World Pharmacists Day - Excellence Awards

We are very excited to announce that in 2025, the Office of the Chief Pharmacist is seeking nominations for a new initiative: World Pharmacists Day – Excellence Awards.

This is an opportunity to recognise and celebrate pharmacists and pharmacy teams, specifically where they have demonstrated significant impact through the implementation of new South Australian pharmacy initiatives.

The award aligns with the 2025 theme announced by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), “Think Health, Think Pharmacist”, emphasising the crucial role pharmacists play in providing safe, cost-effective, and accessible healthcare, especially in the face of growing healthcare demands and challenges.

Eligibility

Pharmacists and Pharmacy teams working within South Australian pharmacies. All nominations should be supported by a professional referee. The referee should be someone who knows the nominee well and could be a colleague, professional associate or industry expert. 

How to apply

Applications close 5:00 pm Monday 15 September 2025.

Please complete the World Pharmacists Day – Excellence Award nomination form (DOCX 122KB) and email to health.officeofthechiefpharmacist@sa.gov.au. Late applications will not be accepted.

Submissions need to demonstrate outstanding achievement in the implementation of one or more of the new pharmacy initiatives. The Excellence Awards are open to individual pharmacists, or pharmacy teams.

All decisions and recommendations of the assessment panel are binding and final. No correspondence regarding the panel’s decisions and recommendations will be entered.

Presentation of the awards

Awards will be presented by the Minister for Health and Wellbeing at Parliament House on World Pharmacists Day, Thursday 25 September 2025.