Guild Membership Now Includes Access To CPD Training

The Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand (the Guild) is pleased
to announce that Guild membership now includes complimentary
membership of the Australasian College of Pharmacy (the
College).

All pharmacists with an ownership interest
in a Guild member pharmacy will receive complimentary access
to the College. This will allow members to meet their CPD
requirements, expand their scope of practice and upskill to
provide additional services.

“We are delighted to
offer this incredible benefit to our members, giving them
access to hundreds of CPD activities covering clinical,
business and leadership topics. This makes their Guild
membership even more indispensable,” says Guild President,
Kesh Naidoo-Rauf.

The College is a leading education
and training provider for community pharmacy in Australia.
Their priority is to support the community pharmacy sector
by providing access to up-to-date and valuable education and
training.

We can offer members complimentary access to
the College thanks to our relationship with the Pharmacy
Guild of Australia (PGA), a partnership we recently
formalised, with a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between
the two Guilds signed in October 2024.

As part of the
MoU we have agreed to work together and share information on
advocacy efforts and government relations, funding
proposals, pharmacy regulation, scope of practice
initiatives, quality use of medicines, clinical governance,
and health service delivery programmes.

We will also
share documents, including policy documents and position
statements, and work together to share and develop relevant
member offerings and partnership opportunities.

“We
have enjoyed a close working relationship with the PGA for
many years, and formalising this with an MoU was a natural
next step. Both Guild’s share a common interest and
commitment to community pharmacy in our respective
countries,” says Ms Naidoo-Rauf.

“We recognise
that our combined capabilities will better enable us to
develop and offer solutions to members, patients,
governments and other stakeholders.

“Prior to the
MoU being signed, members saw us begin working more closely
with PGA, with the launch of Australasian Pharmacy in
May 2024, a joint bi-monthly publication focused on
providing business and clinical content for community
pharmacy owners in both countries.

“We look forward
to delivering further opportunities for community pharmacy
thanks to our relationship with PGA and hope members enjoy
the additional benefits they are already receiving,” says
Ms
Naidoo-Rauf.

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