Michaela Huston - Australian Accredited Consultant Pharmacist
Professional Experience
I am a passionate clinical pharmacist with a commitment to providing evidence-based and clinically relevant Home Medicine Reviews. My pharmacy career begun with my graduation from Curtin University in 2014 with a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree. During my time at Curtin University I was awarded Member of the Vice Chancellors List (2013 and 2014) and the Webster Gold Medal (2014), which recognise exceptional academic performance. My passion for Pharmacy studies and commitment to improve my clinical pharmacy skills continued after my graduation from university. In 2015 I completed my intern pharmacist year at The Mount Hospital, which further sparked my interest in oncology and the role of a clinical pharmacist. After the completion of my intern pharmacist year, I worked as a clinical ward pharmacist at The Mount Hospital providing care to patients across specialities including orthopaedic, cardiac, general surgery, geriatric and palliative care. In late 2016 I was given the opportunity to move to Sydney and work for Hospital Pharmacy Services (HPS) as an oncology and clinical trial pharmacist within The Mater Hospital. This was a fantastic opportunity and provided the foundations to develop and improve my clinical pharmacy skills when providing care for patients affected by cancer. During my employment with HPS, which spanned over five years, I progressed from an oncology and clinical trial pharmacist to managing the oncology and clinical trial pharmacy department at HPS North Sydney and Joondalup Genesis Cancer Care.
In 2018 I attained my pharmacist accreditation through the Australian Association of Consultant Pharmacy (AACP) and have subsequently been undertaking home medicine reviews since this time. My extensive clinical pharmacist work experience and passion for learning, mean my HMR interviews and reports are based on clinical knowledge and evidence-based medicine guidelines. I firmly believe HMR's provide an important opportunity for patients to ask medicine-related questions, empowering patients to become more involved in their health-decisions. Consequently I encourage physicians and patients to start a conversation today in regards to appropriateness and eligibility for a HMR.
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