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Queensland Pharmacist Full Scope of Practice Pilot Training

The Queensland Full Scope of Pharmacy Practice Pilot, developed through a partnership between the Queensland Government, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, and key industry stakeholders, is set to explore the expansion of pharmacists' roles in primary health care. This innovative pilot aims to enhance the delivery of preventative care, medication management, and prescribing by pharmacists for a spectrum of acute, common, chronic conditions, and health and wellbeing services, specifically targeting the improvement of primary health care accessibility in Queensland communities.

The pilot encompasses a comprehensive training program for participating pharmacists, who will be equipped to diagnose and treat conditions outlined in the . The program includes:

• Training Component 1: A rigorous Safe Prescribing Education course, aligned with the NPS Medicinewise Prescribing Competencies Framework, featuring 120 hours of Learning in Practice.
• Training Component 2: Two specialised subjects focused on health assessment, clinical examination techniques, and the diagnosis and management of selected conditions, incorporating safe prescribing practices learned in Training Component 1.

Before enrolling, pharmacists should carefully consider the following requirements:

1. AHPRA Registration: You must have current General Registration as a Pharmacist in Australia without undertakings or restrictions and not be under investigation for professional misconduct or any other type of investigation.
2. Designated Prescriber: You need access to a suitable primary Designated Prescriber (DP)* and possibly a second DP. It is your responsibility to identify a suitable primary DP.
3. Coursework Delivery: Subjects within the FSoP Training program are delivered as mixed mode study units which includes online modules and quizzes, online tutorials and face to face (F2F) teaching and learning activities. PC6100 Professional Practice for Pharmacists 1 and PC6200 Professional Practice for Pharmacists 2 require face-to-face attendance at residential weeks, which are 32 hours over five days in Brisbane. Travel and accommodation costs are your responsibility.
4. FSoP services: For more information on how to deliver FSoP services as part of the pilot, please click .

*An eligible, Designated Prescribers (DP) / Clinical Supervisors must:

• Be a registered health practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and appropriate Board and have no undertakings or restrictions on their practice.
• Be authorised to prescribe medications with at least one year of unsupervised and independent prescribing experience.
• Be actively working in a prescribing role that reflects the scope of practice of the pharmacist, and
• Have no actual or potential conflicts of interest between the pharmacist and the designated prescriber.

Further information on how to deliver services as part of the pilot, click .

The Australasian College of Pharmacy, appointed by Queensland Health will manage a training subsidy up to $7000 per eligible student.  To check eligibility  and the  application process please visit the .