Jenny Gowan

Biography

Dr Jenny Gowan AM, PhD, Grad Dip Comm Pharm, PhC, FACPP, FPS, AACPA, MSHPA

Jenny is a practising pharmacist, adjunct senior lecturer at Monash University and sessional lecturer at RMIT University. She is an editorial board member of AUS-DI (Drug Information), SHPA Don’t Rush to Crush 5th edn, Guidelines Committee for the National Asthma Council Australian Asthma Handbook, NWMPHN Older adults Expert Advisory Group, Monash/Peninsular Health information transfer project, RACGP Silver book for Aged Care and AHPRA Podiatry Board Scheduled Medicines Advisory Group. Jenny is an accredited consultant pharmacist and conducts her own company focussing on medication reviews in the home and aged care facilities as well as quality use of medicine consultancy especially for community health. Jenny has published over 500 educational articles and presents many talks annually.

In 2010 Jenny received the Sanofi-Aventis award by the University of Sydney, in 2013, PSA Australian Pharmacist of the Year and 2016 Jenny was the AACP-MIMs Australian Consultant Pharmacist of the Year. In 2024 she received recognition as a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to medicine as a pharmacist, to professional societies and to community health.

AM, PhD, Grad Dip Comm Pharm, PhC, FACPP, FPS, AACPA, MSHPA