Pharmacist Pilot Requirements

Community pharmacists wishing to participating in the pilot must refer to the Queensland Community Pharmacy Pilots Registration Information Pack.

In addition to completing the approved training as outlined below, pharmacists must:

• Hold general registration with the Pharmacy Board of Australia with no conditions on practice.
• Hold professional indemnity insurance that explicitly covers the activities of the Hormonal Contraception Pilot, for the duration of the pharmacist’s participation in the pilot.
  • The PDL Master Policy automatically includes professional indemnity cover for members providing a service in line with the pilot’s approved guidelines.

Training

To participate in the Queensland Community Pharmacy Hormonal Contraception Pilot, community pharmacists are required to successfully complete additional education and training through an accredited education provider. Pharmacists who have successfully completed the full clinical training component of the required training for the Queensland Community Pharmacy Scope of Practice Pilot (the James Cook University Extended community practice for pharmacists course) are not required to complete any additional training. They must, however, still register to participate in the Queensland Community Pharmacy Hormonal Contraception Pilot.

Training course options for the Queensland Community Pharmacy Hormonal Contraception Pilot are listed below:

• The Australasian College of Pharmacy Prescribing Hormonal Contraceptives course.
• The James Cook University Extended Community Practice for Pharmacists course.

For the most current information on available training providers, please refer to the Queensland Health website

Prescribing Hormonal Contraceptive Course – Australasian College of Pharmacy

Program structure

• Two-hour online pre-learning modules,
• Three-hour interactive online workshop session,
• Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), and
• Written assessment submission.

Upon satisfactory fulfilment of the program requirements, including pre-learning modules, interactive online workshop session, the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) and a written assessment, participants will then be issued with a certification of completion.

Enrolment

Please visit the ACP website to review course information an to enrol.

Extended Community Practice for Pharmacists Course – James Cook University

For pharmacists who have completed or are currently enrolled in the JCU course, clinical content relevant to prescribing hormonal contraception forms part of the course.

Once the course has successfully been completed in its entirety, pharmacists will be authorised to participate in the Pilot.