Retired Pharmacists’ Group

Established in July 2007, the Retired Pharmacists' Group has steadily been attracting more members and has become a great way for retired pharmacists to socialise and keep up to date with the latest developments in pharmacy practice and pharmaceutical science. The group is hosted by Valda Comber (BPharm 1972) and meets on the last Tuesday of every month (except December and January).

Each meeting consists of exciting presentations on topical issues followed by a light lunch. There are also opportunities for graduates to tour their old campus, meet current staff and students and see some of the faculty's new facilities.

To register your interest in attending the Retired Pharmacists' Group and receive regular invitations, please contact the alumni office email pharmacy.alumni@monash.edu. or tel: +61 3 9903 9087.

2012 calendar

Date/Time	Guest speaker	Topic
28 February 11am-1pm	Dr Michelle McIntosh Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences	Saving Lives at Birth - working to reduce maternal deaths in the developing world
27 March 11am-1pm	Ms Helen Doxford Harris Historian	Tour of Carlton cemetery "Medicos and Misadventures" $25 with refershments after the tour Lunch is not included
24 April 11am-1pm	Mr Robert Hastings Commissioner, Corrections Victoria	Aged care services in the prison system
29 May 11am-1pm	Dr Mark Roberts Alumnus and Life Start Volunteer	Australia-Vietnam relations: a personal journey
26 June 11am-1pm	Ms Rachael McMillan Curator	Tour of the Harry Brookes Allen Museum of Anatomy and Pathology, The University of Melbourne Cost to be advised Lunch is not included
31 July 11am-1pm	Mrs Kay Dunkley Program Coordinator, Pharmacists' Support Service	Peer support for health professionals - are we looking after ourselves?
28 August 11am- 1pm	Mr Vito Doquile Alumnus and integrated health expert	The role of the pharmacisit in integrated medicine
25 September 11am-1pm	Ms Melissa Anderson Alumnus and Director, Shine Academy for Girls	Raising Resilient Children - A pharmacist's quest to transform our culture of medicating mental health problems towards the early and pro-active empowerement of children
30 October 11am-1pm	Ms Kirsty Galbraith Director, Prostgraduate Studies and Professional Development Unit	Developing the profession - the faculty's Postrgraduate Education Program
27 November 11am-1pm	To be advised	Topic to be advised

Venue details will be advised prior to each meeting.
A fee of $20 (unless otherwise specified) will be charged to cover the cost of lunch. Payments are to be made via cheque or online, prior to each meeting.