Archive 2016
Dr Ann Frankish re-appointed as PSI Council President
July 07, 2016
The Council of the
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI), the pharmacy regulator, has today
re-elected Dr Ann Frankish as President. Rory O’Donnell has been elected
as the new Vice-President of the Council.
Ann was initially elected President of the PSI Council in
June 2015 and will now serve a further one-year term. She has also previously served as
Vice-President and has been a member of the Council for many years. Ann has had a long career in pharmacy, in a
variety of settings, with 26 years as Chief Pharmacist in the Rotunda Hospital,
Dublin. She has more recently taken up a role in the pharmaceutical
industry.
Rory
O’Donnell is a community pharmacist with a pharmacy in Gweedore, Co.
Donegal. He qualified in pharmacy from Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
and holds a Science degree from Trinity College Dublin, as well as a diploma in
Diabetes Management. He has undertaken professional development with the Irish
Management Institute and the Institute of Directors in Ireland. He served
as President of the Irish Pharmacy Union from 2012-2014 and recently completed
a term as President of the Pharmacy Benevolent Fund. He is currently
Chairman of hmR Ireland. Rory was appointed to the PSI Council in 2015.
Both
commence their respective roles immediately and will continue, with the
Council, to oversee substantial projects for the remainder of 2016, including
the development of the requisite training standards and supports to facilitate
pharmacists in the delivery of new vaccination services and the provision of
emergency medicines under new legislation; the output of research from the
Future Pharmacy Practice Project, considering a cost-effective and beneficial
direction for the future of pharmacy in the interest of both patients and the
health service; the roll out of a self-assessment system for pharmacies as part
of a changing inspection policy; and the publication of a Patient Charter to
create greater understanding of the role of pharmacists and what patients can
expect from them.
The PSI is governed by a 21-member Council with a
non-pharmacist majority. All appointments to the Council are made by the
Minister for Health. The role and responsibilities of the PSI, and all ongoing
projects, can be found on this website.
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