Tue 06 Oct 2026
TechTober webinar series | Webinar 1: To shake or not to shake
To shake or not to shake - Opportunities for supporting guideline-based inhaler use while minimising environmental impact
Respiratory inhaler therapy offers a range of opportunities for pharmacy-led quality improvement. Inhaler non-compliance and non-guideline-based prescribing and dispensing are common and can result in overuse of reliever inhalers, underuse of preventer inhalers, or inhaler polypharmacy. This can not only have clinical consequences, with poor disease control and Asthma/COPD exacerbations requiring hospitalisation, but also financial and environmental consequences, due to the cost and high carbon footprint of some inhalers. Pharmacy technicians can play an important role in supporting guideline-based inhaler dispensing and stock management, patient adherence, and environmentally sound disposal. In encouraging pharmacy technician-led initiatives, this presentation will give an overview of the updated clinical Asthma guidelines, including AIR/MART prescribing and PBS dispensing, patient-centered inhaler education, and recommendations for appropriate inhaler waste disposal.
Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has a proud history of inclusion and leadership in the technician space going back 25 years, and we continue to champion clinical initiatives that harness technician expertise to enable expanded practice scope. In 2024, the addition of a Technician Board Director was another step toward AdPha embracing the entire profession across its membership as a truly representative peak body for hospital pharmacy in Australia.
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Members
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Non-member technicians
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Non-members
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Registration price
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FREE
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$15 incl GST
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$50 incl GST
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Romana Kristelly, Gem@home Pharmacist, St.Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, Vic
All registration rates include GST
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- Membership rate is only applicable if you are a member at the time of the seminar. Should your membership lapse, or if you resign you will be invoiced for the difference in registration.
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- Cancellations received less than a week prior to the event will NOT be refunded.
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- Some dietary requirements such as Kosher meals may incur an additional cost which is the responsilbility of the delegate. AdPha will notify you in advance.
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