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The Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) is completing a review of the Accreditation Standards for Pharmacist Prescribers Education Programs.
The revised standards will reflect contemporary practice and healthcare delivery and relevant emerging practice and technologies. The standards will be designed to be sustainable and adaptable and will be regularly reviewed as healthcare is evolving rapidly.
The revised standards will replace the 2023 accreditation standards for Pharmacist Prescriber Education Programs.
The APC has established a Governance Group to guide the review of the accreditation standards.
A project Governance Group has been established to oversee the revision of the standard and will ensure that the process exhibits transparency, consistency, responsiveness, equity, inclusiveness, accountability and effectiveness.
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Role |
Name |
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Chair |
Professor Sarah Roberts-Thomson |
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Australian Pharmacy Council |
Professor Kirstie Galbraith |
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Pharmacy Board of Australia |
Dr Cameron Phillips |
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Accreditation Committe Chair |
Professor Rhonda Clifford |
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APC Indigenous Health Strategy Group |
Dr Jared Miles |
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Consumer Representative |
Louise McCall |
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Other heath profession representative |
A/Prof Katrina Schmid |
The consultation approach aligns with Ahpra's Principals to strengthen the involvement of consumers in accreditation and Ahpra's Consultation process of National Boards 2023 and as follows:
Image: Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. (2023). Consultation process of National Boards
APC will provide opportunity for stakeholders, the public and the profession to provide input into the revision of the Standard. Feedback and input from stakeholders will be sought through an online survey.
APC will publish consultation material on this webpage as part of the public consultation process.
Preliminary consultation with key stakeholders with experience and expertise in a broad range of areas related to the work being delivered under this project will occur from October 2025 - November 2025.
We invite health professionals, consumers, and interested parties to provide written feedback via an online form.
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Consultation |
Format |
Submission period |
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Public consultation |
Written feedback - online form |
November 2025 - January 2026 |
We will prepare Consultation Papers to accompany the revised standards. Papers will be released in January 2026.
If you would like to receive project updates, please sign up to our general APC mailing list.
Contact accreditation@pharmacycouncil.org.au for more information about the accreditation standards review.