We are very excited to have Jarrod McMaugh on our show. Jarrod is an Australian pharmacist. He has in-depth experience of community pharmacy as well as the broader health sector. He wears many hats across a variety of organisations including Hepatitis Victoria, Harm Reduction Victoria, Chronic Pain Australia and the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia. He was also recently involved with the Pharmacy Board’s discussions around pharmacist prescribing and the implementation of voluntary assisted dying in victoria. Jarrod is particularly passionate about seeing greater collaboration between pharmacists across settings and between pharmacists and other health professions.

In 2014 Jarrod was elected to the Victorian Branch Committee of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, and in 2015 he was elected to Vice President. In 2019, Jarrod was voted as one of 14 most influential people in pharmacy. 

Jarrod represents pharmacists and the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia on a number of professional committees and in advocacy roles with external stakeholders such as RMIT University, Pharmacists’ Support Service, and the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services. 

In this episode, we discussed the following topics: 

Jarrod's pharmacy journey as a community pharmacist, an advocate, a pharmacy owner, a project pharmacist and a board member.
Jarrod's projects with the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia 
Jarrod's transition from a community pharmacist to an advocate 
Jarrod's work with Chronic Pain Australia 
The stigma and barriers around Medicinal Cannabis
Pharmacy ownership 
Jarrod's work with FIP The International Pharmaceutical Federation
Jarrod's vision for pharmacy industry in Australia
Jarrod's advice for aspiring pharmacists 
Pros and Cons: 
1. AHPRA registered health professionals using pharmacy consulting rooms 
2. Pharmacists provide paid service online 

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