Exceptional Tasmania Pharmacists Honoured

Pharmacist, Professor Gregory Peterson is winner of the inaugural Tasmanian pharmacy Lifetime Achievement Award and Luciana Torrents is the inaugural Tasmanian Pharmacist of the Year.
Announcing the Lifetime Achievement Award, supported by Guild Superannuation, PGA Tasmanian Branch President John Dowling said: “Greg Peterson is an outstanding pharmacist visionary, leader, teacher, practitioner, researcher and mentor.
“Professor Peterson, who is based in the Faculty of Health at the University of Tasmania, has taught and influenced a generation of pharmacists at the University of Tasmania and has had immeasurable impact on the reputation of clinical teaching and training in Tasmania,” Mr Dowling said.
“Professor Peterson’s research work has changed the way Community Pharmacy provides care to patients through many projects that have impacted on the way pharmacists deliver care in the community pharmacy setting.” Mr Dowling said.
“Currently Professor Peterson is overseeing the clinical redesign of healthcare in this state with his co-directorship of Health Services Innovation Tasmania.”
Announcing the winner of the Tasmanian Pharmacist of the Year Award, the Tasmanian Chair of the SHPA, Duncan McKenzie, said: “Luciana Torrents has been an innovator in practice through her collaborative work in specialist compounding.
“Her innovative contribution to vitamin D formulation for specialist-required dosages was collaborative and filled a need in community practice,” Mr McKenzie said.
Luciana is currently working in in the area of Bio-identical hormone treatment and special nutritional therapies for behavioural and mental health issues. She is also sole owner of a pharmacy, an accredited pharmacist and actively promotes and participates in professional services in her pharmacy