Pharmacy

Staff

Professor Michael Dooley Professor of Clinical Pharmacy,
Director of Pharmacy		 9076 2408 Email
Ms Diane Walters Deputy Director of Pharmacy 9076 2041 Email
Mr Colin Hui Operations Manager 9076 2584 Email
Ms Chwee Ng Student Co-ordinator 9076 8795
Ms Julie Lord Trainee Co-ordinator 9076 8795
Medication Safety Pharmacist 9076 3308
Ms Carmella Corallo Formulary Manager 9076 5313
Drug Information Service This service is available to the public
Monday to Friday, 8:30AM to 5:30PM		 9076 2002
Ms Anne Mak Clinical Trials 9076 2230
Mr John Coutsouvelis Lead Clinical Pharmacist 9076 2061
Ms Shin Choo Lead Clinical Pharmacist 9076 2061

Description of Service

 

The pharmacy services consist of over 130eft (including Research and Clinical Trials) operating over 4 sites within Alfred Health. In addition, the service supports and trains almost 100 students a year: interns, undergraduates and overseas research students. Pharmacists are essential members of all clinical teams and have a critical role in patient management. Their understanding of Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology and Medication Management ensures Alfred Health patients receive the best pharmacy care possible. The service has 3 key priorities:

  • Medication safety
  • Cost effective use of medicines
  • Delivery of specialist pharmacy expertise at critical points in the patient care pathway

 Services have been aligned with the Alfred Health clinical programme structure.

1.Clinical Services:

  • The Surgical directorate provide clinical services to units including Burns,Trauma & Gastroenterology.
  • The Cardiothoracic and Critical Care directorate provide clinical pharmacy services to Respiratory, Transplant, Cardiothoracics, Cardiology and all three ICU units.
  • The General Medicine directorate provide clinical services to units such as the General Medical, Renal, Gastroenterology and Endocrinology as well as to the Emergency Department.
  • The Medical Specialities include units such as Infectious Diseases including HIV (including day services to Melbourne Sexual Health Centre), Palliative Care, Oncology, Haematology.
  • Outreach and Disease Management Services
  • Rehabilitation, Aged Care Directorate based at Caulfield Hospital provides Community, Rehabilitation, Aged Care, Residential Care and Aged Psychiatry services.
  • Sandringham Hospital provides services to general medical, surgical, day procedure & maternity units.

2. Quality Use of Medicines Services:

  • Medication safety services
  • Medication evaluation services with DUE and Quality Use of Medicines
  • Drug Information Centre
  • Formulary Management
  • Antimicrobial Stewardship

3. Operational Services:

  • Including centralised inpatient and discharge dispensing, outpatient pharmacy services as well as providing aseptic preparation & manufacturing services.
  • Clinical trial support services to over 270 clinical trials both; inhouse and commercial

4. Research:

  • Dedicated research positions funded to do research
  • Post-graduate and Undergraduate research program
  • Monash University Centre for Medication Use and Safety
  • Number of funded research projects and collaborations

5. Education

  • Formalised vocation education program focusing on clinical pharmacy programs
  • Educational programmes focussing on personal development of junior staff to aid with career progression
  • ALF and GLF

 

 

 

General Information

Phone/Fax
General Information

The Alfred:
Pharmacy Administration:
(For General Enquires)
Phone: 9076 2061
Fax: 9076 5275

Outpatient Pharmacy, Ground Floor
(For Outpatient Prescriptions / cashier enquires)
Phone: 9076 2033
Fax: 9076 6919

Hours of Service
Mon – Fri 8:30am – 5:15pm

Lower Ground Floor Pharmacy, Philip Block
(For Inpatient services/ Discharge Prescriptions)
Phone : 9076 2004, 9076 2411
Fax : 9076 5014

Hours of Service
Mon – Fri 8:30am – 5:00pm
Weekends & Public Holidays
8:30am – 4:00pm

On-call service:
A clinical pharmacist is based in the Emergency Department until 9pm – 7 days a week. This pharmacist may be contacted through the Alfred Switchboard for all enquiries and requests from all wards and units within Alfred Health including those offsite.
After 9pm, a clinical pharmacist may be contacted 24 hours a day through the Alfred.

Caulfield Hospital:
Pharmacy

Phone / Fax
9076 6251 / 9076 6350

Hours of Service
Mon – Fri 8:30am – 5:15pm
Sat – Sun 9:00am – 1:00pm

Out of hours:
Out of hours, Caulfield patients and staff have access t the on-call service at the Alfred Hospital.

Sandringham Hospital
Pharmacy

Phone / Fax
9076 1213 / 9076 1498

Hours of Service
Mon – Fri 8:30am – 5:30pm
Sat – Sun 9:00am – 1:00pm
Out of hours:
Out of hours, Sandringham patients and staff have access t the on-call service at the Alfred Hospital.