Erin has been a Guild Trainer/Assessor since 2015 and has over seven years’ experience as a pharmacy assistant. Erin was also a Queensland state finalist for Pharmacy Assistant of the Year (PATY) in 2015! We wanted to get to know Erin a bit better, so we sat down and asked her a few questions about … Read more
Lisa Point has been with the Guild for the past twelve years, bringing invaluable experience across multiple avenues within the pharmacy industry, retail pharmacy and training. We spoke with Lisa to discover more about her extensive career at the Guild. Have you been working as Trainer and Assessor during your twelve years at the Guild? No, … Read more
Haylee was our Enrolments Officer from June 2013 until May this year, and has now become our National Programs Administrator with the Guild. Haylee has an extensive background in Registered Training Organisations and found that she just naturally fell into her role as Enrolments Officer. We recently talked with Haylee to find out a little … Read more
We asked Deborah a few questions so you could get to know her better: How long have you worked at the Guild? It’s coming up to 3 years! What were you doing before you started at the Guild? I worked for a company called Entertainment Publications that published the popular Entertainment Books. Needless to say, … Read more
Sherree has been a Trainer/Assessor with the Guild since 2012, and prior to joining the Guild, Sheeree worked as a pharmacy assistant for 17 years in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. We sat down with her recently to find out what makes her tick. How did you get started in pharmacy? I … Read more
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Queensland branch is proud to again be involved in the Queensland Government’s Community Work Skills Program, which provides fully subsidised pharmacy assistant training to eligible Queenslanders. Delivered in both Ipswich and Brisbane from October 2017 to August 2018, the program focuses on developing an individual’s skillset through successfully completing a … Read more
The August Student of the Month is Natalie Spina from Cantatore Pharmacy Ingham, in Queenslands north. Guild Trainer/Assessor, Sharyn McErlean who nominated Natalie, had this to say: “Natalie is currently completing her Certificate III in Community Pharmacy and she always completes her workbooks to a high standard. She’s very enthusiastic in her verbal assessments, and … Read more
The July Student of the Month is Sarah Milligan from Terry White Chemist West End in Brisbane’s South. Guild Trainer/Assessor, Linden Pirrone who nominated Sarah, had this to say: “Every month I am blown away with Sarah’s organisational, efficiency and articulate skills. She never misses a beat and always has such a positive disposition. No … Read more
The July Boss of the Month is Nguyen Duong, Owner / Pharmacists from Mirani pharmacy in Mirani, Central Queensland. Nguyen has been nominated by his Pharmacy Assistants, Natasha Rethus, who had the following to say: “Mirani Pharmacy is only a very small community based pharmacy and Nguyen is an incredible pharmacists and boss! He is … Read more
This year we had an outstanding number of candidates for the 2017 Pharmacy Guild of Australia/ Maxigesic Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Award! Congratulations to all our Queensland finalists! Melissa Mckeown from Brighton Pharmacy Christina Spampinato from Sadleirs Pharmacy Kristie Williams from Balgal Beach Pharmacy Tamara Thomson from Priceline Pharmacy Caboolture North Melanie Norman from … Read more