The first international pharmacy initiative committed to raising awareness and addressing loneliness and social isolation to improve the health of patients and society.
pharmacist training program on Loneliness
WORLD FIRST PharmacIST TRAINiNG PROGRAM ON LONELINESS BY pals
PALS is proud to partner with the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) to bring this training program to Australian Pharmacy.
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This activity has been accredited for 5 hours of Group 1 CPD (or 5 CPD credits) suitable for inclusion in an individual pharmacist’s CPD plan which can be converted to 5 hours of Group 2 CPD (or 10 CPD credits) upon successful completion of relevant assessment activities.
Jenny Kirschner
FOUNDER of PALS
Jenny Kirschner has over 20 years of experience in the healthcare and pharmacy sector. She has worked as a clinical and retail pharmacist, a health coach for lifestyle modification programs and as a National Health Services Pharmacist delivering impactful and innovative health programs.
Driven by her knowledge of the psychological and physical health effects of loneliness, Jenny is focused on educating the pharmacy industry.
She has been published in the Australian Journal of Pharmacy (AJP) and has presented to Monash University’s Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences on loneliness. Jenny has also delivered corporate workplace education on loneliness to one of Australia’s largest pharmacy brands.
Jenny is an advisory group member for Connecting Communities to Care, a
4-year social prescribing pilot aimed at reducing social isolation in older people in Melbourne. This is a collaboration between Bolton Clarke Research Institute, Alfred Health and South East Melbourne Primary Health Network (SEMPHN).
Jenny is also the Australian ambassador for the International Social Prescribing Pharmacy Association (ISPPA).
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“Through her connection to Monash’s Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Jenny) is conducting presentations to staff and pharmacy students to help them improve their own health literacy in the science of loneliness.
Her longer-term goal is for an in-depth understanding of the health effects associated with loneliness and social isolation, and how to address them, to become an intrinsic part of pharmacy practice across Australia.”
– Monash University Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences