What is the new process for…
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