Helen is currently working as pharmacist prescriber in primary care in Tokoroa, prescribing in long-term conditions especially Type 2 Diabetes. Helen is passionate about education and wants to enable everyone to manage their own health conditions optimally. Helen is the 2018 Pharmacist of the Year and the 2019 PSNZ Shark Tank winner for her service in providing real-time glucose monitoring in poorly controlled Type 2 diabetes.

Helen Cant is currently working as pharmacist prescriber in primary care in Tokoroa, prescribing in long-term conditions especially Type 2 Diabetes. Helen is passionate about education and wants to enable everyone to manage their own health conditions optimally. Helen is the 2018 Pharmacist of the Year and the 2019 PSNZ Shark Tank winner for her service in providing real-time glucose monitoring in poorly controlled Type 2 diabetes.

 Ravi Sharma is the Director of England at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society. He has held previous roles as the National Clinical Lead for Clinical Pharmacy and Genomics at NHS England and as the Vice President of the Primary Care Pharmacy Association.  Ravi continues to work as a prescribing pharmacist in a GP practice on a weekly basis. More recently, Ravi received a scholarship by the NHS to complete a Masters in Genomic Medicines at Imperial College London and has just been awarded fellowship by the Faculty of UK Clinical Informatics.  In this episode we discuss Ravi's career journey so far, his role at a General Practice and advice to pharmacists considering moving into new roles. Ravi Sharma was in New Zealand as guest speaker at the 2019 PSNZ Towards Integrated Health Conference.

Ravi Sharma is the Director of England at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society. He has held previous roles as the National Clinical Lead for Clinical Pharmacy and Genomics at NHS England and as the Vice President of the Primary Care Pharmacy Association.  Ravi continues to work as a prescribing pharmacist in a GP practice on a weekly basis. More recently, Ravi received a scholarship by the NHS to complete a Masters in Genomic Medicines at Imperial College London and has just been awarded fellowship by the Faculty of UK Clinical Informatics.  In this episode we discuss the health landscape of the NHS,  challenges facing the pharmacy sector, positive changes happening now and emerging roles in England. Ravi Sharma was in New Zealand as guest speaker at the 2019 PSNZ Towards Integrated Health Conference.

In this episode we interview Keriana Brooking, Deputy Director-General of Health, Health System Improvement and Innovation, Ministry of Health. We will discuss the challenges facing the health system, what an integrated approach to delivering services looks like and the place of pharmacy in  the integrated team.  This interview was conducted at the 2019 PSNZ Toward Integrated Health Conference.

In this episode we talk to Dr Janine Bycroft the Clinical Director of Health Navigator NZ. Listen to this episode of CollegeCast to find out about the apps available in the Health Navigator App Library, what people want from a health app, what health professionals need to know before recommending a health app, privacy concerns about who can access information stored on an app and which medication app could be recommended to improve medication adherence.

Welcome to episode 7 of CollegeCast where we interview Brock Dale. Brock recently won the Hospital Pharmacist of the Year Award on a Mental Health Clinical Pharmacy Service developed at Rotorua Hospital. Learn about how he developed this Service, if he met the objectives of the project, what the Service looks like in practice and the benefits seen.

Welcome to episode 6 of CollegeCast where we interview Diana Phone on services offered at Waimauku Pharmacy. In this episode we will discuss the relationship this pharmacy has with their local doctors and Diana will tell us about some of the services offered at Waimauku Pharmacy which include the Community Anticoagulation Management Service (CPAMS), Medicine Use Review Service (MUR) and Own My Gout.

In Episode 5 we talk to Patrick J. Bridgeman Jr about burnout among health professionals. We will discuss what is burnout, how to recognise burnout, factors which may contribute to burnout and what we as individuals, colleagues and employers can do to support health and well-being.

Welcome to Episode 4 of CollegeCast. In this episode we continue our discussion with Dr Claire O'Reilly on stigma and discrimination in mental health. In this episode we will consider how stigma can impact on help seeking, the place and value of community pharmacy in supporting this group, experiences of family and friends of people with a mental illness and Claire will also provide some tips for your practice.