The AJP Podcast
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.
Undervaluing pharmacy ‘has to stop’
One multi-award-winning pharmacist talks to the AJP Podcast about why we need to value the services available in pharmacy – and pay for them The Capital Chemist Charnwood is in …
Deprescribing: it’s a shared decision
Deprescribing is “about working together to make sure that the medication someone is taking still fit with the current health goals, the values and their needs at that point in …
‘You need to be able to understand why they’re doing that’
There’s far more to First Nations health than filling Close The Gap scripts – one Wiradjuri pharmacy student tells the AJP why early dispensing can be vital, why knowing about …
‘I think it’s really cool to have a stethoscope and to be able to use it’
“My piece of advice if you’re going through the training or considering the training is just get your stethoscope on as many lungs as many hearts and just really start …
‘People my age were actually getting excited’
Pharmacy veteran George Tambassis expected young pharmacists to be excited about full scope of practice – and was delighted to see that pharmacists of all ages and situations are keen …
‘Those sorts of interactions can really just beat down at your ego’
“From systemic erasure in medical education to outright discrimination in our care settings” – LGBTQIA+ patients face a lot of barriers to care and medicines access, says one pharmacist advocating …
Fund pharmacists to ‘do the job well’: Sim
Election special podcast: Health is high up on the agenda this federal election – we find out what one group’s key priorities are when it comes to pharmacy AJP Podcast …
‘I hid it very well’
Many Australians struggle with feeling lonely – and the most affected cohort may not be who you think, says one expert AJP Podcast host Carlene McMaugh spoke to Jenny Kirschner, …
‘I was being bullied relentlessly every day’
Pharmacy coach and influencer Emily Griffin proudly balances a number of roles, including consultant, hospital pharmacist, rural pharmacist liaison officer and training program developer “I love sharing my skills and …
‘Today 75% of pharmacies are in the red’
Former community pharmacy manager Olivier Picard has been a long-time critic of the UK funding model, which he says has put many pharmacies on the brink of collapse “Pharmacy funding …
‘I would love to have females in every single senior position in pharmacy organisations’
Award-winning consultant pharmacist, ACOP pharmacist, academic and researcher Anna Barwick reflects on how things have changed for women in pharmacy – and how much work there still is to do …
‘What can we do to lift each other up?’
“Make sure when you see something in a woman who’s younger than you, you back them,” NSW Guild vice-president Catherine Bronger says on our latest podcast AJP Podcast presenter Carlene …

