Amy Page is an Australian academic and

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who was Australian Pharmacist of the Year in 2024. Page is the director of the Centre of Optimisation of Medicines at

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established in 2024.

Education

Page studied health sciences and pharmacy from

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. She then studied at

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before completing a Masters of Clinical Pharmacy at the

University of Tasmania The University of Tasmania (UTAS) is a public research university, primarily located in Tasmania, Australia. Founded in 1890, it is Australia's fourth oldest university. Christ College (University of Tasmania), Christ College, one of the unive ...

and a Graduate Certificate in Diabetes Management and Education at

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. Page received a Doctor of Philosophy in 2017 from

on deprescribing in older adults. She holds both a Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education and a Graduate Diploma in Biostatistics from

She is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She credentialled in 2010 through the former Australian Association of Consultant Pharmacy and then in 2014 through the Society of Hospital Pharmacists Australia. She re-credentialled through the

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in 2024 for both Medication Management Reviews and as an Aged Care Onsite Pharmacist. In 2025, she was recognised by th
Australian Diabetes Educators Association
as a Credentialled Diabetes Educator.

Career

Page has contributed to the profession through senior roles in multiple professional organisations. She was the Chair, Research Leadership Group for the Society of Hospital Pharmacists Australia (now Advanced Pharmacy Australia). She has also served as the state president for the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia. She has been a board member of both the Pharmacy Board of Australia and the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, and as a deputy councillor for the Australian and New Zealand Council of Pharmacy Schools. Page has been an instrumental figure in progressing quality use of medicines for allied health professionals. Page has contributed to guidance on prescribing and quality use of medicines for non-medical practitioners. Page has worked on national standards including the NPS Prescribing Competencies version 2, and represented the Pharmacy Board of Australia on the development of the Australian Pharmacy Council's Pharmacist Prescribing accreditation standards. She collaborated with Optometry Australia to develop a Quality Use of Medicines for Optometrists Clinical Practice Guideline. She was an invited speaker at the Physiotherapy Board of Australia's prescribing forum and a member of their working group. Page led work for the pharmacy profession too, having led the Pharmacy Board of Australia's prescribing forum in 2018 that led to the initial statement by the Board that prescribing is within scope for pharmacists, and then the updated statement in 2022. She served on the Department of Health's advisory and clinical reference groups to facilitate the design and implementation of pharmacist prescribing in the jurisdiction. Page was a member of the working group to develop the Australian Pharmacy Council's Aged Care and Medication Management Review accreditation standards. She consulted on the International Pharmacy Federation's Global Competency Framework. Page is a regular commentator on medication use in the Australian media particularly on the subject of medication safety for older people..

Research

Her research relates to medicine safety and the quality use of medicines for older people, particularly those with

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or using

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. She has led work on

deprescribing Deprescribing is a process of tapering or stopping medications to achieve improved health outcomes by reducing exposure to medications that are potentially either harmful or no longer required. Deprescribing is important to consider with changing ...

and the quality use of medicines for older people. Page developed a potentially inappropriate medicines list for Australia and the

Medication Appropriateness Tool for Comorbid Health Conditions During Dementia The Medication Appropriateness Tool for Comorbid Health conditions during Dementia (MATCH-D) criteria supports clinicians to manage medication use specifically for people with dementia without focusing only on the management of the dementia itself. ...

. She was co-chair on the Clinical Guidelines for Deprescribing, an evidence-based guideline for medication use in people aged 65 years and over.

Teaching

Page established and led the development of these six new courses at The University of Western Australia. These courses are the:nt). * Graduate Certificate in Diabetes Management and Education * Graduate Certificate in Advanced Medicines Management * Graduate Certificate in Quality Use of Medicines and Prescribing * Masters of Advanced Clinical Practice * Doctor of Pharmacy Practice * Doctor of Pharmacy Refresher Page is the Course Director at The University of Western Australia for the first

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Practice qualification for Australian registered pharmacists who wish to upgrade their qualifications. The Graduate Certificate in Diabetes Management and Education is one of nine courses accredited by the Australian Diabetes Educators Association for initial pathway to becoming a Credentialled Diabetes Educator, and the only one developed in a School of Allied Health.

Clinical Practice

Page continues to work in community pharmacy and to undertake Home Medication Reviews (HMRs). She was previously at Alfred Health's Pharmacy Department in

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for four years from 2018 to 2022 as the Lead Pharmacist, Rehabilitation Aged and Community Care.. Page was one of the first pharmacists in Australia to work in a general practice, a role she held from 2015 to 2022.

Awards and recognition

The

selected Page as the Australian Pharmacist of the Year award in 2024. She received the UWA Vice Chancellor's Early Career Researcher Award in 2022 Page was Australian Young Pharmacist of the Year in 2015. She was also recognised by the Australian Pharmacy Council as an Advanced Practice Pharmacist in the Advanced Practice Pharmacist pilot in 2015.

Recognition

The ''Australian Journal of Pharmacy'' has recognised Page as a leading figure in Australian pharmacy. In 2022, the Journal recognised Page as one of the 12 most influential people in pharmacy. In 2019, Page was listed as one of the most influential people in pharmacy by the Australian Journal of Pharmacy. She had been noted as an "agenda setter" in 2018, and as a "rising star" by the Journal in the previous year.

Fellowship

Page was elevated to the status of a Fellow of the

(in 2015) and Advanced Pharmacy Australia (formerly the Society of Hospital Pharmacists Australia) in 2023.

References

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