George Pavlidis

Background

About George Pavlidis

Qualified and Registered Pharmacist who has worked in the retail pharmacy space for the initial 17 years of his career before joining Fred IT Group (previously known as NU Systems P/L, then PCA NU Systems P/L) the developers of leading pharmacy software solutions in Australia. Commencing initially as Senior Pharmacist, where the role included customer support and training, ongoing maintenance, quality assurance and co-ordination of Fred Dispense monthly software releases including the incorporation of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) changes as they were released. Within two years assumed the role of Professional Products Manager, where there was increased involvement with regards to development of all of Fred IT Groups Professional Products, ensuring that they remained compliant with the ever evolving/changing legislative PBS changes and initiatives that were introduced. The role required an intimate knowledge of the Pharmacy Industry, Legislation and the PBS. The most notable highlights were - 1. the successful implementation and roll-out of PBS Online to all Fred's customers which also became the norm for the Pharmacy Industry in Australia. the successful incorporation of e-Health functionality within our product suite including eRx as well as interaction with MedView for an eHealth trial, then the National Prescription and Dispense Repository (NPDR) and Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR)