Forester named PSA SA/NT PotY

NORTHERN Territory pharmacist, Shelley Forester, has been named Pharmaceutical Society Association (PSA) South Australia and Northern Territory Branch Pharmacist of the Year at the annual Celebration of Excellence in Pharmacy in Adelaide on Fri.

PSA SA/NT President Robyn Johns congratulated Ms Forester and commended her significant contribution in the establishment and operation of the Maningrida Pharmacy service with Mala’la Health Service in 2014.

“This service was a pioneer of how a community pharmacy and an ACCHO can collaborate to improve the access to a pharmacist for remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people,” Johns said.

“Shelley has been a longtime supporter of the NT Pharmacy Program and is a critical supporter of local PSA initiatives including the Early Career Pharmacist and My Health Record.

“Not only is Shelley a terrific mentor for early career pharmacists but she has also shown a commitment in hiring NT interns and is a worthy recipient for the SA/NT Pharmacist of the Year award in recognition of her tireless dedication to NT Pharmacy.”

President elect of the Young Pharmacists’ Group FIP Dr Renly Lim received the SA/NT Early Career Pharmacist Development Award, while Raymond Truong won the PSA Gold Medal.

Pictured, SA/NT President PSA, Robyn Johns; Raymond Truong, Gold Medal winner; Shelley Forester, Pharmacist of the Year; Dr Renly Lim, ECP of the Year, and Helen Stone, State & Territory Manager SA/NT PSA.