PSS overseas exploration

PHARMACISTS’ Support Service (PSS) Executive Officer Kay Dunkley recently visited the UK to meet some of her foreign counterparts at the International Practitioner Health Summit 2018.

Themed “The Wounded Healer,” the London conference included a presentation by Dunkley on the findings of the Australian National Stress and Wellbeing Survey of Pharmacists (PD 28 Aug 2017).

The Wounded Healer Summit also featured initiatives across a wide range of health professions, including medical, dental, nursing, pharmacy, veterinary and allied health professionals.

Themes included resilience and healthy workplaces, mindfulness, the emotional impact of caring, burnout, mistakes, complaints and blame, mental health management, addiction, impairment and management by regulators and suicide in health professionals.

While in the UK, Dunkley also attended the Pharmacy Show in Birmingham, where she interacted with delegates and exhibitors including the British Pharmacy Students Association and the Pharmacists Defence Association, as well as attending sessions on contemporary pharmacy practice within the United Kingdom.

The trip also included a meeting with the UK Pharmacist Support staff at their Manchester offices.

She is pictured with the team, following a briefing on their programs and services which include the development of wellbeing seminars for pharmacists, marketing and fundraising, involvement of volunteers and charity management.