VPA - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Pharmacist
- Community Pharmacist in East Gippsland
Pharmacist member Brendon Moar is a community pharmacist in East Gippsland. Brendon has been a community pharmacist in East Gippsland for 15 years and has experience as a pharmacy owner and operator. He has great interest and experience in aged care, integrated healthcare, indigenous and public health, and health literacy in regional communities. He is currently a board member of Bairnsdale Regional Health Service, and member of the East Gippsland Primary Health Care Network's Clinical Advisory Committee. He has a keen interest in risk management within the health care setting, and pharmacy regulation, having previously been a member of the Pharmacy Board of Australia's Notifications Committee.
Memberships: Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
Authority Chairperson and pharmacist member David McConville graduated from the Victorian College of Pharmacy in 1990 and is a partner in a community pharmacy in Balwyn North. Specialty areas of pharmacy of interest to David include Pharmacotherapy, Pain management and Aged Care. David is a member of the Clinical Advisory Committee for the Area 4 Pharmacotherapy Network and was a foundation member of the Victorian Clinical Council, established to advise and provide guidance to the State government and health agencies to provide safer, better care to all Victorians.
Memberships: Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, Pharmacy Guild of Australia, AICD and AACP
Job Titles:
- Pharmacist
- Pharmacist and Pharmacy Owner
Divesh Sanghvi is a second-generation pharmacist and pharmacy owner. Divesh has a fundamental interest in community safety and how best community pharmacy can deliver this whilst maintaining optimal health outcomes. Throughout his career Divesh has enjoyed working collaboratively with numerous leaders in the pharmacy sector, including wholesalers, banner groups, hospitals, manufacturers and other key stakeholders, for the betterment of the community. Divesh is passionate about the role of technology in innovating the profession whilst maintaining pharmacy integrity and patient safety as non-negotiables.
Memberships: Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, Pharmacy Guild of Australia
Elizabeth Kennedy has had a 40-year legal career specialising in health law. She is Adjunct Professor, Monash University Department of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine and a board member of Western Health and the Australian Psychological Society She has held several not-for-profit board appointments throughout her career, including Director Monash Medical Centre, Alzheimer's Victoria, Family Planning Victoria, Royal Women's Hospital Foundation Ltd and the Victorian Cytology Service.
Memberships: Law Institute of Victoria, The Medico -Legal Society of Victoria, Association of Corporate Counsel Australia, Australian Institute of Company Directors
Marie has worked in health professional organisations since 1994; she was CEO at Pharmaceutical Defence Limited and Australian Pharmaceutical Publishing Co from 2009 - 2016. Her primary skill set combines governance, compliance and risk. She is passionate about protecting the public and improving health care. She is currently a director of Kooweerup Regional Health Service (KRHS) and Deputy Chair of The Dolphin Research Institute. Marie is a member of the KRHS Quality, Safety and Clinical Governance Committee and the Remuneration Committee.
Regina Cowie has a Bachelor of Sports Science (Exercise Physiologist) and is a qualified accredited pharmacist with over 20 years' experience in community (metro, rural and remote), industry and corporate pharmacy. Regina developed the first intern training program for the Northern Territory and Pharmaceutical Society of Australia. Regina has a passion for innovation, health care service delivery and the use of technology to provide equality of health care. Regina is heavily involved in the electronic prescription roll out for community and hospitals, electronic medication charts and increasing the uptake of the active script list. Regina is currently on the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Academic Advisory Board and Alcon Advisory Board. Regina is the Partnerships Manager across eHealth for the Fred IT Group.
Memberships: Australian Association of Consultant Pharmacy