❓ Dr. Walker questions the Minister for Health regarding pharmacist training on medicinal cannabis dispensing in WA, highlighting a knowledge gap. The Minister responds that pharmacists are responsible for their own training and a medicinal cannabis advisory service is being considered.
AnsweredQoN 1064Legislative Council
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MEDICAL CANNABIS —
PHARMACIST TRAINING
1064. Hon Dr BRIAN WALKER to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer the minister to a recent
paper titled ''A cross-sectional survey exploring the knowledge, experiences
and attitudes of Australian pharmacists
toward medicinal cannabis'', which cited 94 per cent of respondents as
believing that they would benefit from further training in this area.
(1) What training is currently available to
pharmacists in Western Australia on dispensing medicinal cannabis?
(2) What more
can the government do to fill the obvious knowledge gap that exists across the
sector, and might a medicinal cannabis advisory service be one tool to upskill
pharmacists in this area?
PHARMACIST TRAINING
1064. Hon Dr BRIAN WALKER to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer the minister to a recent
paper titled ''A cross-sectional survey exploring the knowledge, experiences
and attitudes of Australian pharmacists
toward medicinal cannabis'', which cited 94 per cent of respondents as
believing that they would benefit from further training in this area.
(1) What training is currently available to
pharmacists in Western Australia on dispensing medicinal cannabis?
(2) What more
can the government do to fill the obvious knowledge gap that exists across the
sector, and might a medicinal cannabis advisory service be one tool to upskill
pharmacists in this area?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
(1) Pharmacists
are responsible for maintaining their own professional competency to dispense
prescription medicines, which includes dispensing special access scheme
medicines such as medicinal cannabis. Training required to maintain these
competencies is delivered by the professional bodies.
(2) The scope of feasibility studies into the
establishment of a medicinal cannabis advisory service could include any
registered health practitioners who may have reason to access such a service
for the prescribing, administration or dispensing of a medicinal cannabis
product.
question.
(1) Pharmacists
are responsible for maintaining their own professional competency to dispense
prescription medicines, which includes dispensing special access scheme
medicines such as medicinal cannabis. Training required to maintain these
competencies is delivered by the professional bodies.
(2) The scope of feasibility studies into the
establishment of a medicinal cannabis advisory service could include any
registered health practitioners who may have reason to access such a service
for the prescribing, administration or dispensing of a medicinal cannabis
product.
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