Australian Pharmacy Council now seeking applications from education providers.

The Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) has just announced that its Accreditation Standards for the credentialing of Aged Care On-site Pharmacists and Medication Management Review (MMR) pharmacists have been approved by the Department of Health and Aged Care.

APC CEO Bronwyn Clark thanked the stakeholders who contributed to the consultation process, with the next step being for education providers to begin developing and reviewing their programs aligned to the new standards, with applications accepted from 01 September.

APC will also shortly begin consultation on the Performance Outcomes for aged care and MMR pharmacist programs, with the organisation having had its contract with the Department of Health and Aged Care extended. The Outcomes are anticipated to be released next month.

Interested parties can obtain a copy of the newly approved Standards prior to their official publication by emailing standards@pharmacycouncil.org.au.

More details in Monday’s issue of Pharmacy Daily.