The AJP Podcast

Carlene McMaugh

Booking Overview

This is an interview-led pharmacy industry show focused on issues affecting pharmacists in practice, with regular guests drawn from professional bodies, regulators, pharmacy education, research, and clinical leadership. Suitable pitches include pharmacy executives, regulatory experts, clinician-researchers, workforce specialists, and leaders with credible perspectives on prescribing, accreditation, patient care, diversity, or professional standards; booking difficulty is medium because guests are typically established sector authorities.

Metrics

Episodes: 158

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: Australia

Instagram: 1.4k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

admin@ajp.com.au

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Host

Carlene McMaugh - Host of the Australian Journal of Pharmacy’s podcast, covering professional, regulatory, educational, and clinical issues affecting pharmacists.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Senior pharmacy professionals, leaders of pharmacy bodies and regulatory organizations, clinician-researchers, pharmacy educators, and experts with substantial experience in professional standards, clinical practice, workforce, or patient care.

Required Achievements:

Leadership of a national or state pharmacy organization, Executive responsibility at a pharmacy regulator or accreditation body, Recognition through professional awards, Clinical, research, or academic leadership in pharmacy, Expertise in pharmacy standards, education, governance, or service delivery

Recent Guest Discussions

Paul Tait - Pharmacist Skills, Palliative Care, Multidisciplinary Healthcare, Rural Virtual Care, Digital Health, And Critical Thinking.

Faye McMillan - Indigenous Representation In Pharmacy, Closing The Gap, Racism, Cultural Identity, And Pharmacy Service To Community.

Naomi Lim - Regulatory Notifications, Professional Accountability, Risk Management, Communication, And Practitioner Wellbeing.

Monica Lambley - Pharmacy Regulatory Notifications, Assessment Processes, Practitioner Accountability, Risk, And Professional Wellbeing.

Natalie Willis - The Quality And Safety In Pharmacy Program, Clinical Governance, Patient Engagement, Pharmacy Compliance, And The Future Of Community Pharmacy.

Recent Topics

Pharmacy, Healthcare, Mental Health, Education, Diversity

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

The AJP Podcast

‘We really need some change and we need it urgently’

September 23, 2026

Caps on the number of HMRs pharmacists can provide are stifling the profession’s capacity to prevent patients from being hospitalised, the AJP Podcast hears Consultant Pharmacist of the Year, Kelly Abbott, tells AJP Podcast host Carlene McMaugh that caps on the Home Medicines Review (HMR) program are “disincentivising things” Based in one of Australia’s most unhealthy regions, Gippsland, Abbott called on politicians to spend some time with her to see the challenges t...

‘We haven’t allowed rural pharmacy to grow’

September 08, 2026

It is nearly impossible to find someone with an understanding of rural pharmacy at the meetings where decisions are made, Heather Volks tells the AJP Podcast AJP Podcast host, Carlene McMaugh, discusses life as a rural pharmacist with Charles Darwin University’s pharmacy lead, Associate Professor Heather Volks. Logistical challenges are hindering pharmacists working in rural and remote areas from sharing their experiences with the profession’s peak bodies, Volks says. “We… as the p...

Critical thinking a key skill: Pharmacist of the Year

August 27, 2026

Digital innovations will be “useful tools” for pharmacists going into the future, but the ability to think critically will help cement the profession’s role in healthcare, Paul Tait tells the AJP Podcast AJP Podcast host Carlene McMaugh discusses key skills pharmacists will need going into the future, their role in palliative care and more, with the 2026 Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Pharmacist of the Year, Paul Tait. With more than three decades of experience across multiple setting...

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