Anne is a Medication Safety Specialist Pharmacist at Counties Manukau in Auckland. Her career has entailed a diverse range of anticoagulation and VTE associated improvement initiatives locally and internationally. Anne developed the innovation award winning Counties Manukau low literacy Warfarin Education Programme and carried out the validation study for her Master of Public Health research. In 2010 she was awarded the Sanofi-Aventis Pharmacy Grant to visit the NHS Southwest VTE Prevention Exemplar Centres in England and collaborate closely with the development of a global approach to VTE prevention activities at Counties Manukau. Anne chairs the VTE Prevention Committee at Counties Manukau and is a member of the Thrombosis and Haemostasis Society of Australia and New Zealand (THANZ) Anticoagulation Stewardship Network.

Shari Cave is a Health Psychologist working in the acute and transitional pain services in North Shore Hospital at Te Whatu Ora Waitematā. She supports patients in the inpatient hospital setting and her work focuses on helping people navigate pain and distress in medical contexts, with an emphasis on collaborative care and practical psychological strategies. Culturally safe and trauma-informed care practices are priorities in her work.

Dr Johanne Egan DHSc, MBChB, BSc(Hons), PG Dip Paeds, Emerg Med.  PG Cert Clin Ed, Prof Supervision.  FRNZCUC

Jo is an ED doctor at Health New Zealand, Te Whatu Ora - Waitematā. She is passionate about accentuating the positive that already exists in healthcare, discovering, nurturing and valuing what really matters.  She completed her doctorate of Health Science in 2018 with a thesis, “Thrive: Accentuating the Positive in the Emergency Department”

Jo has been involved in medical education for many years.  She has teaching roles at the University of Auckland and Auckland University of Technology, where human factors, psychological safety, interprofessional learning and an appreciative lens weave their way through all she does.  Jo has a non-clinical role with Te Whatu Ora in staff wellbeing.  She has been involved in setting up and facilitating our Schwartz rounds, Learning from Excellence and working with teams around the organisation, facilitating workshops and supporting staff.  Jo is also involved in professional supervision.

Michael Hammond is the President & Chairman of the Board for the Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand, representing over 3,000 pharmacists, technicians and students. An experienced Project Manager and Clinical Pharmacist, he has led national initiatives improving patient safety and access to care, including the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in community pharmacy across Auckland. Michael currently works as Network Manager for National Clinical Networks Radiology & Infection Services, driving system-wide improvements across New Zealand’s health sector.

Roshni Kumar is a Senior Clinical Pharmacy Technician, Inpatient Pharmacy Department, Te Toka Tumai. Roshni holds a New Zealand Diploma in Pharmacy (Pharmacy Technician – Specialist) (Level 6). She has 24 years of dedicated experience in hospital pharmacy from 3 different hospitals in New Zealand. Throughout her career, Roshni has consistently demonstrated a strong passion for patient safety, medication management, and clinical excellence. Roshni continues to advocate for advancing the role of pharmacy technicians in clinical settings, aiming to elevate the standard of patient care.

Emma is a specialist surgical pharmacist at North Shore Hospital, Waitematā. Originally from Dunedin, she completed her pharmacy degree at The University of Otago followed by her internship at Dunedin Hospital. She then made the move up to Auckland where she has been working at Waitematā for the past 10 years. She completed her postgraduate diploma in 2019 and has worked across different specialities before joining the surgical pharmacist team full time. She provides cover as the Acting Team Leader for the surgical pharmacy team at North Shore. She works across specialities including intensive care, parenteral nutrition and acute pain. Outside of work, Emma loves a good chat, strong coffee and trying a new hobby, current mission; learning to knit.